Eight Horse Hitch III
Look at that synchronized footwork!!!!
These wonderful black beauties performed turns and pulled the wagon on runners with ease. I had never seen an 8-horse hitch done in 2 sets of 4 abreast before!
These are two different teams with different owners intermingled for this demonstration and yet look how well the legs are synchronized…. Amazing!
Taken Canada Day July 1/09 at the Bar U Ranch near Longview, Alberta. The Bar U has a long history of raising purebred Percherons.
These amazing horses are bred for pulling heavy loads and have huge feet the size of dinner plates, strong necks and shoulders and incredibly powerful haunches.
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louisegreen
Nice pic Al! Love those black Percherons.
Al Bourassa replied
Thanks Louise. Me too!
Scott d'Almeida
wonderful image
Al Bourassa replied
Thank you Scott for your faithful comments.
Antanas
lovely scene
Al Bourassa replied
Aciu my good friend. It was a pleasure to see these great animals.
Krys Bailey
Funny you should mention synchronised footwork! I was just thinking that the other day when I saw two horse pulling a cart! Eight must be wickedly complex! Great shot of these wonderful critters and skilled drivers!
Al Bourassa replied
The footwork is even more incredible when you consider that these are two separate teams from two different owners! These horses have an innate inbred sense of timing.
Mike Oxley
Just beautiful, Al. This image really portrays the power of these lovely horses. Very nicely done!
Al Bourassa replied
Thank you Mike. It sure was a treat to see this EIGHT horse hitch in action.
Larry Trupp
Now thats real horsepower Al, always great to see these magnificent animals…inst fav for me…Thanks
Al Bourassa replied
I agree Larry. As you can see to the right, my Dad had these wonderful horses and I have definitely inherited his love for them. AND
Cheers, Al
PFrogg
WOW Al this good takes one back a little in time,inst fav
Al Bourassa replied
Yes, it is instant nostalgia, AND
Cheers, Al
Kinsey Barnard
That’s a lot of horsepower! Another great series.
Al Bourassa replied
Thank you Kinsey. I am glad you appreciate it.
Rosemaree
Wonderful series of images AL… most if not all would fit in the cowboy/cowgirl art group and alsp equine athlete and horses at work… regards Rosemaree
Al Bourassa replied
Thanks for the lovely comment and the heads-up on those other groups. I’ll check them out.
skyhorse
another great shot of this AWESOME TEAM of horses
Al Bourassa replied
It is great that you like these AND
Cheers, Al
Jamaboop
Al – this whole series of photos is really well done!! I love the action you caught!! And you are right the horses work very well together for being from different ranches!!
Al Bourassa replied
Good to hear from you Bette. I greatly appreciate the kudos.
Al Bourassa
To the Everything Draft Horses & Carriage Group for the feature
Al Bourassa 23 days ago
To the Equine Athletes group for the FEATURE:
Cheers, Al