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What do you use you're drafts for?

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#1 ·
I'm curious about what everybody uses their drafts for. So lets get ta talking about it:)
 
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Always in the past, we have used all of our draft horses and mules for farm work (plowing, planting, cutting, baling). Very 1800's, I know but all our equipment is horse drawn. Tractors are just too expensive and horses are more reliable. John was going to be a farm pulling horse until his mate died. Now he is a riding horse and eventually will be used to pull a cart just for fun. I may get a mate for him eventually but I don't know
 
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My guy is a 4 yr. old 17.3+ draft cross and I'm using him for trail right now but hope to do some low level "old lady" eventing in the future! I would also like to teach him to pull a cart or wagon if I can find someone to teach us. Oh, and he's such a sweetie that I use him to give "pony" rides to kids at a yearly autistic summer camp! If they are talking, they want to ride "the big one."
 
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I have a 17.2/3 Clyde/TB that is an eventer/field hunter and I occasionally do jumpers with (mostly for fun when there are no events in our area). We did once take 2nd at a 2'6" jumper show in the SPEED class lol! Only b/c everyone else went SO fast their turns were huge, whereas we trotted our turns b/c at his size, jumpers is not our forte! LOL! We can do 3'6" easily.....at a hand gallop in a straight line! ;)
 
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I have had 3 clydesdales now I Event my super special athletic 15.3 hand Anheuser-Busch bred full Clydesdale mare. We compete at the beginner novice level in our local Northeast Ohio mini trial series. Always have a blast and always in the ribbons. We also trail ride, go out on the hunter paces, do some halter, and flat classes at the local shows.

I also have my show horses 3/4 sister who is 17.2 hands and very unathletic. She is a cutie pie and a great trail couch for my husband.

My first clyde was 18.2 and I rode and drove her, never showed though. She was a sweetheart but
 
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