The state’s only draft horse pulling competition is taking place Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Payne County Fairgrounds in Stillwater. The event will be held in conjunction with the Payne County Free Fair ...

A packed grandstand watches as Belgian draft horses Rusty and George, with teamster Jeff Lee aboard, strain to pull the sled with 6,500 pounds on it the required 27 feet, 9 inches during the draft ...

NEWLAND — The sound of hooves pounding against the dirt and the sight of massive horse teams drew a large crowd to the Avery County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 30, for the 2025 Avery County Draft ...

These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...

NEWLAND – The power and pageantry of draft horses will be on full display this weekend when the Avery A&H Fair hosts its annual Draft Horse & Pony Pull. The event, sanctioned by the Blue Ridge Horse ...

Ray Smith has been driving professionally his whole working life: 20 years as a firefighter with the Columbia Fire Department and 20 years as a school bus driver preceded his current gig as the leader ...