When the rain stops and things dry out, farmers scramble to get the field work done even the old fashion way of farming. My wagon load would not be filled as tall as I would be too short to pitch the grain bundles very high.
Loading Oats Bundles
Picture of the Day for July 23, 2018
As the oats begin to turn to its yellow color, combines will enter fields to harvest the crop although in some fields, a different type of horse power will be used to pull a grain binder instead. The small bundles are often made into stacks in the field to dry before the threshing begins.
Horses Pulling Grain Binder
Watch the oats being harvested with a horse-drawn grain binder.
Picture of the Day for May 19, 2016
Farming with horses is a look back at how my grandparents farmed until being replaced by tractors and mother machinery, but horses are still used for plowing, planting and harvesting crops throughout the world.
Plowing with Real Horse Power
Picture of the Day for November 2, 2015
If the weather forecast is right, we will have three warmer and most sunny days so I’m sure the farmers will be trying to get their crops in. The non-raining days are probably appreciated by those who don’t have a nice warm and dry tractor cab like this farmer picking corn with horses.
Picking Corn by Horse Power
Picture of the Day for April 8, 2015
These horses look as disgusted with the dark, cold spring days as I am and I bet they would like to see some new green grass growing again.
Disgusted Horses
Picture of the Day for January 6, 2014
With wind chills near -60ºF this morning and near -50ºF tonight, these horses might want to hide in the barn because I am definitely hiding indoors as much as I can today.
Out in the Frigid Winter
Picture of the Day for September 4, 2013
A retrospective look of farming when oat bundles were loaded onto wagons from the oak shocks in the field and hauled to the grain thresher. The one on top can’t be scared of heights as they drive the horse drawn wagon standing up across rough fields.
Loading Oat Bundles
Picture of the Day for July 9, 2013
These horses might like to hid inside yesterday’s barn picture with the approaching storm even if the roof might leak a little. No sunny pasture today for them like the other day.
Sunny Horses
Picture of the Day for October 1, 2012
While I was out leaf peeping Sunday afternoon again, these horses didn’t seem to care about the colorful leaves as much as finding grass to eat.
Horses Ignoring the Autumn Colors
