Belgian draft horses thrilled Pennsylvania Farm Show crowds as they hauled massive loads in a heavyweight horse pull, ...

About 3,000 people in the New Holland Arena applauded when feather-footed Clydesdales Kate and Cracker, the lead or front ...

HARRISBURG — As Dave Hershey’s helpers worked with horsepower Sunday, they looked as busy as any Indianapolis 500 pit crew on race day. They already had washed six Percherons at the 99th Pennsylvania ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The draft horse show and pull at the Nebraska State Fair has proved so popular that more shows were added and more teams of horses will compete. Heidi Trautman, State Fair draft horse superintendent ...

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 ...