Planting with Horses at Skoien Farm

Joe visits the Skoien Family Farm in Roseau, Minnesota during spring planting with his Percherons.

Clayton Skoien tells us about his history owning draft horses starting with his first horse - a grey mare Roan Belgian when he was only 20 years old. He has had many teams since then.

To get his horses in shape he hooks them to his covered wagon "camper" and takes them on three - 24 mile trips to a campground before real farm work begins.

Watch some great footage of Clayton hitching his team 4-up. He hoods the bit to the hame - the way he was trained.
We also meet his team of two Roan Percherons
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Finally, he hitches 8-up to a seeder and spike toothed harrow disc.

Some sage advice from Clayton: Buy the best bridles you can afford and purchase good draft horse farming equipment.

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