“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 ...

These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...

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

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.

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.

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

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 ...