Would you like to hear the clip-clop of horse’s hooves on your street every week? That’s what people living in Bristol, Vermont hear every Friday – on garbage day. Twenty-two years ago, Patrick Palmer of Thornapple Farm was awarded the town’s contract for trash and recycling pickup. He and his team of horses have been…
Did you know there are still many people in North America who use horses – not tractors – to farm their land? The Amish, have been ploughing with horses for centuries. Many small farmers have also found it more convenient to use equine rather than turbine power, said Vernon Yoder, the general coordinator of the…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a big draft horse? Julia Bassett, who is just 5 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 95 pounds, gets to ride one every day. Al, is a 1,800-pound Percheron. He stands 18 hands high at his withers, and towers over Julia. 1. How tall…
Hector, a six-year-old Dutch Draught horse, has been recruited by the Forestry Commission for work at Chambers Farm Wood. He is doing his bit to help a rare mammal, the dormouse – which are a tiny fraction of his size. Cutting trees down to stumps will prompt vigorous new growth and fresh food supplies for…