Dozer Pulls for the First Time! / Huge Step in our Horse Plough Training Journey.

I’ve purchased my mare about six years ago. She had no plow experience. Over the course of our time together, I dabbled in getting her comfortable in wearing a harness and introducing her to pulling weight. She watched as I worked my other draft and had exposure to the sounds and weight of the tack. Between writing books and working the farm in the past year, I’ve become more consistent in our training. I started her by wearing the harness, then dragging the hames. Next we were dragging chains, a small weight, the single tree, and—finally—just today, her first load. I used both a lead line and long reins, choosing my method based on her comfort level.