Horses pull semi-truck up icy hill in Mabel, Minnesota
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- An incredible display of power turns two southeastern Minnesota horses into internet sensations.
Belgian horses Prince and Molly helped pull a semi-truck with an empty trailer up an icy driveway in Mabel after it got stuck at the bottom more than a week ago.
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This reminds me of my friends Percheron gelding Bob. One winter day my friend went off the edge of his icy driveway into the snow. It was about 2 feet deep and he was stuck pretty good. He harnessed Bob up and asked him to pull it out.. Bob was a character he would hit the ends of the traces and bounce back like they were rubber... he did this when he figured something was too heavy for him, or he didn’t really want to work at the time. So my friend went in the house to call for a tractor, leaving Bob hooked to the truck. looks out the window Ashe is on the phone and there goes Bob towards the barn pulling the truck... he got bored of standing there and decided to go home to the barn... he was a big goofy puppy in a huge horses body.
Thanks for sharing the story of the unique personality of Bob.
That's hilarious. Bob clearly had a sense of humor.
Percherons are the "cold" blooded heavies that also have 'hot' blood, they track back to Arabs. Makes them a little different.
Your story gave me a really good laugh! Silly horse! 😂
Hope he got there in time to stop him pulling the truck into his stall. 🤣😂🤣😂 Good horse, just needs time to think. 🙂
The word record for a single horse pulling is 29 tons. Yes. 29 tons pulled by a single horse. That's insane. Nature is full of insane things.
Well, not totally natural. These horses have been bred for their size, strength, and temperament for hundreds of years. Without human intervention they wouldn't exist as we see them today.
A team of Shire geldings did that.
@@janinecarson8380 True, but without the nature of Eophippus being what it is, and their particular physicality, they never could have produced the draft horses. A team of oxen couldn't do it.
I find it a bit heartbreaking to see how horses will do whatever man asks them to do, no matter what, on a battlefield or on a racetrack; and they're often poorly treated, and sent to slaughter after their usefulness is ended.
I hope this fellow keeps them until they're old and out to pasture. He treats them well, cares for them, I hope he keeps them beyond their use as draft horses. They make great riding horses, if you want to really improve your riding seat, just sit on one of those at the trot for an hour every day, on a longe line, with no stirrups.
@@susantunbridge4612 I totally agree. I love and respect these beautiful creatures and humans too often treat them badly, even when it's unintentional.
Yeah aaaaannnnndddd, how many machines we have made can do that? None that I've seen.
Reminds me of something that happened in front of my house out in the country years ago. Icy roads with deep snow offside. A 1 ton pickup slid into the ditch across from my house. The driver got out and walked on to the farm down the road from me. About a half hour later, he and the farmer come up the road on a John Deere. Hooked it up, pulled, and the back end of the tractor skewed right down into the ditch. Both men walked on back down the road. About an hour later, here they both come with a draft horse harnessed and dragging a heavy chain. First the horse pulled out the tractor, then it pulled out the truck. :D
They are amazing.
When tractors came along in the Canadian west, the tractor companies would talk farmers into trading their horses for a tractor, and so many of them fell for it. The horses were then slaughtered by the tractor company, to speed up eliminating the competition. I hope they're all in hell now. We were better off with horse teams, farming would not have expanded so hugely, and we wouldn't be involved with China and global trade deals.
@@susantunbridge4612 Woah - I sure didn't know about the slaughtering. That's an excellent reason to spend quality time in hell.
One of my friends and her husband have bred draft horses trained for farming for 4 decades. They always have buyers for them. Not too many people farming with horses any more, but it just makes so much sense for a small holding.
White Tiger in 1964 (i was 10 years old) the traschinng machine was stuck in the snow pulled by a tractors Lanz Bulldog in my home town(in Belguim,) my oncle hookked up to bloody good looking strong Brabbander Belguim draft horses, end thye pul the traching machinen out of the snow, to too the job in the next farm, i never going to forget this,
Love this story. Thank you.
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Notice the love these horses have for their owner. Watch the one on your left give the loving head bumps. They are treated well!!!!
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They trust him!!
Nice
He's also asking him to get on with things, let's do another pulling job, or take the bridle off please!
Loving head bumps? Horses scratch their faces on whatever is around them. THey will do the same to a fence post. That doesn't prove love.
I logged with a Percheron and a Belgian, and we had a Clydesdale on the farm for hay hauling and sugaring. Great animals and fun. They lived to pull. Never got rich logging with horses, but made a living at the time doing something I loved.
I'm glad the horses are okay! Magnificent animals.
@Dominique Schaffner Teams of North Swedish draft horses are still used for logging on sensitiv land in some cases. Efficiant and impressive to watch!
Clydesdales are my favourite breed. I have one on the farm (he's around 17 hands) and ride occasionally and he's the sweetest horse I've known. They seem aware of their size and I don't have a problem with letting him hang out near the road even though children will sometimes pet him through the fence. He loves the attention and sometimes ignores me when I call him in favour of looking out for people to say hello to. 🤣
You’re sooo lucky!
That, is why it's called "Horse Power"
Ahhh, the dude in the video said that.
You're about the worst plagiarist on the planet, have a nice day Mr Biden.
@@moondawg3693 Why the insult?
Back in the day I had a team.. and all you had to say in the yard was "Hey We have a LOAD" and they'd come up and stand to get harnessed. With that huge mass. I watched it and realized I was mumbling " come on my boys, come on my boys, Gee gee gee get in the snow.. come on my boys". They are not slaves nor are they robots. Until you work with a horse that big and strong, you'll never understand that they could kill you in an instance or just refuse to do anything, unless they loved you.
A good horse WANTS to work, particularly for GOOD owners who see to their every needs and treats them with kindness and respect. And a little love doesn't hurt, either.
I am sure you miss them. Respect.
I haven't been around draft horses much for about 50 years now but can remember going out to get the cows for milking and have the horses walking up to me for a piece of sugar or a little petting on the face. the horses and my labs were always there when I needed a friend.
@@olddave4833
The most reliable friend to be hand imo
I’ve worked with Belgians and had to keep reminding myself this was a stallion; he was so quiet and well behaved.
I am 65, and the first horse I sat on was a Belgian. A plow team was riding by my Uncles house, and they stopped to chat. He put me on the back of one. I was 5 years old 🥰
And you still haven't forgotten! What a fabulous memory. I'm willing to bet you can still smell their sweet sweat and feel their soft hair.
Terrie Tackette, i dont cant remmeber the day that the farmers put me on the back off a Belgain work horse,(in Belguim) i wass so young at that time, it mass bee in 1958 or 1960, at that time we in Belguim we use horses for farm work , to pull te binder , the plow, ranking hay, minor spreader and things
A great team that knows how to work together! If a horse is unable to pull the weight, they won't. They know their limit. I asked my horse to pull a log once and it was too heavy. He just side stepped back and forth but wouldn't pull after his first effort. On other logs, he pulled them easily and licked his lips and bobbed his head each time he successfully moved a log in place (horse language for happiness). I was building a log barn for him and he helped. Horses are amazing!😊
Hey Suzanne .
A cowboy buys a horse from the town pastor. The pastor explains, “To make the horse go, you gotta yell, ‘Thank God!’ And to make it stop, yell, ‘Hallelujah.’”
The cowboy rides away. He rides all day and starts to nod off in the saddle when he notices he is about to ride straight over a cliff. Searching his memory, he yells to the horse, “Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” The horse grinds to a stop just at the edge of the cliff. The cowboy wipes the sweat off his forehead.
“Phew!” the cowboy sighs. “Thank God!”...
People like this annoy me honestly. The people sitting there watching this team of horses do this and the first thing they think is "how much you want for them?" Its like they see someone else have a good thing going for them and they just suddenly want to take it from themselves. Is it just me that feels irked by that. Its the same mindset of someone who is a side man or woman. They see a great relationship between spouses and want to take it for themselves. Not all cases obviously but some. The whole "I want what you have " mindset can be annoying. Im happy for this man his amazing team.
What would they even do with those horses anyways? If the person that wanted them was a farmer, I can imagine them wanting all of that power on their side, and if the person is a Belgian horse breeder, then hey, they're doing the world a service by keeping the breed alive and Prince and Molly would certainly be assets to the breed assuming neither of them are fixed. But if they just want the horses because they appeared on the news, then I would dread them being shoved in tiny stalls while the person makes people pay twenty dollars to see them.
That truck driver now knows what true horsepower is. A moment he will never forget. Those big draft type horses love doing their job with a kind hearted owner. God bless them.
It's not their job. They aren't our slaves. They are beings. Some enlightenment for you and anyone reading..and this is one of many reasons why I am vegan now, because I reached a higher consciousness to know better and to respect beings not use them for our selfish doings. They aren't born to be our bitch. They should be free to roam around wherever they live and be loved by their human parent not OWNED as a SLAVE! and loved not made to work
A life long horse lover here...Belgians along with the other breeds of draft horses are amazing animals. Never underestimate the power of these beautiful animals. I understand why the owner is not willing to sell them
Prince and Molly have a wonderful gentleman taking care of them.
*sigh* I so miss my Belgians! Grew up raising them; it's been a good 30 years since we lost the ranch and I STILL miss 'em. This pair is, as the man said, priceless. No doubt in my mind he'll retire them on the farm eventually, to be, in essence, pets. :)
My eyes welled with tears, my heart with pride while watching this. I’ve had horses and these two reminded me that every time I’m in awe of horses it always feels as if it were the first time. Their majesty and heart is that powerful. That these creatures submit to us is a wonder. And they do so willingly when taught by people who use understanding and are fair and kind.
Those who force submission by causing them fear and pain are deplorable people unworthy to be in the presence of these beautiful, noble beings.
Beautifully said. I am a lover of Horses, one of God's MOST Beautiful and Majestic creatures.
God's greatest two gifts to man: the dog and the horse.
Sometimes it's less about how many ponies you have under the hood and more about how many horses you have hitched to your bumper. :-)
My dad pulled a school bus out of the ditch with a team of horses. The school bus was turning around on highway because it was snowed in . He backed up a bit to far and couldn’t make it out . Dad got the team out hooked on to the bus and pulled it back on to the road. Horse can pull lots if they have good traction
You should be so proud sir. You did a good thing and I don’t see the horses giving any signs of pain or discomfort. I’d never sell them either. They’re beautiful and get the job done.
I wanted to say something but you said it all.
Draft horses are truly some of the most magnificent hauling machines ever to WALK the earth. Gentle but insanely powerful giants.
@@thunderbird1921 definitely agreed. My dad was a farmer and back in the 30's and 40's these horses were their tractors and trucks. I wish i still i had those old pictures. Beautiful beasts.
Good thing you’re here to remind him how to use his own horses
Slavery is what it is. There's nothing to be proud about. They are beings not property
I’m always impressed by horses. My cousin worked on a ranch in Wyoming that used draft horses to pull a sleigh that had hauled hay to feed cattle after big snows. They’re the best pards a man could have.
I worked on a dairy farm my final year of high school and when the snowblower broke down, we hitched up the team, towed the milk truck in a half mile long driveway, loaded it up and towed it back out to the highway. They didnt even break a sweat.
amazing feat. beautiful horses, great guy! love that their tails aren't docked, too!
He just needed that extra 2HP 😂
Loved the head bump to the horse was GIVING TO his owner so sweet
MAGNIFICENT, MAGNIFICENT, MAGNIFICENT HORSES!! How I'd ADORE to love 'em up and care for them!!
This the reward that we Belgains give to the brave Americans to liberate Belguim in the second W.W., the Begain horses are strong and gentle, i work with them when i was a young boy, on the farm in Belguim, good job sir ,you are good man,
All respect and compliments to these horses driver and handler, Mr Jacob
Our family has always had horses and we love them. The cool thing about these types of breeds is they absolutely love to pull.
Wish we used them for logging still. Our forests do too.
That hits deep, that’s dark. 😔✌🏻
We've got a gentleman around my area that uses his horses for logging still..plenty of people pay for that style
@@zacmonarch4845 it’s a wonderful thing to still have around
You should research before posting. Look up logging and tree planting. And while your at it look up we have more forests today that 100 years ago.
@@divineknowledge4607 is that harvestable forest though? Beside the crap to make press board. and I believe Leslie was getting more at the carbon footprint being made and the unnecessary cutting made to get the machinery in to log it, not that there are less forests.we tend to be a bit more selective on cuts and the route taken when done on a smaller scale log operation. Maybe actually read a comment and think a minute before posting, Dick
These big drafters have been bred since medieval times to carry or pull enormous weight.
The 'knights of old' in suits of armor rode these horses. Bred for strength, stamina and to battle.
People who own them today value them for showing, pleasure and work.
This team was perfectly willing to do what was asked of them.
Very cool
Yes, it is the respect and appreciation that the owners have for the horses that allow the horses to work with such success.
Wow, so impressive. Obviously the truck driver had not seen a pulling contest. He was out teamstered, LOL!
I love this guys’ spirit. Very honest, hard working, peaceful.
We had teams of draft mules that loved nothing better than pulling anything you could hook them to. Skid logs, drag wagons and sleighs around, pull out tree stumps, they even go hooked to a friends old barn to tear it down and make way for the new one! Gentle, wise, playful giants! It was my pleasure to care for them. Theyre all missed greatly!
Life was better and horses were better in the old days. Time to slow down again folks! Greetings from Australia.
2 horsepower with traction does more than 600 horsepower spinning its wheels.
Those two were awesome. They first started pulling headed for the snow to get traction but then they were on ice. Their strength is really something to behold.
Old faithful allies of human kind: horses and dogs. Keep them close and care for them. One day that's all we gonna have to survive.
Don't forget cats. Cats are just. as faithful as dogs. So many stories of cats protecting their humans. Like the one that was on the news a cat ran off a dog that was attacking a toddler writing on a Kitty bike in the front drive of where he lived. Cats that have traveled thousands of miles to find their human if that's not loyal I don't know what it is. The Incredible Journey is based on a true story. It was redone and a lot of people now know the story by the title of Homeward Bound. But the original story of Homeward Bound was based off of a book called The Incredible Journey. Two dogs and cat make their way through Canadian wilderness. Cats are badass creatures. When cats came over from Africa science shows us that the cat killed off 40 species of dog. That's how bad ass cats are. Don't mind me I'm just a crazy nerdy cat lady.
@@Catnipfumar Yea man i love cats too of course! but i cannot possibly take them on a cattle line i keep them home by the fireplace :D
Nothing like real horse power.
Adore these wonderful creatures 💗
That's simply amazing, and those horses enjoyed it, too. God bless those beautiful creatures.
600 hp diesel engine.
+ 2 to get the job done, that's awesome
The tire is the key. Using a fore-cart the impact of the horses hitting the harness caused the fore cart to jump wildly back and forth. My Amish neighbor used his team on a fedex truck whose driver got his big truck stuck in my driveway. This driver should be demoted to load and unload only. He had no idea how to drive in winter conditions. He was doing everything wrong. He was putting my firewood in front of his tires. He was on a hill that has an added angle to the side. Every step uphill took him sideways too. It was the horses that finally did it...each horse has one horse power. But they can pull like crazy.
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I know a little about driving and pulling but never seen a tire on a chain between the horses and the rig they are pulling. What was the purpose?
@@MorganJServices the tire stretches when the chain is tight. Without a tire, the forecart is jumping in the air or bouncing. The operator of the horses was on top of the forecart and he was bouncing along with the cart. If he had slow responses he would have been killed. The truck was a big fedex box truck. Nowhere near the weight of the tractor trailer AND those horses were pulling on an icy road. Idk if the horses were shod. My experience was in a plowed and frozen field and the horses were not shod. Shod means horse shoes.
@@gingercox6468
If they had horse shoes, would it be too slippery in ice?? Do they possibly have a better grip?
I thought you would prefer horse shoes when walking on hard surfaces like a road
@@gingercox6468 I didn't completely register the tire until reading your comment. Even though I saw the tire, I don't know what is normal or unusual in a team of horses for pulling heavy loads.
Never underestimate the power of horses, they are incredibly strong creatures! May the force be with horses!
I had the same thing happen when I was driving truck in the mid 90's.
Horse cave, KY an Amish family had a small sawmill, it was light snow and ice, light load on the deck and couldn't get up the hill, kinda like this video, went and got the neighbor and his team. Pulled my 379 Pete and 45ft flatbed up the hill, it was an amazing thing as they didnt seem to work too hard doing it. ! Yes, I believe that his horses love him!
The Horse built America, you would think we would have a Statue of the horse for tribute to such an amazing animal.
Seeing those manes gives me envy from my little Appaloosa.
My Appaloosa actually had a mane and tail!
What a story!
Now that's some real Horsepower right there!
The term horsepower really is outed, I was googling and on paper a 1700 draft horse in its prime, in its front end alone, produces over 2700lb of equivalent torque, that is incredible.
The horses are smart too, though he has them start on the frozen road the horses on their own quickly go to the snow to get some more traction.
Horses like Molly and Prince are strong enough to pull vehicles out of snow
In my Eyes, the Horses are real Heros.
amazing.. hope they got lots of praise and treats for that job
Horses have warrior hearts, they don't slip, they dig deeper!!!
What a couple of brave, beautiful, hard working guys!
My grandma has 4 Belgian drafts. The same type in the video. They are really strong and super sweet. The biggest one is Charlie, which he stands about 25 hands tall, which is equal to about 9.5 feet, when he is standing fully upright from his feet to his ears and weighs close to 2 tons. The other 3 names are Willow, Major, and Mack.
Farmer logic and Knowing the team could handle the job. Great team looking good.
Awesome horses and their owner/driver was is pretty proud of his team!!’
Awesome , not everything is for sale .
Back in the early 70's Myself and a friend did some selective logging in northern Maine. After stupidly running my 65 Ford Galaxy off the road, we hitched up our beautiful belgian/percheron horse and proceeded to pull that car out of the snow filled ditch like it was nothing. After a hard days work, my buddy myself and our horse all enjoyed a beer each at the end of the day. Great memories.
That is amazing power....wow...Go Molly and Prince!💖💖💖💖💖💖
your horses are so beautiful they look well cared for thanks
What beautiful big babies, those Belgians! ♥️👏👏👏
My friend had two draft horses, when only one was needed the other one became jealous, I guess they were in competition with each other. They love to work.
They’re called a team for a reason. When one of my childhood drafters died the other one pined. It was hard to see. Even though he was in with the cattle for companionship he was so lonely.
You know that team knew they were doing well, knew he was pleased with them. I'm betting they were pretty proud of themselves! I dare say he gave them a treat with dinner.
They are more than any truck don't ever give up on horse power amaizing anima
Beautiful POWERFUL wonderful horses!
They are loved and well taken care of. Great job dad. ❤🙏
Amazing ... Bless those Horses and others! Happy New Year!
as noble horse will always be the heart of man in are history when called for they give there all the noble entity
it is
Now that’s horse power
Out in the alflafa fields outside my town theres a farmer that only uses draft teams to do all the , cutting, turning, baling and picking up the bales. Its a beautiful thing to watch and both sides of the roads are people parked watching when hes out there, word gets out fast and they come from alll over, the most beautiful six team, dun color with cream manes and tails, and he always uses show harness, he is very very proud and Im sure he loves everyone watching.
Great video! I had the privilege of working with a team of Percherons years ago. They such powerful animals but so gentle!
The tire in the middle is critical to the job.
@David Erickson I had a big fedex truck stuck in my yard and my Amish neighbor brought down two drafts and a forecart. Once hooked to the truck and asked to go the forecart hit the end of the chain and jumped to be inline with the truck. I was sure someone would get hurt. He kept hitting that chain and jumping back and forth. A tire would have eased the breakaway point.
We were also dealing with a driver who barely spoke English, he also seemed to not know how to drive. He had piled firewood in front of his tires???........after that torture went on ten or fifteen minutes he brought more horses down and eventually fox fedex out of my driveway and his corn field. Three horsepower beat a 450 horsepower up a slippery slope of half frozen mud and gravel.
That tire is a very effective shock absorber!
Beautiful horses ❤❤❤❤❤
SURREALISM AT ITS MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSIONISM
You have two beautiful wonderful creatures there. I was so happy that you wouldn't put a price on them. Treasure them please for all of us who love horses but can no longer have any of our own. God bless you and your incredible team.
I'm going to show this to my silly dressage horses
I dont know if they'll understand...those darn dressage ponies! My mule is a retired dressage champion.
That'll teach em!😊
My two need to take life more seriously! Dressage horses are the club kids of the horse world. Just dilettantes, both of them. Always on their phones.
Hahahaha!!
🤣🤣🤣
Doing what God made them to do. Beautiful to see them working as a team.
God didn't make them, first evolution created them, and then mankind developed them through selective breeding.
My grandpa had Belgians before he had a car. They plowed the field and logged (cut & drug trees) with them.
@@susantunbridge4612 that is just the belief society taught you but I believe in Gods creation story
Susan Manderson god made evolution possible 😏
@@susantunbridge4612 Thanks, Susan! I was taught that also, but I could never understand how something (the universe, or even its building blocks) came from nothing. Seems to me there has to be something or someone to get it started. Evolution requires raw materials, IOW, so I don't think it answer all the questions. Cheers!
Real horsepower, no electric crap here. Good onyou. Eddie O, Connor. CORK, 🇮🇪 Ireland.
God bless his creations, real natural horse power! Beautiful animals..
Never underestimate the power of true horsepower.
Beautiful beings. Absolutely adorable. 💖
Truly Amazing but animals perform to please they're master and these 2 beautiful creatures looked like they are well taken care of but most importantly loved!!
Truly an inspiring story. We humans could learn from them. Team work and determination can beat the odds.
If two Belgian horses can pull about, I'm going to say, 15 to 17 tons, if they dont have it loaded and if they have it loaded then, about, 22 to 30 tons, depending on if its filled with calves or adult cows, so if they can pull all of that, why did we stop using them?, I mean how many of our machines can do that, not many, if any, i havent seen any.
Way to go molly and prince that was amazing
THIS MAN DID REALLY ONE AMAZING JOB PULLING A SEMI TRUCK UPHILL BY 2 HORSE'S BRAVO
Very happy horses so well loved.
That's why they call it horse power . Love them
This is absolutely amazing!
What a beautiful pair! So pretty there. Be warm and Safe everyone! 🌟❤
That was epic. I just fell in love with your horses!
That's the real horse power 💪🤠
“One horsepower” is defined as the ability to lift 500 lbs vertically in one second (not a lot of people know that)
Now that's horse power and Jacob sure loves them and vise versa
I was straining right along with them as I watched. Great vid.
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!
Oh my Gosh..THOSE horseys. Pullin that Semi- 🚚......they are soooo WONDERFUL..💘 them....fr TEXAS.
Goes to show technology isn't all that and a bag of chips! We need to cherish our history and heritage before we're sold down the river on a "new" way that will sink us all! Take good care qnd respect these animals that stood beside us making our country what it is today! That includes NOT throwing them away when they get old, or sending them to slaughter! They deserve the respect and dignity of a human loving ending! It's long overdue to give horses the respect they deserve! They have been our companions, calvary, army, transportation, entertainment, and for many won or made them money, and none of them deserve to be chucked.
Real, Raw Horsepower!!!!
Very impressive horses n beautiful horses