tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1557725219757039244..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Snow Plowing with Draft HorsesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22803416766948108432012-02-01T12:45:32.697-05:002012-02-01T12:45:32.697-05:00I'm going back and reading your color wheel po...I'm going back and reading your color wheel posts, but this one intrigued me. James the reason one of the plow horses only had shoes on the front hooves may be that perhaps he kicks. Shoes on the back hooves do a lot more damage than just the hooves themselves, which are damaging enough!Janet Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211855672690293121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80683913504299536712010-02-27T16:32:05.190-05:002010-02-27T16:32:05.190-05:00You should check out the snow clearing plow boards...You should check out the snow clearing plow boards used by ice harvesters. those were horse draw too.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918126828577872389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85421520740473383292010-02-26T15:16:25.350-05:002010-02-26T15:16:25.350-05:00Jeff, One of the horses only had shoes on the fron...Jeff, One of the horses only had shoes on the front hooves. The other had all four. Don't know why. <br /><br />Steve, we love WB, too. We posted from the library parking lot--as the library was closed. When we went to restart the car, the battery was dead. So we called AAA and took the bus home. <br /><br />Rebecca, it took Lenny a while to get the plow height right, but once he did, it worked great. The horses had plenty of power.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59284605901966140442010-02-24T21:31:25.341-05:002010-02-24T21:31:25.341-05:00Lovely images (and I love the poem Steve shared). ...Lovely images (and I love the poem Steve shared). My grandpa used to log with horses in the 1940's. I'll bet the plow worked fine. Did it?Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1406714318930496922010-02-24T19:53:26.804-05:002010-02-24T19:53:26.804-05:00One of my favorite writers, Wendell Berry, has far...One of my favorite writers, Wendell Berry, has farmed/logged/plowed with horses for years. His most recent collection of poems begins with this extremely short one, appropriate for your day:<br /><br />"Like Snow"<br /><br />Suppose we did our work<br />like the snow, quietly, quietly,<br />leaving nothing out. <br /><br /><br />So, Jim, in the absence of electricity, did you post this from the library? Or was current restored by late afternoon?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45028283198043509542010-02-24T18:14:09.969-05:002010-02-24T18:14:09.969-05:00This is great, plowing with draft horses. I unders...This is great, plowing with draft horses. I understand that you have to put snow shoes on horses in the winter so they don't slip.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.com