Annual Gathering Videos

[Ed Thayer]

A huge thanks to the Perry farm for hosting the 2012 Draft Animal Powered Annual Gathering, weather was awesome, the turnout was great and it was nice to see all the folks again. If this event doesn’t energize you about the future of draft work, I don’t know what will. Thanks to everyone for their support and efforts.

Ed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_-VMveTkYs&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7tyJKTSfQ&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWraLVrDSU&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDZqT2iA5I&feature=youtu.be

[jen judkins]

Look at that bling belt!

[Tim Harrigan]

[video=youtube_share;AjsHDmX5epQ]http://youtu.be/AjsHDmX5epQ[/video]

Here is some of the video I took. Great weekend!

[CharlyBonifaz]

wish, I could have been there
looks like so much interesting stuff!

[Carl Russell]

Beautiful………….:o

Carl

[jen judkins]

Here is one from Rick Thomas…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNb69egqFSU&feature=share

[Does’ Leap]

Thanks for the great videos. We are busy with Farmer’s Market during the weekend and I am sorry to have missed the event. Did anyone get any details (and more pictures) on the ground-drive forecart?

George

[Kevin Cunningham]

I am officially jealous at this point. I am glad that I can at least see the videos from the event. I heard there was going to be a pioneer homesteader at the event did anyone get a look at it. What do you think?

[Tim Harrigan]

@CharlyBonifaz 36513 wrote:

wish, I could have been there
looks like so much interesting stuff!

Elke, we need to start planning an International Gathering for the near future.

[fogish]

Tim, in your video were the two Bay horses at 2:00-2:30 Brabants?

[Tim Harrigan]

I think they were Brabant x Morgan but I could well be wrong. Maybe someone else knows for sure.

[Jean]

Were they Herb’s horses? From NY state? If so, I think they are belgain/percheron crosses. If they are not Herb’s horses, they look just like them.

[jen judkins]

They were full Brabants….Neal Perry’s new team. The mare is bred to Neal’s Morgan stallion, Ben…so there may be a morgan/brabant cross on the way. Very nice team!

[dominiquer60]

The Homesteader was there, they tried it out on freshly plowed sod on a hillside, it was determined that this was not the appropriate application of this tool. It works better on flatter ground that A) sod has rotted well and worked in B) Clods have been broken down and a good seed bed has been prepared. The discs are light an may be fine for sandy soil or a smooth no sod plow down, but I think since they are spread apart they may be best to use for between crops and could be great for hilling corn. I saw it go at Horse Progress days and it really shines in a good garden that is cultivated regularly (using the Homesteader for just such purposes:)

[Kevin Cunningham]

Erika, thanks for the review. I am considering investing this next season and given all of those considerations it still seems like the best all around tool for the job.

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