HARRISBURG — It takes big horses to pull 9,700 pounds of cinderblocks. Pistol and Jerry, with a combined weight of 5,400 pounds, proved up to the task Tuesday night at the 109th Pennsylvania Farm Show ...

The Belgian draft horse is a gentle giant owned by many farmers and equestrians. This powerful workhorse originates from Belgium, but Americans played an essential role in the breed’s development.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Paul Geray spends two to three hours a day training his Belgians. The draft horses pull a lugging skid, which weighs 1,500 to 2,000 pounds, 2 to 4 miles a day to build their ...

Residents drove from as far as an hour away to see the Midland County Fair put on its first horse pull in a few decades. Buff horses snorted and pulled weights with all their might, kicking up dirt as ...

The state’s only draft horse pulling competition is taking place Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Payne County Fairgrounds in Stillwater. The event will be held in conjunction with the Payne County Free Fair ...

Have you ever encountered one of the biggest horse breeds? Many of these tall, broad equines are draft horses. Due to their history, which is mostly rooted in working the land, you don’t see as many ...