Introduction to Draft Animal Power
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2014
- This is the first video in a series where farmer and teamster Donn Hewes of Northland Sheep Dairy in Marathon, NY demonstrates how draft horses and mules are integrated into his farm operation. This video was filmed and edited by Peter Carroll of Peter Carroll Productions in Ithaca, NY and funded by the generous contributors to our Small Farm Videos Indiegogo campaign. This video resource is offered by the Cornell Small Farms Program.
It would be great if this farm had an internship program where people could come and learn. This makes me so happy to see people do this still. It's so fascinating for me to watch this. Thank you
I'm so glad someone realizes horses are more than racing for trophies with their 'best buddy'.
God gave us horses to help and be there for us. Horses are more than your friend, they're your family.
That's the truth. Fly masks added to the harnesses are on point too. Those Percherons are flawless.
There is no god in my world.
What wonderful people you and your wife are! You live remarkable lives and are blessed to realize it!
Thank you so much for posting this. Well-done and inspiring video for those who are thinking of getting into this. I am from Alabama and remember farming with my grandfather on his Ford 8n. Our neighbor still farmed with mules and I was always amazed at how they worked. We are considering buying a small farm and working with draft animals.
This is the hard work values that helped build this country.
Nicely presented and pictured in a wonderful setting, congratulations on your dairy and your way of life. Prosper on!!!
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Wonderful video. I just loved seeing you work with these beautiful animals. Congratulations on continuing some fine traditions. I hope they don't die out.
I love watching a well-tuned team with a knowledgeable handler. We don't currently have any horses for work or pleasure, and since we're down to only 25 acres I don't know if we'll ever have them again. I really miss it, but teaching goats to pull small carts has taken my mind off missing the horses. Thanks for a great video!
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The goats are fun to! I knew a goat referred to as "Smiley" (i think lol) and that crazy bastard would get his loooonng horns stuck in the fence when he was coming to eat but he was always there and always smiling😂 he was a crafty little mofo....
He would pull a sled or cart with kids, but he would be smiling and acting all crazy like the whole way😅
yup, in the process of looking for my own off grid set up. Got 2 percheron mares , and 2 ponies. All have been previously hitched and ridden. My mid life crisis is lookin like some serious fun. I cant wait!
I'm having my midlife crisis right now. Has yours been fun/fulfilling
So someone says, "Poor horses." No, those are horses who are enjoying their work. Ears are forwards, mostly.
A horses' mood isn't just expressed by the ears. Look at their overall expression - these horses are 100% relaxed throughout the whole video. It's amazing and wonderful to watch.
amazing763 I’m a vegetarian, and I conclude this is a positive thing. He’s giving these horses a life in exchange for work they don’t mind.
Really it's not different than a person going to the gym. Just good exercise for a healthy horse.
It's what God made the for, ride, walk, work is part of it.. :)
Very nice. I started to ride one of the horses as my family did farming. I was 2 years old. Since that I have shown morgan horses until I was 72 years old. Thank you. Very interesting
Excellent presentation. Thanks for posting!
Great video .. thanks for taking the time to post it ..
Wow very informative! Thanks for the upload!
Great video, informative and well done.
Absolutely love your channel, It’s awesome and we appreciate it.
I grew up in an area with a very large Amish presence. It is nice to see horse work. Reminds me a quieter time.
Great stuff - but you forgot Irish Cob horses, the perfect dual function breed!
Great Video with great information
Making porple to go back to their roots
You forgot to mention the Clydesdale and Shire in the large draft category. Mine are exceptionally strong and terrific animals.
انا من عائلة فلاحية كنت شخصيا أستعمل هذه الالات الفلاحية كان العمل بها ممتعا وان كان شاقا انها ايام رائعة قضيناها في شبابنا.
Your animals are a credit to you. I hope the Suffolk Punch are prospering in the US as they are struggling as a UK breed, which is such a shame. We had a prison farm using them, but change of policy meant another nail in their coffin. A shame for the prisoners too. Are the mules a Percheron cross? They are HUGE.
Awesome video! thank you very much. Nice to hear someone say they don't have to have a matched up team. :)
Great video...really interesting.
Amazing, I love this video. In the future I want to buy some draft horses. How expensive are they?
Where do you find your draft horses? I want a team but I am new to the draft horses and not sure of where all to go. I am from Georgia and would am willing to travel!
Can you list all the equipment in this video?
what a neat video!
Great video!
Great stuff! I'm hoping to get my oxen out soon.
Where can draft horse equipment be purchased these days? Drills, mowers, plows, etc. Is it all at auction or is there a company making new equipment?
You get a friend with a personality to help you with work and you get a powerhouse😄
How does one find tools like this. I’d be interested. I freaking hate the sound of an engine and I love animals. I also wanna grow my own grain and have a few alpacas for my own clothes and close family. I want a big mushroom farm and I would use hay for that too I don’t like buying stuff. Too much ambition ik but I got dreams. I don’t till my soil I think it’s a waste, but I need to run a roller crimper a drill or broadcast seeder and whatever else to harvest.
Excelente vídeo amigos
Donde puedo adquirir este tipo de máquinas??
Saludos desde SLP México
Wow, this is amazing, farming the old ways. Love your horses, gentle giants. So true what you say. Country side is absolutely gorgeous, what part of the US do you live? Is it green like that all the time? Do you get droughts? Last one we had lasted 10 years, place was dust bowl, every thing was dead. Sun was a red/orange colour like we was on Mars. Couldn't water your lawn, wash your vehicle, everyone under tight water restrictions. Happens all the time here. Many farmer's have given up or committed suicide, some have killed their wives & children. Very sad. Government here only care about China. Thankyou for sharing. 🖐🇦🇺
Wahoo. Their back.
Can I come to volunteer for a time? I'm a former Leo. Seeking to learn! Greetings from TX! Seeking to learn this horsemanship as well as sheep raising.
the whites are perch. or cream am. ?......
Where can we buy the sheep skins?
Hola soy de paraguay me gustan las maquinas que tienen megustaria saber como podria obtener alguno de ellos como por ejemplo la corpidora
Donn, were you raised on a farm working with horses when you were growing up to learn the skills necessary to farm with them. I am sure there is a long learning curve on how to plow, disk, and cut hay with horses in addition to harnessing them correctly . In this machine ate who manufactures all the leather harness, bridles and equipment that is designed for horses to pull. I would think it would take several skilled people to take care of the sheep, horses and multitude of other chores to be successful as you are farming.
I was a racetrack. They cool down legs, hoves, doing it friendly. Would tohave acces to
Water in stand in after work,....
horses scare the hell out of me. good vid, I use cattle.
Want to buy 2 of the white horses pls contact
It amazes me that you don't put a wood tongue on that old style rake and a seat and hitch directly rather than make the horses pull the extra load of a fore cart.
Shires and Clydesdales.
very very best aggro animals tools of envaierment
mammoth donkey?
I got 3 water buffaloes, and they can pull like there's no tomorrow!!
Where did you get water buffalo?
The Finger Lakes has great soil. Go draft horses and oxen. We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, but it is fed and watered by God's almighty Hand! Job 39:9-10.
Their great for fire wood they do great job in woods after the tops rot in 2 sesons you can even tell they where their i think your going to see horse log only down the road people are only going to want horses coming in for their gorgious vinear trees
Mechanical power
your 4-hitch team against my mother-in-law.
Some plow at night,,, so it not to hot
Um horses aren't made to pull
UM YES THEY ARE. Draft horses and mules are bred to pull. Every one of these animals are fat, slick and enjoy thier work.
Poor horses.
These horses are not abused.
these are NOT poor horses. EVERY one of theses animals are fat and slick and obviously well cared for and ENJOY their work.
STOP JUST STOP. LOOK AT ANY WESTERN MOVIE , ANY ROMAN MOVIE, ANY ASIAN MONGOLIAN MOVIE, ANY MOVIE IN WHITE AND BLACK AND TELL ME THIS IS NEW.......... WOW JUST WOW.
just buy a tractor and stop regression to the stone age
Why? This is no different than a person going to the gym to workout. It's got exercise for these horses.
awesome video!
Great video!