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Old 10/06/07, 11:53 AM
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Here are a few my wife took in Indiana last year of some real life working horses. No offense but them first pictures posted look like pictures of show horses meaning they do not real work. These are ones that work full time :-)
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Old 10/06/07, 02:53 PM
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Here are a few my wife took in Indiana last year of some real life working horses. No offense but them first pictures posted look like pictures of show horses meaning they do not real work. These are ones that work full time :-)

I assure you the pictures I posted are of horses that work full time.
They are farmed with and logged with, full time.

They are AT a gathering of people that work horses, and as such are not out in the field or woods at that time. As I stated in the original post.

Pardon me for not traveling to their farms to get them in pictures at actual work.
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Old 10/06/07, 08:33 PM
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[QUOTE=Micahn]Here are a few my wife took in Indiana last year of some real life working horses. No offense but them first pictures posted look like pictures of show horses meaning they do not real work. These are ones that work full time :-)

I know a couple of people at the show personally and some of the others thru their professional reputation. There ain't a show horse in the bunch. They make their living farming and logging with those horses.
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Old 10/07/07, 05:46 AM
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I'm with Quiet Guy. I too know some of those folks. An old teamster once told me that when you are going to a parade or plowing match to get my horses harness and rig shined up. The people who are coming to watch want to see a show so don't dissapoint them. I keep my horses and equipment in top shape. I live near a busy road so when I work my horses I get lots of picture takers, and like my old friend said, I don't want to dissapoint them. (I also take a little pride in showing them off)
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Old 10/07/07, 06:11 AM
 
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When it comes to drafts, there is a difference in show and work horses. The show horses are being bred to be taller but with a smaller body. The original work horse has the body and lung capacity to work all day. Check out the horse article in the latest CountrySide. That man breeds great work Percherons that are beautiful too.
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Old 10/07/07, 07:07 AM
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Thanks for posting these Shygal.. We went to a local get together here this weekend. I thought they were going to have plowing/etc but turns out not. No matter, the horses were amazing. Even had a 20-mule hitch.. Not something you see everyday.

You didn't happen to get any contact info on the punches did you? Those are the type we would like to have and they're kind of hard to find.
This is a man who has raised many Suffolks horses and he uses them in his logging business, and also sells a lot of Suffolks horses.

Suffolks are a good all around farm horse and are of the right size for all around work.


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