And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I'm a Seattle boy but spent several years in West Virginia. While there, I attended a Draft Horse and Mule show. Blew me away the power these animals displayed pulling sleds loaded with concrete blocks. 20 years later I'm still impressed.
Percheron's are true studs. Years ago i was fortunate enough to get to be around and work with six of them. Just putting their tack on was a chore in itself. Amazing animals.
They may be Shires, with the feathered feet. Don't know if Percherons have that. However, the bodies sure look more like percheron, stockier and shorter fur. My dad and grandad used Shires in West Va during the 40s and 50s---build and fur nearly like Clydesdales, but they were dappled grey not dark brown. Hard to tell fur color with the black and white photos. All draft horses I've seen are beautiful. Met a guy working his field in Styvessant New York, near Albany. He had a draft horse called an American Cream. Beautiful animal, not many of them around. He was one who tried to maintain the old breeds. Donzi
Work with a guy who's father in law logs with a set, they do a pretty good job, uses them where you can't use machines, makes a living at it, they are the sweetest natured critters, specimens of pure muscle.
The curator at the royal stud farm in Normandie will tell you that Percherons were bred for the horse meat trade. Still a few "Restaurants Chevalline" in Paris with the characteristic two gilt horse heads on each end of the sign.
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ReplyDeleteThem're some big horses.
ReplyDeleteI'm a Seattle boy but spent several years in West Virginia. While there, I attended a Draft Horse and Mule show. Blew me away the power these animals displayed pulling sleds loaded with concrete blocks. 20 years later I'm still impressed.
ReplyDeletehorse pull at the county fair was good entertainment. then some #%R&^* thought the horses should not work so hard in the heat. guess what happened.
ReplyDeleteJust wow ! I know Carroll Shelby made some Mustangs but dang.
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Serious horses/. I wonder how many horsepower each one puts out. Probably well over one horse per horse.
ReplyDeleteOut in Lancaster County, PA, the Amish still use teams of horses for field work.
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ReplyDeletePercheron's are true studs. Years ago i was fortunate enough to get to be around and work with six of them. Just putting their tack on was a chore in itself. Amazing animals.
ReplyDeleteThey may be Shires, with the feathered feet. Don't know if Percherons have that. However, the bodies sure look more like percheron, stockier and shorter fur. My dad and grandad used Shires in West Va during the 40s and 50s---build and fur nearly like Clydesdales, but they were dappled grey not dark brown. Hard to tell fur color with the black and white photos. All draft horses I've seen are beautiful. Met a guy working his field in Styvessant New York, near Albany. He had a draft horse called an American Cream. Beautiful animal, not many of them around. He was one who tried to maintain the old breeds. Donzi
ReplyDeleteWork with a guy who's father in law logs with a set, they do a pretty good job, uses them where you can't use machines, makes a living at it, they are the sweetest natured critters, specimens of pure muscle.
ReplyDeleteThe curator at the royal stud farm in Normandie will tell you that Percherons were bred for the horse meat trade. Still a few "Restaurants Chevalline" in Paris with the characteristic two gilt horse heads on each end of the sign.
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