Deborah Harrell wrote: > There are Belgian teams that pull beer wagons in > parades here (Miller, I think); at the last Colorado > State Fair I went to, there was a draft horse pull: no > whip or rein-slapping allowed, just verbal commands. > The winning Belgians' performance was impressive: at > the driver's quiet "and Set..." the horses rocked back > onto their quarters; at "..HUP!" they slammed into > their collars as one, and didn't stop until the sledge > crossed the line. (They also did plowing and lumber > work the rest of the year.)
Ooo, I love watching horse-pulling competitions (or "hoss-pullin'", as I heard it in Rockingham Co., NH). The horses that compete seem to really enjoy doing a good job, which is always enjoyable to see. Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l