Hauling Hay with Draft Horses Using Loose Hay Forks/Training a Percheron Stallion
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2023
- We're over at Alan's parent's farm for the day. The Draft Horses need a bale of hay fed out, so that means it's time to harness up the team and get to work. Leonard shows his unique way of moving round bales using loose hay forks. Leonard also shows his other homemade way of packing down the logging trails the horses use in the woods. The Belgian gelding and Percheron Cross mare show off their "horsepower" pulling the round bale out to the round bale feeder. The horses pull the twines off the bale and Leonard gets the feeder over the bale, and then places a chain grid over the bale that keeps Stub, the Belgian gelding, from throwing all the hay out of the feeder. After that, Stub is hooked up with Prince, Leonard's Percheron stallion. Prince is only 16 months old and just starting his training. We'll see how he's coming along as he pulls the sleigh with Stub. Lastly, the horses are unharnessed and running back out to their pasture to enjoy their well-earned bale of hay! Thanks for watching.
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If my dad were alive today he would have really appreciated these videos. He used horses for many jobs on the farm when he was younger. I love them too. Thank you for making them.
When I was a little boy back in the 1950s, and growing up a farm, one of my dad's friends was an old bachelor farmer who still used Percherons for everything. One time, I witnessed the old farmer slapping the back of one of the horses with the reins. I asked dad why he was doing that. My dad replied "If one horse is not pulling, it makes the other horse have to work harder. So he slaps the lazy horse with the reins to make it pull its share of the work." I was just a very young boy, maybe 5 years old and I have never forgotten that lesson. Even today, I use it as my work ethic. A team has to pull together so the others do not have do the extra work. There is great value to any child to having been raised on a farm. Many lessons to be learned for your whole life.
My Dad did the same!
❤️. Team work has to be taught. It is foreign to many people. Especially in a me society.
One of the best comments, and I love the story. I was also very llucky to grow up on a farm. I don't remember anything like that happening but I do remember my grandfather saying to me how every single team member is vital to make things run smoothly. Yes, even as a little girl, he talked to me like an adult and drilled those important lessons into my head because he knew I had the brains to begin understanding them.
@@khanhhm5762 My sister is the oldest in the family, I was the baby. I remember my sister doing the same work on the farm as a man would. So, when I watch these modern day farm channels, and some woman says to a woman working on the farm how remarkable it is. I tend to get a little miffed because I remember my mother and my sister working like a man. Sad that today's women are spoiled and lazy to the point of seeing a woman working on a farm as something strange and extraordinary.
@@dr.michaelr.foreman2170 I hear what you are saying, and I agree. In my family, there was no division of labor between men and women. Even us kids we were expected to participate in chores, appropriate to our age and physical strength. But nobody ever told me that I, a girl, couldn't do what the boys did.
Certainly different from hearing a tractor growling away!!! May the blessings of Our Lord be with your families this Year.
Those horses are amazing. It’s good to see someone is still interested in working them, the skill is not a widespread one.
More real old fashioned farming... real farm Horsepower
Such beautiful animals in a winter wonderland. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and God bless.
Not only beautiful but intelligent to boot. Leonard does a great job with his horses.
Nice at the end you can see the age difference between the young and older horses heading for the hay. The young one runs to get there first, while the older walk without wasting energy.
He does a great job working the horses. Enjoyed watching him.
Going to be a lost art I'm afraid.
Es ist die Zukunft. Ökologisch. Nachhaltig. Es hat auch viele Vorteile gegenüber Maschinen. Schlaue Menschen erkennen es langsam wieder.
Außerdem gibt es viele Stellen, die man mit Maschinen überhaupt nicht erreichen kann.
Zuviel industrielle Landwirtschaft ist auf Dauer schädlich.
Wenn wir das Wissen nicht bewahren und vervielfältigen, bekommt die Menschheit ein Problem.
I just love watching the team of horses at work, you can tell he love's them and thay are treated well your kids are lucky to grow up with both worlds
Beautiful horses, a pleasure to watch. My grandfather farmed in Wisconsin he had a team of horses Sammy and Chubby. He had tractors but kept his team to haul hay wagons, stone boat and sleigh. Us grandkids would ride horseback in the yard the horses they would only listen to grandpas commands. This was in the late fifties. Thanks for the memories.
The Percheron is doing Great, seems to be well behaved! And he's keeping the evener straight! I like the way Stub has his head when he's pulling!
I like the way the horses are listening for voice comands. And when it’s time to pull, ther are eager to please.
New subscriber, working horses with Jim suggested your channel.
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Welcome!
A very nice video. Thank you for doing the leg work so we could enjoy watching these beauties. So relaxing! Love the young one pulling the sled down the road. 🤗
Thanks for the video I can remember using horses and mules for work on the farm back in 50s and 60's brings back a lot of good memories
Leonard is a pro
There's something about them big old horses that is so relaxing to watch Jim working them. They are so beautiful !!
I love horses. It's good to see them working on a farm. Instead of an expensive tractor.
When I was young my dad took me to this farm where horses were used to plow and other things. My dad took pics of them and when finished. Somehow I got to ride on the middle horse and I was way smaller than these giant horses. It was a little scary. But that was a long time ago. Don't know where the pictures are.
My grandpa drove a Ice wagon for hometown ice and coal Milwaukee from 1915 to 1950. 35 years and never missed a day.
Now the police horse patrol here uses Percherons, big and fairly gentle giants. ♡
Very cool!
My first time on this channel. First impression, I like the that the man who bridles Stubb takes care with putting in the bit and fastening the buckles. So many people ram the bit into the horse’s teeth. 💕
I noticed that also. Very considerate. He also has a kind, calm voice.
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Beautiful horses very well trained. Great job working them . Love watching them work.
That looked so peaceful God bless your family thank for sharing this wonderful
I just subscribed to your channel today. I was watching working horses with Jim here in NY and he mentioned your channel so here I am . You guys have some awesome horses so my wife and I will continue watching your channel.. so have a great day and yes God Bless.
Me too.
The true meaning of horsepower , Great video as always TD regards from Ohio !
Wow ur so lucky to be apart of that , amazing man with the horses
Thanks for another great video
If you could do more of the draft horse videos that would be awesome
It definitely brings such great memories to mind
Loved this video! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for a nice time with your horses. I came. Over from Working Horses with Jim. I am happy to add another work horse video to my day. 😊😊😊
Thanks for checking us out.
Me too! Kathy from Northwest Indiana.
Ich auch. Ute aus Germany. 🙋♀️
Hello, Working Horses with Jim sent me over. I have subscribed so I won't miss anything. Best wishes from Nottingham ,England, UK 🇬🇧
Thanks for subscribing!!
What a fantastic video Jenn, and Leonard sure knows his horses. You can tell how they enjoy getting out there and doing their stuff.
Back in my very young days in the early 1940's I lived with my Grandparents. My Grandfather was a manager of a real big farm in Southern Ontario.
They had a lot of horses and a few tractors. Some them still had steel wheels and a few had rubber tires.
Your video brings back a lot of memories, Thanks so much.
Awesome video today really loved and enjoyed it thanks for sharing, and the Horses was awesome
Your dad reminds me of my dad when he had his horses all he had to do was talk to them and they did what he said
A very patient man, and knowledgeable . It takes a lot of time and effort to train horses or any other animal. Thumbs up
I love the brown belgian 😍 please more videos, I love to watch.
Yes, a joy to watch, my cousin in Wyoming uses draft horses on his ranch. I hope this craft doesn't disappear. My dad also grew up on the farm with work horses, told me many stories. Everybody chains up their tractors for deep snow, not so with the horse!
I discover your chain! Wow! Your horse are so calm! You respect them, they respect you! Beautiful.. Have a good day from northern Quebec, 🇨🇦. Excuse my mistakes. English is a second language for me!
i always work with horses,so much fun.
My Grandpa lived up on ‘Dead Indian highway’ out of Ashland, Oregon. He did all the work on the ranch with horses up until The early 60’s. They were putting up ‘ loose Hay’ in the barn the ‘Fall of 1961’. My grandpa was up on top of the load of hay, placing the hay so it wouldn’t fall off. My uncle was pitching some hay up to him and under the pitch-hay was a rattlesnake! My grandpa fell back away from the snake and fell off the top of the load of hay and landed on a rock! They rushed him to the hospital in Ashland where he died!
It wasn’t two weeks later my Dad and Uncle had two tractors and loading equipment on the ranch. And that was the last of doing cattle Ranching by horse and wagon! I was in my early teens then, but still miss my grandpa and his horse’s!
Sorry about your grampa. You sound like your around my age. I was 13 in 1960. They have rattlesnakes in New York too! Of all things! I remember my dad putting loose hay in the mow in the 50's. No horses though. And no snakes either! Western Washington State.😅
Such a relaxing video. Leonard sure loves to work.the horses. Are any of your kids interested in learning how to work them?
Yes, they are. That's partially a reason that Leonard is looking for a different horse or team because Stub and Cookie are not for beginners.
@@trinitydairy that is awesome news!!!
Thankyou for sharing I enjoyed watching. Those horses are beautiful to see. Thanks
Nice, I like watchin Leonard work the horses, Stubs is a good horse.
Howdy ya'll,
Man I love watching team horses working, I never tire of seeing them, one thing I didn't notice before is, Cookie looks like she already has a saddle on, on her right side 🙂 that is so Cool, Thank you for sharing your team horse videos once again, very Cool indeed, Stay safe, God Bless ya'll, and Farm on my Friends, Peace
I love watching those beautiful animals work. Very relaxing. Thank you for sharing with us
I'm generally not a horse person but draft horses are pretty cool!
Très belle vidéo avec de beaux chevaux 😃
Tks for sharing. Leonard is a book of knowledge. The Horses are so beautiful and would do anything to please and they enjoy it... Amazing
This is very interesting. My dad had draft horses and farmed with them a long time ago. But he would always be willing to tell me the names of the various parts of the harnesses. He really loved that time. Always wished I could have seen them. He passed away in 2015 when he was 94. He loved farming. Thanks for the lesson.
Great Video. Enjoy your videos very much. Love your Horses.
Draft horse are always so darn cute from birth to their end their giant majestical gentile creatures
What a lovely, refreshing video. Thank you for sharing beautiful Minnesota in winter! God bless you also! Kathy from Northwest Indiana.
We're so glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice video 👍 . thanks 🙂
Jim from Working Horses with Jim sent me. New to your channel. ❤
Thanks for checking us out!
AWESOME AWESOME LOVED THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!
That's a cool name for Alan's dad's name Lenard and draft horses come in handy for about everything on a farm or ranch
Jim from working horses with Jim, recommended your channel. I’m from Indiana but have a cabin in beautiful MN
Thanks for checking us out!!
Very enjoyable video
It was wonderful watching this video even though not sure I'd like to farm that way today with all the extra work involved but was very enjoyable to watch
Perfect team for the farm. Great way to move the bales. Unfortunately the gentleman who baled my hay for me, pushed the bales close together in a row, probably to avoid leaching on the flat sides, but now it is a hassle to get a chain around them to pull them out.
You show a smart way of avoiding waste, too.
I like the way how the video is done: A dialogue delivers the narrative to the scenes!
I don't know if it is because we get more rain but if we press our bales together they rot where they touch.
@@woodsgremlin9995 I think from now on I will also keep them apart.
Reminds me of grandpa’s horses, King & Queen, in winter used to haul cans of milk to the end of the road so the milk truck could pick up. In spring harrowed the wet spots where a tractor would get stuck. Very good video.
Oh, neat! Man, I wish a person could go back in time and get video of something like that!
I think the only camera available at that time was those 8mm movie cameras and not too many people had them because of the cost!
Very smart horses
Reminds me of King & Pat 65 years ago.
Nice colt level headed
Hi, such a relaxing, wonderful Video. Thank You. Greetings from Saxony / Germany 😍😊
Hab ich mir auch gedacht, Grüße aus Thüringen;-)
Another very interesting video
Nice work. I use an old rear tractor tire with a ring on the front and an old truck seat fence wired to a pallet fastened to the top of it to smooth trails, looks rough but it does a good job, sometimes I just hook it behind the sleigh. with a chain. I think starting them off fairly young at light work makes a better horse than leaving till later. I have 4 young ones just coming 3 in April and two of them have been broken for a year and the other pair just a few weeks on them and they will all be done and ready to go this spring with no issues. I work all alone so quiet horses from the get-go are a must. Great to see people really using their horses and putting the time in!
Good idea. I've got a tractor tire here but it's a big one. I thought it might pull too hard. I might try to find a smaller one. I have a 2x4 piece of steel I pull behind the sleigh.
thank you
The end of video was beautiful.
Loved the music with horse trotting away in the snow.
I wish I could farm with horses but it's a numbers game now and rush rush to get everything done. Awesome video ❤️
We still feed this way in Bondurant wy.we also put hay up with beaver slids
Cool
Such a peaceful video watching the horses work. I'm surprised you and Alan aren't following in his father's footsteps with your own set of draft horses. I assume they take a lot of time to train and care for. It just seems that to be able to lean on the world of knowledge and expertise of Alan's dad would be an invaluable experience. Anyway, I always love your videos and look forward to the next adventure you share with us city slickers.
We have talked about getting a team, hopefully someday.
So cool! ❤
I'd love to see a video with Leonard and Jim from WHWJ comparing notes.
Now that would be a wonderful afternoon too witness.
at 4:37............I remember those loose hay forks well !
We farmed with 4 horses ,no tractor, until I was 14 and all our hay was put up loose using that 4 tines hay prongs and the carrier track running thru our VERY tall barn.
It sure beat bothering with rope slings when loading loose hay either pitching by hand or with a hay loader.
slow & steady wins the day- God bless
I love the horses
Enjoyed the video, nice horses 🐎, keep them coming 👍. I love the old way of farming, logging, plowing etc. You might need a mic so I can hear you better, can hear your video lady beautiful just a suggestion
Yes, we thought the same thing.
Very good and God bless yall
Ok this is why I came to your channel! The horses
One of my ancestors wrote in a letter to kin folk back in Switzerland in the 1850's bragging about how progressive they are here in America. "Here in America, we do most of the work with horses!"
HELLO FROM WI.... DAD WOULD HAVE DONE THIS WITH THE HORSES IF WE STILL HAD THE FARM....MISS THAT VERY MUCH...THANKS FOR THE WOULD BE MEMORIES THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN...ENJOYED VERY MUCH...😊😊🥲🙏👍
Thank you. God bless!
Beautiful horses 🐴
GOOD 👍 VIDEO. From Wisconsin Dairyland . You have a lot of snow there . No snow in Southern Wisconsin
I would say we have over 2 feet.
Really that much the most we had so far probably 4 or 5 inches her in southern Wisconsin all Melted now
Wow better than a tesla , knows where to go all by itself.
Nice horses and in good shape they are and they are calms.I like the music you put at the end.One thing for your dad he must have a mic place on his jacket so we will hear better what he has to say..Thank you for sharing.good day to you.
Thanks for making these videos. I enjoy them.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful video
Great video
Great vid, greetings from Australia.
Cool big a- horses!!!
New subscriber in Alberta. You have as much snow as we have . Lots of work with horses .
lovely
Thanks, really interesting. Started training my pony to drive but got stuck.. she does not like shafts.. so started ground driving as a pair with a driving Shetland. I think it will work and eventually she'll be ok
Please show more of the dad and horses
We're hoping to get a logging video done after this bitter cold snap breaks. Have you checked out our draft horse playlist in the meantime?
Good little video of the workhorses perches and a belgin if I am correct Thanks for sharing
gie my eyeteeth to have a team like stub!! great horse had a few like him over the years best one was half morgan half belgian wifidded with hime sk
Nice. What is the purpose of the back of the horse collar extensions with the ball shapes on top?
Those are called hames. They are what actually attach to the rest of the harness and enable a horse to pull the load. The collar is a just an expensive cushion lol. It is all necessary. I used to have a harness with what they call "low-top" hames without the balls on top. Sometimes in the bush the branches catch on the hames sticking up, so low-top hames solve the problem somewhat.
Thanks for the video do you have many amish that live near you??
There are some about 40 miles South of us.
Great vodeo.and music to go with it. Does your dad use a more aggressive shoe in the winter time?
No, he just won't work them if conditions are icy.