DAPNET website- www.draftanimalpower.org/

Thank you Jim and Brenda for taking us on your adventure! I should have been born when everybody used to draft animals.

It was such a thrill to meet you guys and spend time with everyone this weekend! It was one of the best weekends of our lives, we learned so much and made many new friends. Such a wonderful, knowledgeable and supportive community that we are proud to be a part of! See you soon!

@suzannemomma

9 ай бұрын

I’m not jealous, honest.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

We had a blast meeting you too! And we surely look forward to seeing you again!

@russlong7175

9 ай бұрын

I started following your page. Very interesting

@drafthorseswithalexa

9 ай бұрын

@@russlong7175 Thank you!

God Bless America and our old ways..TO EVERYONE THAT WATCHED THIS VIDEO from The FIELD DAYS EVENT..I say hello from here in South Alabama..May you all be blessed beyond your expectations. Thank you Everyone .

Yes put all of your videos on here. I don't mind watching 5 days. Thanks

Great video. I especially liked seeing the various implements people brought. The oxen calf demonstration was very interesting. The videos you take at horse pulls and field days are always so interesting. Thank you, Brenda, for your blue ribbon work. I am looking forward to seeing the other videos. 😊😊😊

How interesting and such a good presentation Brenda, thank you.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Hi, Jim, Brenda! Thanks for taking me on this fantastic trip! I saw & learned a lot in this first video. I always injoyed horse power on the farm, instead of tractor power! Thanks again, you guys are the best, Jim, Nova Scotia Canada..Can't wait for the next 2...

Brenda you have a new career going here with your videography, which may I add is outstanding!

Enjoyed the event video. Very interesting. I’m looking forward to the next two episodes. Thanks for doing this.

Yes thank you Brenda ,great video work

It's interesting all the different things--animals & implements--at this event! I'll enjoy the next videos! 🙂

Printaboul = Gaëtan Dupont. Mrs. Gordon, you're a great «story teller» it flows, and it is interessting. Thanks

Seems like people got to have a lot of hands-on experience with all types of equipment and animals. I found the oxen very interesting. Looking forward to more footage from the weekend!

This is so very interesting! Thank you

Brenda that was awesome! It was so interesting, and I learn things about oxen I never knew! You are the Y-Tube queen!!

this was great,,we all went in! he '80s as a family,,it was very informative what Brenda showed,,and am looking forward to more videos...thanks 😊❤❤

Very interesting video and it presented to me a broader understanding and insight into both Jim and Brenda's committment in enjoying and sharing their life style with all of us.. which is much more diverse then I knew or expected. Brenda ***** (5 stars) for keeping up with all the action while Jim was in the woods with the horses.. looking forward to much more of the action at DAPNET with Jim and Brenda.

My dad would have loved your channel but he passed away in October of 2000. He loved draft horses. He purchased a Percheron named Maude many years ago. My dad said that she could have plowed by herself if there had been a way to keep the plow straight. We all loved her, she was a good watch horse too. She was so gentle & calm. So I love watching your channel, it brings back sweet memories of my dad & Maude plowing, thank you.

This was an awesome event. Great meeting you guys there and thank you for capturing some vid and sharing the experience.

It was absolutely fabulous because it was not only educational but showed truly how amazing farm life is! THANKS, looking forward to the next two!

Thank you for posting this! I'm differently going check them out. Just got my first draft and picking him up Saturday.

👍'I really enjoyed the bit with the two little Devin cows, how well they responded to the woman that he was teaching, they really seemed like they were trying their best to please her. Thanks for making this video

It looks like fascinating shown

Jim,a man of few words.But his work ethic speaks volumes. Enjoy the trip.A nice mini vacation 😎

Thank you Jim and Brenda.. The pictures are beautyful. ❤

It's really interesting to see how the different animals are used in farm work. Such a great group of men and women!

Now that was super interesting, Thank you.

@Tracyannbanks_123

8 ай бұрын

I’d love to know you better, thats only if you dont mind cos you seem to be a very nice person with a great sense of humor

I'm glad to see that there is interest in draft animals. I've been out here shouting in the wilderness that we need to not lose these skills for 45 years, and no one was listening. We had some folks come down from Maine to do an oxen demonstration at the horse park 12 or 13 years ago, and there were a handful of people there to watch.

Thanks For Letting Us Enjoy Seeing What is going on at the DAPNET can't wait to see the others Thank You Brenda For videoing Alot Of The workings of it All Blessings and Please Be Safe ✌️

What an incredible barn. Some history? Thank you for sharing.🐂

@cathiwim

9 ай бұрын

It was/is the home of the University of Vermont Veterinary division of Morgan Horses. Its the Morgan farm

@randybutler4772

9 ай бұрын

@@cathiwim Morgan as in Justin Morgan ? ? Building is so much more than a barn !

The Suffolk horse that was going to be driving looked pregnant. Jim and Brenda such a wealth of knowledge from that program. Thank you!

Thank you Brenda (& Jim), especially the oxen demo at the end. Looking forward to next two vids. 👍👍

Beautiful barn!!

Thank you for sharing your trip. It’s very interesting. 😃

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank u Brenda👍😁

Thank you thank you for your hard work folks nice to see because all can't travel that far but you bring it to us

Very informative to see how useful animals can be on the homestead!!!

I have been waiting for this weekend since you first started to talk about it. I was so excited when I saw you waiting for the ferry in Plattsburgh. I can see the horses kind of enjoyed their sail across Lake Champlain. That trip is so relaxing. I have been to Shelburne a couple of times. It is a big place with beautiful fields for the animals. If I was young this demonstration weekend would be the place to go. Lots to learn with show and tell. Looks like a lot of fun with good people and talented animals.

Isn't that Champlain? Last year we were at the Washington County, NY. fair, there was a team of oxen, each ox weighed 3,200 pounds! Brenda, the video Queen!! Brenda, you do a good job! I'm retired now! Have lots of time to enjoy the rest of the videos!

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

Shelburne Farms borders Lake Champlain. Happy retirement!

Love your videos. I live in East TN. Some of our friends had Belgiums. One of the farms had some Belgium Mules. I was vacationing in Homer AK and met a lady at the local farmers market. She had a picture of a horse in harness. We got to talking. She knew of your channel. She was traveling to NY to see you all at an event. Small world.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

How interesting! We met a very nice woman from Homer Alaska!

@richiebrashears7095

9 ай бұрын

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim Maybe same person. As I recall, her horse was a mixed breed. Maybe some Welsh pony but to me had the coloring of a Suffolk punch. Keep up the great work. Love the videos.

Awesome videoing Brenda! So much interesting information ❤

Cool

Great learning opportunity for everyone

Thank-you for sharing, very nice

Thanks for showing the Oxen Demo. I broke a pair and did a lot of things wrong. Being from Ohio there wasn’t anyone I could ask. Later I went to a place in Michigan called Tillers International and took a class on oxen training and learned so much.

Wow, This is a very Powerful video series. I echo Jim's comments, well said Sir. Brenda, you are doing a great job, valuable stuff, the words don't express.. Thanks. :-)

Looking forward to seeing all of it.

Always enjoy watching and learning about your way of life, God bless!

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Good morning my friend. ❤❤❤

The little Devons are cute!❤

Wish i could have been here, but this is the next best thing! Thank you Brenda, from East TN

I crossed Lake Champlain on the ferry in Aug of 99 on my way home from a stay in PEI, stayed overnight in Bangor Maine and made it home to Ontario by nightfall. Got kind of lost with only a paper map, in Saranac somehow ended up at the ferry unplanned, wild trip all alone in a 92 Buick Roadmaster. My last real vacation in a way.

A fascinating video and a real nice glimpse into the drafting community. Thank you, Looked like fun and I found nuggets for myself and my own garden that I can use. No animals for my city dwelling but all of the animals were excellent to watch and just see how amazing they all were.

How totally interesting ,,thank you to all Presenters.lov from south alabama

Tank you for the time and effort you spent making great videos for us to enjoy 👍

Great video ! Thank you !

Such a little ferry! I'm used to the large ones that cross the puget sound. Love your videos :)

Very interesting…look forward to the other two.

Thank you Jim and Brenda, I always enjoy your videos. This one had some equipment that I remember my father using up until 1958.

Very interesting .. thanks much. Glad to see what Brenda captured. Great getaway and also great to get back home. YAY❤

@bevjane7245

9 ай бұрын

looking forward to the rest of your weekend video .. ferry across Lake Champlain was neat

Super interesting!

Hi Jim and Brinda, some whew around 2000 Miles for me, maybe someday I'll be able to come and see. But for now, it's fun watching. Have a wonderful Day

Thanks for showing oxen stuff too! Very neat

Extremely interesting. Thank you for videoing and sharing. I found the oxen presentations very informative since I had no knowledge of those working animals. Looking forward to the others. The ferry ride looked amazing.

Jim and Brenda make sure to keep a lookout for Champ the lake Monster !!

All hail the “You Tube Queen!” Nice job Brenda! Pretty sure you drove past our house, especially if you took Rt 190!

Great video , thank you , amazing what you all are doing , stay safe ! Have fun ! Memories !

This is so great seeing how things are

Those ferries are like the Scotland Ferry across the James River between Jamestown and Williamsburg, VA!

I wish I lived close enough to go !!

Thank You Brenda for Filming. Next time try the Drone. I almost thought you used one over Lake Champlain then I realized it wasn't. Nice Ending Jim pulls up to the Horse Trailer.

Love the video

Cool❤😊

Great job

Great Video. we've taken the ferry from near Ausable to Burlington few times great ecperince and nice roughly 45 minute ride. grat to see the FD video again remember some of the things from the last one you showed. Great to see all the training item everyone uses. be it horse ,ox what have you. thanks for sharing. and looking forward to the other videos. ECf.

Great videos Brenda!!!

Good to see the younger generation taking up the best land and animal care! We need to also be aware of the moves to put farming out of business as in British Columbia Canada ,where governmenf officials stop water use for crops, even from private wells. See documentary "Stolen Water". Also increasing fertilizer costs putting farmers out of business as in Holland .Canada has started on this route too. The farmers in Holland pushed back from farm land confiscation but many lost their family farms . We need our farms and protect the food chain they provide. Governments unfortunately think they can provide by excessive interference.

impressed by the cattle!

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

They were very impressive! And the drovers!

Thanks for sharing your experiences with us, always interested in draft animals and how to use them. Looking forward to more.

Haven’t seen oxen brichen before, didn’t know that was a thing

We took the ferry years ago when and we camped in Vermont. Many years ago

I was on that ferry once in the same place you guys parked. It was a terrible storm, the crossing was scary. I was worried the car breaks would give in and I would be in the drink.

I am sorry I missed you guys this year. My Cinderella rides were postponed to last weekend due to rain on the original date.😢

OUTSTANDING VIDEOS

Love love love thank you!

Very interesting material

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🤔observation was ,interesting, informative, almost like a state fair, looking for follow up vids 👍👀

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fascinating stuff....thank you for posting this video

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Interesting stuff😊

Thanks Brenda 😊

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Danke , daß ihr uns mitgenommen habt. Es ist wunderbar eine Gemeinschaft zu sehen, die das Wissen um die alten Methoden erhält. Warum sind keiine Amish dabei? Können sie ihre Pferde nicht transportieren?

@cathiwim

9 ай бұрын

They pretty much stick to themselves

@uteschneider3349

9 ай бұрын

​@@cathiwim Ah. Danke für die Antwort. Thank you. ❤

All of this looking at this old equipment and I haven't saw Jim there yet with his horses

Good shooting. Interesting about oxen and the new equipment being used with animal drawn implements. Brenda, would you be able to add in on a map your trips? I like to follow on Google Maps when you go to different places. It would be great if you could. I have a sister down in Montreal. 🙌🏼🤠🐴🇨🇦

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I know nothing about "working" cows but that was a beautiful beige cow she was rigging up to do whatever she wants to be done. The thing is that was a very heavy load to be draped around their necks to begin with. So, they start off with a mark against them. I suppose they are prepared to do it. I have seen cows or oxen in videos that do carry a heavy load but it just seems there could be a better way. I would like to know if there are weigh to load ratios that would tell you if a cow or even a horse has reached it maximum pull weight?

Do you require a coggins test to transport you horses over State lines?