Mackinac Island horses are on way to winter vacation. See the video

Although a couple dozen horses remain on Mackinac Island through the offseason delivering mail to year-round residents and ...
West Central Tribune

Landowner turns to Belgian horses for prairie restoration

ECHO -- Kurt Arner was working on a horse-powered dairy farm near Viroqua, Wis., liked what he saw, and traded in his BMW for his own horses. "It was a good trade," said Arner of his 1978 swap. He's ...
The Sentinel

Belgian horses take to the arena for annual horse pull contest at Farm Show

HARRISBURG — It takes big horses to pull 9,700 pounds of cinderblocks. Pistol and Jerry, with a combined weight of 5,400 pounds, proved up to the task Tuesday night at the 109th Pennsylvania Farm Show ...
Quad-City Times

Belgian Horse Show sends fair galloping along

Hours before it is time to go out, her hair is brushed, primped, and adorned with bows, braids and ribbons. Her shoes are shined and her outfit matches the colors in her silky mane. Shifting nervously ...
Berkshire Eagle

A Savoy horse rescue operation deferred taking in new animals. But its Facebook post helped to save nine animals in need

SAVOY — After she announced her decision to limit Second Chance Stables & Draft Rescue to the animals she’s already taken in, Kristie Lee Gentile was bereft. Then word came in that 12 Belgian draft ...
Hartford Courant

Inside the Big E horse barn fire: chaos, heroism, anger. ‘Things I saw will scar me for life.’

It was Friday night and Hailey Fountain and two teenage riders from her horse barn were wrapping up a long day at the Big E. They had shown horses all day on Sept. 20 in at the Big E horse show in the ...