Plowing with Horses

Heavy horse days exhibit in Milton, Ontario. August 2006.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Horses
• plowing
• work horses

[zh11147]

finally, someone on youtube knows wat theyre doing when plowing with horses, so many people on youtubethink they know wat theyre doing, but really, are ignorant to anything that theyre doing. this video, however is different, the man knows wat he is doing

[springcreekfarmer]

@zh11147 Cecil is one of the most respected teamsters in our area. This team of belgians are what they call "dead broke". He could leave them there and go for lunch unattended and they wouldn't move until he came back and told them to.

[jlasud]

That must some hard soil..i don't know much about plowing but i've seen smaller horses plowing easier and faster..maybe the soil is really dry

[springcreekfarmer]

The soil was very hard there that day in August. The soil was mostly clay so that would make it difficult even if it held a little more moisture.

[davetileguy]

he needs a deadman switch if those horses were to spook for some reason he would be toast!! otherwise awsome vid I think there are a lot of us out there who pine for a simpler time

[springcreekfarmer]

Not that team. They are the best trained team around and not the kind of horses that would "spook". I suppose if a plane crashed next to them....maybe....but those horses have seen it all. Thanks for the comment.

[specterman2000]

What a beautiful team Belgians! I would love to own them!

[2003fordmustang281]

Boy the men were tough back then now i know why my grandfathers were so tough wow thats amazing i have never seen horses pull a plow ive heard lots of stories from my grandfathers they had the best horses in the country i was told

[hamrite]

@jlasud correct, hard dry soil uses twice the energy. Better to wait for a better day...its also a very primitive plow. Your back in th 18th century.

[moecat1000]

@golfphobe if u lift the handels it digs in.push down on the handels plow come up

[MrShannon888]

Well, the man probably didn't want to go any faster..

[Hetman1974]

Is this machine made in China and does anybody know how to uses horses to pull a machine.We are running out of oil soon and we'll need to go back to the old ways and actually work for our food instead of relying on Government Handouts and McDonalds.

[exroofer]

I can't remember the fellow's name but I'm positive this is the same guy that plowed in Caistor plowing match and North Niagara plowing match. I was in tractor 3 furrow class and I would make sure to go watch this gentleman plow. Absolutely amazing horse control. Every old timer there agreed this gentleman was one of the best they had ever seen.

[SnowKitingVegan]

Hi Mike. I just recently learned about Aquaponics, it's cool technology apparently. Take a look (/watch?v=CU9x_W9X-tM) if you have a greenhouse.