Grandfathers last team was a pair of Belgians named Barney and Bess. Grandfather passed away in 1951 and the team both died a few years later. He never farmed with a tractor. Loved seeing the team work!!!

Never grows old watching these horses. Looks so peaceful

Young boy plows a field with a team of horses. Asks his dad how to get straight furrows. Dad says look at something in the distance it will keep you straight. Dad comes back and the rows are crooked, dad says what happened. Sons say I did focus on something in the distance that cow. Classic country joke told when I was young.

After a hard days work,,,, I come home and see you and your horses working hard.

Jim, Enjoy Your video's and Your knowledge. My Dad was a Horse Trader and a Cattle Order Buyer. He told Me when Highway 66 came through Marshfield, Mo.in 1926 they hired the local Famers and their teams to help build the road. The wage was 50 cents per day for a laborer and a dollar a day for a team. He was quite proud that a Man with a team could make a $1.50 a day if he had a team to work. The farm He grew up on was 1000 acres, over half river bottom land. All of this was worked with Horses.

Winter frost and good plowing sure left your field in good condition. The disk may be old and worn out (kind of like me somedays) but doing a nice job. I don't hear much blade noise from hitting rocks, always a noise that irritates. A LT 40 user in Tennessee was using diesel while cutting Pine, little pricy but sure kept the Pine pitch off the blade and guides.

Thank you so much for sharing the peacefulness of riding behind those lovely horses.

Another great video. I just sent it to my mom and step father to watch. Today is his 80th birthday and he really likes them! He always asks me when I'm going to send him another "movie" to watch!

Jim please stop apologizing for the way you work and how you take care of your animals. From what I have seen you take great care of your teams and you really do work pretty darn safe. I've seen a lot worse that's for sure. People always think that they know better than you. Well they don't. What works for you, is just that. It works for you and that's how you do it. I kind of wandered if you had any tractors on the place and that question was answered when you came into the sawmill. Keep up the great work and enjoy spring. In Minnesota it seems like we have 6 month of winter, 1 1/2 months of spring, 3 months of summer and 1 1/2 months of fall. So spring and fall just fly by way to fast.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

That was fun. Good boy Bill!

what beautiful peace of land.putting chains on that disk is a good idea.My father and uncle bought a sawmill in 1960 in Galway NY by 1980 We were running three in Galway and one in Otego NY. IN 1979 I went to Memphis Tenn and learned to grade hardwood lumber. You can say I've been through the mill. We had a bunch of larch just when my father was redoing his kitchen,he made his cabinets and put tongue and groove on the walls and ceiling.Thank for the video so many memories.

In our area, plow in fall come spring have a good crop of rock growing. Picked every year . My Gran dads place 50 miles to the south was bout pure gray shale. He could grow melons , cantaloupe, winter squash like ya never believe, long as not a dry year. Those fields are Beautiful. I'd take my shoes off n walk thru em. Until you said something about ride the disc, never gave it a thought.

Always something to do on a farm. Never boring for sure.

Another fine video Jim, keep them coming!

Thanks for bring back a lot of great memories form when I was young growing up on our farm.

Hiya the Gordens thanks for the calendar had a couple of comments off my daughters ( dad canya Willya) suspect i will be ordering more next year , cant go outside today weather as usual here this time of year heavy rain, strong winds , so I'm sat her watching some of your old vids at the moment you are disc harrowing with bill and lady , very relaxing watching these vids I suspect that's why your horses are so chilled they pick up on your calm vibes , love to you all hope you have a good 2024 and there after

I really enjoy the various camera angles while running the disk/disc with the horses. Thanks for another great video.

Hi Jim great video again really enjoy watching the team working as regards riding on the discs it reminded me of something that happened to me when I was a youngster my dad sent me out with a team to harrow some ground to get it ready for sowing after about 3 hours I was getting tired so decided if I stood on one leaf of the harrows I could ride I didn't see my dad arrive I will let imagine what I was told

The process begins again, great that you can get the teams back in shape without overworking them.

Thank's for sharing your day

Hi Jim, nice video seeing the Belgians working. Farm on, Andreas

Hope Duke @ Earl and doing well for you. Thank you for sharing. 🐴🐴😷👍

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Doing good

A oasis of peace and harmony in a troubled world.

Nice one Jim,well done...

Another good one.Good to keep the horses in shape.And that disc is a good way to do it.Great way to make fence post.

Nice looking dirt.

@Jozomo

3 жыл бұрын

That's soil not dirt!

No noise but the jingle of chains and creaking of the harness - wonderful way to enjoy god's beauty... Do you have a Tamarac swamp on your property or where do you get your fence logs? I really enjoyed the video. Love the way you care for the horses.

Lovely video, camera shots of your property and explaining everything is what brings us back. This is second video without Duke and Earl is Jim worried he is loosing his star billing on the marquee. Ha Ha be safe and Blessed

A very nice video Jim. Keep em coming.

Seems good to be getting into spring time!

Jim and Brenda, I don't need to tell you, you hired out standing farm hand. I used to help pick stones w/ tractor bucket and wagon, when lunch we all sat in inside have ate a meal, that was nice.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

8 ай бұрын

Yes he is great help!

Your horses make disking look much easier than mine do....I only have a single gang disk but it is an "orchard" disk with scalloped disk and it is very heavy. I pull mine behind my forecart since I am way to chicken to ride on it. (Also too much of a clutz!) I love how level this one leaves your ground but that is probably since it is a tandem disk. My ground is much rougher after plowing so I run my homemade leveler first so the ground is more even for the horses to pull the disk over. My horses are never is good shape come spring unlike yours. It is a pleasure to watch your work.

Mr Jim Gordon, the man of many skills and of great balance! I pull my disk behind the more comfortable forecart ( well, no actually my horses do the pulling, I sit). The Belgians show a pretty good stride, the disk doesn't seem too big a load for them.

Hi Hopefully spring is on it's way here in wis Loved video ❤🌞

GREAT SHOW Jim.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Love your video’s Jim .Stay safe and healthy all of you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

You riding on top of the disc's your weight help to keep them to decent depth and Save's adding extra weights on

First time viewer that was really educational video. I have seen this before but in smaller horses was shoed. Never seen the pads being used before. Thanks for the video

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great team

This was awesome for a spring job for a lovely couple in the fresh air and your hubby is better and able after surgery....

...when your horses are familiar with every piece of equipment on the farm, and are sizing it up as they walk up to it to see what they will be doing... Mine used to do that too, and when pulling a carriage, they would bob their heads up and down triangulating the hills as they came to them, so they would know how to tackle them. Most farmers ride equipment like that. Skateboarders ride boards like that and routinely bust themselves up. I can see your horses get very little time for loafing, which is probably why they are living so long.

Once upon a time,we had a Ol horse disc with a seat on It. the gangs were adjustable, with grease cups on the bearings. Your disc probably just needs some TLC. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸

Thanks for sharing.

My dad had a team of chestnuts like twins of yours, I used to love disking an yes a great way to give them exercise .

Thoroughly enjoyed!!! Thanks for sharing!💪🏿✊🏿

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you , you have a great day also.

👍👌🇨🇦❤, Jim plow surfing at its best

Look forward to every video, thank you

I see you roached your horses mane, and clipped their foretops! Looks great!

Enjoyed the video Jim

👍👍

Really nice yob . I like this ..

With horses witch is pretty cool , u never have to worry about getting stuck can always get out, not like a skid steer or tractor.

Interesting video !!

Happy Birthday Brenda.🎂nice shot of Jim and the horses looking through the grass walking towards you. 🙌🏼Have a great day! 🤠🐴🇨🇦

@sueheaman7186

Жыл бұрын

My comment ended up on the wrong video🫢

Great video thanks

Wonderful video demonstrating the results of years of progressive training ! Jim and Brenda are 2,000 subscribers away from 100,000. There are over 300,000 KZread channels with over 100,000 subscribers. Working horses with Jim needs to break this threshold. I’m going to share this channel with a couple of my friends. Care to join me?

Bonjour Jim: another informative video. relaxing and calm i am afterward. question du jour: do you sharpen your blade or do you send it out to be resharpened . cheers and as always 'careful step !'

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

I send my blades away to WoodMizer to be resharpened

Like from🇺🇦..... Nice👍👍👍

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Thanks again. Been a long time since I have seen disks like those of yours used and then it was with a Fordson tractor not horses..

Wow those woodmizers are awsome im always on look out for one at action or used one .my friend has one not shure the brand .ive herd of one guy who bought on just for making r×r ties

I knew an old WW1 vet that said he wanted his coffin made of larch, so he could go through hell a snapping

how many logs did you have to cut to get those posts? also will you show us you install the new posts... thxs always for the videos

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How in the heck do you stay balanced standing up there?

Jim, nice camera work!

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I have heard that locust posts work good for wet spots they are rot resistant also and under ideal conditions will sometimes continue to grow(?)

it's been a week or so since your last video Jim. i hope you and the family are well. cheers

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for checking in. We are all good, just busy with spring work. More videos to come soon!

Looks like nice mellow ground, but where are all the stones. Sure had a lot of them to pick when I worked on the farm in malone.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

There aren't a lot of stone in that field but we have picked plenty of stones elsewhere

Think i wd put a spring seat with sun/rain roof on it...

they sure are big

Have you decided when and which horse you will break the colts with. We were fortunate because we had a mare that you could drive with the liens hanging on the hames. She was a brisk walker without any bad habits. We bought her as a yearling from Clearance Nordstrom in Pine City, Minnesota. Daisy was the best of the best. That is the way we dissed the land.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

not yet

Does the water on the blade keep it from getting too hot as well as wash the gum off the blade ?

Jim, please show me how you seed the feels let me know when you plan to do so THANKS,Ed

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure we will make a vid when we do. If you subscribe to our channel an click the notify bell, you will be notified whenever new vids come out

@edwardroberts2997

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim@@WorkingHorsesWithJim

Jim, you’re good at anticipating your viewers’ thoughts re how you balance using the lines. I don’t know how harness and lines work for the horses but I was wondering if the lines go directly to the bits?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

yes

Could you make a video on the reasons why you want to set a disc up for different conditions?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

I will keep it in mind

Hi Jim! When you are tacking up the horses do you ever sense any kind of excitement from them that they are about to get out of the stall and do something less mundane?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

sometimes

Hi Jim. Have you plowed the entire field on horseback or used a tractor? Relatives do not believe that such a plot can be cultivated on horses. In our country, almost no one uses horses to cultivate the land, and there is no such technique.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

I have plowed the entire field several times with the horses over the past 30 years, I do small plots at a time

@annahorinova558

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim Jim, I'm sorry, I have no doubts about your work. I bought a plow with a double furrow, I will also use it on my personal plot. I have many questions for you. I am looking forward to your new videos.

I just found and read that there are 9 working horses. That’s a serious error . It definitely is 10 work horses. The tenth horse is definitely Jim…maybe even 11, Brenda. Smiles, Belinda

Have you ever had amish style bread soup? Ask the amish neighbors if they still eat bread soup for church meal and snits pie. Tell them someone on your KZread channel asked if they like rivel soup.

@emeryedwards1219

3 жыл бұрын

You might ask them for the recipe and add black pepper to taste. Bread, coffee,rivel,milk in the tomato soup, best homemade soups a man can get.😜

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

no I haven't

Very interesting about your crop rotation and nutrients how many acres do you have on your farm?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

About 150 acres tillage and more woodland

How do you deal with horses that are anxious/ won't listen to important comands such as WOAH! ?? I have trouble with my haflingers wanting to continue to back up when I hook them to my forecart. I also have trouble reminding them to stay still when I am not holding on the lines.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Those are rally good questions. It would be easier to answer them on a video. On thing I can think of is leave them tied some place around the buildings while you are doing other things, for a few hours at a time. It actually helps to teach them how to stand.

When turning in the field for the very last pass with the disk, do you think that lady and bill knew that they were almost done with work for the day? I'm wondering if they can tell that all the ground has been gone over.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure

Yeah, but what if you lost the plot and fell in and the horses didn't stop? You'd get disced up and sliced up like a beetroot! I guess you've had to leap off and away more than once. Does a nice job. Thanks Jim.

Just started watching this year. Do you ever use a fore cart?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

yes I do

@sweetbriarfarm777

3 жыл бұрын

@@WorkingHorsesWithJim I managed to find one of yours that looked like you did. It’s on my bucket list. I have the harness, some equipment, just waiting for a bomb-proof team of Haflinger mares, some lessons and at 66, will be ready to go😏

Questions,,,Why did you always start with that horse first Everytime,,is he doniment? How old are they ? The Tiller does great,,no worries there,,, you're good with camera and explaining, ,,

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

They are both around 13

Jim do you sharpen your own blades for your band mill?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

No I send them away to be sharpened

How many total acres do you have on your farm, Jim ?

Sorry Jim., I’m so scared that something will go wrong, if it can it will please be careful.

how many years do you get out of the fence post on average?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure, just started using this type several years ago

Do you ever have woofers?

I would like to know how many acres of land you work with your horses. I know many farmers say not to ask how much land they have but just for reference how many acres do you work

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

about 150 acres

Jim, Where do you keep your honey bees?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Don't have any- got enough irons it fire

Do you ever use bells on the harnesses?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

no

Do you have any locust trees in your part of the country

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

We have some

How long do you expect a tamarack post to last?

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

I've had some 6x6's in the ground for 20 years, no sure how long on the smaller ones

Where’s that new drone footage of the spring field work. Be great to see some of that from way up.

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for the right conditions- it's often windy and it can't be too cold

Were are you located at Mr. Jim ??

@WorkingHorsesWithJim

2 жыл бұрын

Northern New York

Then it doesn't matter what others think.

I thought you were post to ride the disc That's the way I always cut ground