Marv 982 #1 Posted July 26, 2019 This Wheel Horse is getting a bath. 3 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,710 #2 Posted July 26, 2019 Beautiful animal. County Fair? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottjernat1 2,194 #3 Posted July 26, 2019 I use to show draft horses. Love the gentle giants! Belgium horses is what i showed. best times of my life. I won first place my very first year! Good times!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,028 #4 Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Marv said: This Wheel Horse is getting a bath. Just curious Marv, do you know what makes a horse a wheel horse? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,985 #5 Posted July 26, 2019 It's the lead horse in a team, isn't it? Clydesdales are my favorites. A bit of useless information is, I believe, the big shire horses were bred for the knights of yore, to carry them into battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,196 #6 Posted July 26, 2019 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wheelhorse#/media/File:The_American_florist_-_a_weekly_journal_for_the_trade_(1901)_(18112678186).jpg Actually, it's the team leader, reliable, dependable, and sets the pace for the rest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 42,028 #7 Posted July 26, 2019 Yep. the strongest horses (wheel horses) are hitched directly to the front of the wagon nearest to the wheels. They carry the load when starting or stopping the wagon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 982 #8 Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Just curious Marv, do you know what makes a horse a wheel horse? Yes Ed I do. Old farm boy. This horse is a Clydesdale. Budweiser actually. They are at our State Fair this week. I hadn't seen them close up for many years so I went to the fair to see them. Marv 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
