Harlan Essink originally got Belgian draft horses to farm his land because of the breed's size and docile temperament. He now uses them at farming demonstrations and special events. "When you get a ...

WADENA, Minn. - Tom Schmitz has been around horses his entire life. He purchased his first team of Belgian draft horses at age 16. Today, he and his wife, Mary, continue the tradition on their rural ...

DRIGGS — Most of what Paul Martin, Matt Isenhart and Steven Wright do includes Belgian draft horses. Martin has a breeding program, competes in draft horse pulls and buys Belgians around the country.

Picture the kind of farmer who relies on horses, not a tractor, to plow his fields, and your mind’s eye probably conjures a conservative Amish gentleman or some Colonial Williamsburg curator in full ...

The plow cuts into the earth, turning soil that is the same deep brown hue as the giant horses pulling the antique farm machinery. "Haw," calls out Maddie Schill, and the team of Brabant draft horses, ...