NEWLAND — The sound of hooves pounding against the dirt and the sight of massive horse teams drew a large crowd to the Avery County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 30, for the 2025 Avery County Draft ...

This short documentary offers a humorous look at horse-pulling contests in Ontario and the people who prepare for them. We travel from the farm to the contest, where excitement runs high and the quips ...

Residents drove from as far as an hour away to see the Midland County Fair put on its first horse pull in a few decades. Buff horses snorted and pulled weights with all their might, kicking up dirt as ...

A heavyweight horse pull at 8 p.m. will highlight the 51st annual Center Point Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry scheduled Saturday at the firehouse. Food lines will begin at 4:30 p.m. with ...

These days, the term “horsepower” recalls rugged pickup trucks with huge towing capacities. But in the 18t hand 19th centuries, farming in Washington County relied heavily on pulling power from ...