The life of a working draft horse can be a grueling and tragic one. These powerful workhorses literally pull their weight on the farm, doing all sorts of tough physical jobs from plowing fields to ...

Joanne's Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island this week shared video of a rite of spring on the island, as some of the hundreds of draft horses that pull carriages and haul cargo returned. "And so it begins!

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On their way to watch a rodeo, Dennis and Jean Kuehl got distracted by another kind of horse event — a 40-horse team of Belgian draft horses waiting to pull ...

The spectacle is reminiscent of the movie “Ben Hur,” with high-speed action and roaring crowds. Teamwork is crucial. By Hannah Wulkan The phrase “horse and carriage” often evokes images of ...

Draft horses are returning to Mackinac Island, signaling the start of the 2025 season. Businesses are set to open on schedule despite damage from a late-March ice storm, though some trails remain ...