Thoughts on Draft horses?

[casportpony]

How much does it cost to put shoes a draft horse?

 

[Folly's place]

You don't want to know!
Shoes aren't helpful anyway, except in certain circumstances, because the shoes damage the feet.
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

I love watching those big teams, as long as they belong to someone else...
A very expensive hobby!
Mary

 

[littledog]

Drafts tend to be calmer than, say, Arabs or Thoroughbreds in general, but drafts are no different from any other horse - they can get startled at a new experience just like any horse. And a scared 2000# draft is even more dangerous! The "gentle giants" are that way because they are highly trained, used to a variety of environments, and worked daily.

 

[cassie]

Drafts tend to be calmer than, say, Arabs or Thoroughbreds in general, but drafts are no different from any other horse - they can get startled at a new experience just like any horse. And a scared 2000# draft is even more dangerous! The "gentle giants" are that way because they are highly trained, used to a variety of environments, and worked daily.

What you say is so true. Drafts tend to be calm and gentle. but if something spooks them and they decide to bolt, a puny human holding on to a lead rope doesn't have much of a chance against a ton or more of frightened horseflesh determined to leave. They are extremely powerful.

 

[casportpony]

You don't want to know!
Shoes aren't helpful anyway, except in certain circumstances, because the shoes damage the feet.
Mary

back when I was eventing on thoroghbreds, it cost me a fortune to keep them in shoes, and my farrier was inexpensive.

 

[Folly's place]

Never mind running forward, it's sideways over that puny human that's really bad!
Any horse, or pony for that matter, is way bigger and stronger, and only training makes them semi-safe.
If you have horses, injuries will happen, count on it!
Mary

 

[Peaches Lee]

I love watching those big teams, as long as they belong to someone else...
A very expensive hobby!
Mary

I always think about cleaning the harnesses...ugh! One harness is bad enough but more than that?! No thanks!