Draft Horse Team Plowing Kentucky Vegetable Garden

[marginallymental]

this is the ONLY video I've seen where you really feel the action--animal and human. Thank you so much for posting this! Hard work. I'm trying to find a video that explains what the different draft harnesses are called and how they work. Your video here shows me how the force is distributed through those three bars.

[rickc1945]

Funny how I never thought of horse plowing as renewable energy.

[bluemoondiadochi]

that's called renewable energy in farming. too fast for my taste, though. i don't like running and tripping while plowing. oxen work at a walking pace.

[KYGuyz]

I sure agree with you! This is really too fast for me too! This was this teams first time on a plow. They have since slowed down, but still are better suited to the mowing machine than the plow.

I have never worked oxen but have always wanted to. Maybe someday I will have time to train a pair of steers for farm work. Thanks for looking at our videos and commenting!

[azdober]

Heard of 'no till' gardening?

[KYGuyz]

yes, we have heard of no till, but it wouldnt allow us to work the horses, nor is it sustainable. We do not use any of the sprays that most no till operations use. We find that a good crop rotation works better for us.

[bofts]

Well said

[Nilyentaraka]

Good post... you plowed up a brick or rock or something!

[KYGuyz]

It was a brick alright. We used it to fill in a pot hole on the lane to the garden. The plow share didn't seem to mind too bad.

[dionysusstar]

Looks like that will get the job done if you can hang on! Thanks for posting.

[KYGuyz]

We have gotten a lot better at it since this video was made. Hope to update the videos soon.

[mestena27]

I wanna do that! That looks like bigfat FUN.

[Spammyguy712]

Sweet.