Breaking Draft Horses

Cole Younger · Apr 27, 2014

I have a 2 year old colt not spent much time with , maybe lead him 3-4 times been in trailer twice, once to get castrated . Yesterday loaded him in morning drove to Southern Iowa to Amish friends place. Unloaded out of trailer brushed him down put collar on, then friend says well let's see what he'll do with the team. We hooked him up 3 abreast went up and down driveway didn't do bad so we hooked to cultimulcher drug it across driveway to the field he didn't blow, jump nothing just walked right along with team even stopped when we said whoa. This colt is from my mare and their stud 16-17 hands Amish friend said he won't be bad to break, now he'll stay there till Nov then go back next spring after 2-3 years of being Amish you end up with a team that has done it all, and is dependable to use

Dick L · Apr 27, 2014

Sounds like a good deal. Is there a big cost in having them break the horse? I had not thought of having Amish help break a draft horse. We have many Amish in this area. My Grand Son hauls cattle and horses for them. They keep three rigs running year around. I might ask about it. I would have no idea what a fair charge would be.

Bobl1958 · Apr 27, 2014

All 4 of my Percherons were Amish broke and you can prettymuch do anything on them. Some of the Amish make one heck of a living in the draft horse business. If a horse was broke by a good Amish teamster, there is nothing better. Good luck with the colt. Bob

redforlife · Apr 27, 2014

I have amish that live near me too. I don't think they have anything on us englishers other than they are more apt to use their horses on a more of an everyday basis. Thats what it takes to break a horse and keep it going after it is broke. Might want to remember that when you get it back. Not using it, could very well lead to a return to the amish for a tune up.

Bret4207 · Apr 28, 2014

Redforlife has the big thing- sweaty collars make good horses and Joe Average Englishman doesn't use his horses hardly at all. I'm in the same boat. Got horses that need training, but time is the enemy. I knew one Amish guy I'd trust with my horses, he was a HORSEMAN and that's the difference, but he's gone. Amish are just like anyone else, some of us are real good mechanics and others just patch it up and duct tape it enough to get by. Some Amish are real fine horsemen and lots of others are just barely able to keep them going down the road. If I knew a Amish guy I trusted with my horses I might have him use them for a couple months, but in the end YOU have to get them out there and work them or you end up with expensive pasture ornaments.

It's catch 22 thing- If the horses were broke good I'd be using them for a lot more stuff every day, but until the horses are broke I have to use tractors which leaves me no time to train the horses! Every gallon of gas or diesel is lost money.

Breaking Draft Horses

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