Tim (l) and Zack (r) are 20 and 18 respectively. At this age they're nearing retirement, but we're hoping they'll teach us a thing or two before they're done. Our Belgians were used to pull wagons in provincial parks for years (yes there was an ulterior motive to last week's trip to Spruce Woods) and came highly recommended from a friend of ours who knows quite a bit more about horses than we could ever claim.
Zack drinking from the river
Heidi, delighted to finally have her horses, pets Tim.We hope to use them for our vegetable gardens and to pull some sort of a cart (which we have yet to obtain) for the time being. After that, if we decide we like working with horses... we'll see where we end up. Another chapter in our organic farming adventure has begun.
Oh, how wonderful! I love big 'ol draft horses! The bigger the horse, the gentler it seems. My grandpa used to have ponies, and I MUCH prefer Belgians! I learned to ride on a big, black Percheron. :) And for Heidi, I'm thinking that horses will be better than a kitten!
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