RANCH CHORES
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SMOKEY AND BLUE

THE BLUE ROAN MARES STANDING QUIETLY AS POSTS ARE BEING POUNDED

WITH A HEAVY HITTER POST POUNDER BEHIND A FORECART

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CARRIE AND TESS

A PAIR OF FULL SISTERS, PERCHERON MARES, WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE MANURE

SPREADER TO BE LOADED
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CARRIE AND TESS PULLING THE MANURE SPREADER OUT IN THE FIELD


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ELMER AND FLOYD, PERCHERON GELDINGS, ARE HARD AT IT

PULLING A HORSE-DRAWN GRADER
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FEEDING ROUND BALES WITH JOY AND LINEUS, A BELGIAN TEAM.

THEY ARE PULLING A BALE UNROLLER TO FEED HORSES
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FEEDING GRAIN WITH OUR BREAKING MARE, JOY, AND TWO YOUNG MARES, ERIN

AND EMMA, ON EITHER SIDE OF HER.

THE GRAIN IS DROPPED TO THE GROUND EVERY FIFTEEN FEET
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MAX AND BARNEY SKIDDING LOGS IN THE DEEP SNOW
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A HITCH OF FOUR PERCHERONS PULLING A SLEIGH
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BABE AND BESS,OUR HACKNEY/CLYDE CROSS TEAM OF MARES STRIKING OUT

FOR HOME. WHAT A PLEASURE THEY WERE TO DRIVE!

I HOPE THE NEW OWNER IS GETTING AS MUCH PLEASURE FROM THEM AS I DID.
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TEAM PULLING A SLEIGH LOADED WITH SQUARE HAY BALES IN A SNOWSTORM


ISN'T IT GREAT THAT WE HAVE CAMERAS, SO WHEN THE MEMORY FAILS,

THOSE IMAGES BECOME CRYSTAL CLEAR AGAIN!