[Homestead] Draft Horses
paxamicus at earthlink.net
paxamicus at earthlink.net
Sat Oct 11 08:25:26 EDT 2008
There are still mules and donkeys out there that walked the C&O canal,
although the ones that you find were tourist critters, not the "Had a
mule, her names was Sal" kind. The government actually pays a pension
for them. Our neighbour had six of them.
On Oct 11, 2008, at 3:48 AM, Lynda wrote:
> Depends, Rob. Do you want a single purpose animal or a multi-purpose
> animal? How much space do you have? What type of space are you
> going to
> plow? AND, most important, how much experience do *you* have with
> horses?
>
> If you have some experience, get a Premarin baby and raise it up to
> do what
> you want. Most of them are 1/2 - 3/4 draft of some breed or
> another. And a
> lot of them are given away.
>
> If you aren't terribly horse savey, then find a nice middle-aged
> critter
> that already has all the schooling it's going to need.
>
> A mule can be a problem because, unfortunately or fortunately
> depending on
> how you look at it, they are quite frequently smarter than the
> people who
> own them <g>
>
> And remember, they are herd animals. They aren't happy if they
> don't have a
> friend. Doesn't necessarily have to be equine but it has to be
> "somebody"
> they like.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp at gmail.com>
>
>
>> I've thought of a mule, probably more hardy and of the little I know
>> of them probably the best bet. The one thing I don't like about a
>> mule
>> is that they can't make me another mule. I like to think that I could
>> make a replacement.
>>
>> I agree about breeds, just was wondering if there is much difference
>> between them, so that when one does come up, I know what I don't
>> want.
>> You say you plow with one Belgian. Can he plow in heavy sod?
>>
>> I guess how much horse do I need is more what I'm asking. I think
>> it's
>> going to be like my tractor. More power than I generally need is
>> better. Especially with what you say about keeping a large horse vs a
>> small horse, sounds like a bit larger might be better.
>>
>> Rob - Va
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