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Old 01-28-08, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wahoonc
My grandfather kept Morgan's, usually matched pairs. Most of his ran on the large side of the breed at 15+ hands. They were mainly used for riding and buggy, but could be used as a light draft animal. Beautiful to see and work with. We have a man across the county from us that runs Belgians on a farm, plowing, seeding and harvesting. He does it for the pure pleasure of having working horses. I have spent some afternoons sitting on the side of the road admiring his team as the plow out the 25 acre "road field". It is an amazing sight and one that is seldom seen anymore in this day and age.

Aaron
Time for a youtube video!

I've been fortunate enough to see a gentlemen using his Belgians to snake trees out of a small cut, but never seen horses used for real ploughing.

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