DRAFT SHOW WAS A HUGE SUCESS!

Wednesdays Draft Show was great. Superintendent, Ben Christian, Sr. and grandson, Benjamin as announcer and show clerk did a fine job running the show smoothly. Judge for the day was Denise McLaughlin who besides judging, kept the audience informed as to what she was looking for in each class. This year breeds represented were Clydesdales, Belgians, and Spotted Draft.

The draft riding classes were exciting to watch. Walk and trot is a norm for these horses, the canter classes are a real challange as on a daily basis these horses are driven and not asked to canter in most cases, so it is a lot of leg work and driving forward to pop them into the stride as asked. What was breath taking to watch was the hight of the stride and the size of the horse with their rider staying atop. Amazingly, these huge horses have a huge amount of impulsion to move forward with lightness and ease.