another hobby.

[kenny c]

Nice looking team. Do their shoes get calks for working on the ice?

[Bamamav]

Clydesdales or draught horses? They look huge and strong!

[MercuryMac]

Oh yes, Kenny, they have caulks on their shoes, as did some of the humans. We've had quite a bit of snow this winter and a few big Chinooks so the yards are glass ice with water on top, doubling the slipperiness. A couple of hours before this ride we had an hour of rain on top of the melting ice.
Bama, I don't know what kind of draft horses they are. Shows you how much I know about horses. I do know that horse people start out standing at the better smelling end of the team, but always go around to the lessor smelling end and stay there.

[MercuryMac]

One of our guitarists has a real picture taking wife. She was along on the sleigh-ride and took a lot of pictures. Here are some. The first one shows her artistic side, we had to stop just before a puddle so she could take a reflection shot. It was about 9* or 10*C or nearly 50*F that afternoon and not that windy.

[dutch]

sweet... that reflection pic is way cool...

[kenny c]

Nice pics. " horse people start out standing at the better smelling end of the team, but always go around to the lessor smelling end and stay there " The aroma of horse exhaust isn't the most pleasant.

[smallfoot]

All had a fine time I bet! By color alone, those horses are probably Friesian. Maybe Shire horses...
I think Friesians have solid black coats for the most part...the Shires generally have stockings and blazes. Although colors can differ when breeds are intermixed, those old draft horses are generally kept purebred and are very valuable. I'm not sure if it's a trait of the breed but Friesians I've seen are "gated"(fancy stepping)

My compliments to the photog....great pix!

[dutch]

Originally Posted by smallfoot

All had a fine time I bet! By color alone, those horses are probably Friesian. Maybe Shire horses...
I think Friesians have solid black coats for the most part...the Shires generally have stockings and blazes. Although colors can differ when breeds are intermixed, those old draft horses are generally kept purebred and are very valuable. I'm not sure if it's a trait of the breed but Friesians I've seen are "gated"(fancy stepping)

My compliments to the photog....great pix!

Not what breed they are but they don`t look like Friesians to me. I`ve shoed a bunch but they all look the same underneath...

[smallfoot]

Color is not the best judge I'm sure...

[dutch]

Originally Posted by smallfoot

Color is not the best judge I'm sure...

I like rust-colored work horses...