HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — “The draft horses are kind of the gentle giants, and they love the attention,” says Rodger Thoms. He’s one of the draft horse owners who brought some to the Farm Show. During ...

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Helayna Hollobaugh, 18, of Kersey, was crowned youth ambassador for the Pennsylvania Draft Horse and Mule Association (PADHMA ...

When the National Western brought back the draft horse show in 1981 after a 40-year hiatus, Longmont resident was the ring steward.

It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.

UP NEXT, IN THE TEN DAY. THE DRAFT HORSE HITCH AND DRIVE IS HAPPENING TODAY AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT INCLUDES SOME REALLY BIG HORSES. THEY LOOK BIG ON TV.

Draft horses wait as they are being judged during the Draft Horse Hitched Competition at the 2015 PA Farm Show on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015.

“Showing livestock is a part of any good agriculture program, but our kids are largely inner city and showing pigs or even cattle didn’t seem like something that would be feasible for us,” said Jim ...

FRIDAY, 4/12 Farm Fest 2013 & Draft Horse Plowing Competition We ll spend the morning on the grounds of the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center in McMinnville to preview this weekend s annual Farm Fest & ...

The plow cuts into the earth, turning soil that is the same deep brown hue as the giant horses pulling the antique farm machinery. "Haw," calls out Maddie Schill, and the team of Brabant draft horses, ...

A horse stands in a field as a light snow falls at BraveHearts Equine Center in Bourbon County, Ky. The draft horse rescue farm is home to over 100 horses, miniature horses and burros. Ryan C. Hermens ...