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It all started more than a century ago on a little farm in Iowa with a draft horse mare with the unassuming name of Old Granny. Farmers began to notice something peculiar about Old Granny’s offspring.

Joanne's Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island this week shared video of a rite of spring on the island, as some of the hundreds of draft horses that pull carriages and haul cargo returned. "And so it begins!

SIERRA VISTA — While a familiar sight in the Amish farmlands of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, it's not often that folks around here see huge draft horse teams going down neighborhood roads. That is ...

As a youngster, Joel Brighton’s attention was often drawn to farmers driving teams of draft horses outside the school classroom window. Today, he couldn’t be happier being ‘that guy’ driving his own ...

Few animals have contributed to human progress as profoundly — and quietly — as the horse. From ancient nomads on the Eurasian steppes to modern Olympic arenas and backyard barns, horses have carried ...

The draft horse show and pull at the Nebraska State Fair has proved so popular that more shows were added and more teams of horses will compete. Heidi Trautman, State Fair draft horse superintendent ...