Do you have a large paddock you want ploughed on the cheap?

[Tony Smith]

So what do you do? Fuel costs are high, the tractor's playing up and frankly it's hot work doing it yourself. How can you get someone else to plough your paddock, and more importantly, WANT to do it for free?

Max has come up with the perfect solution!

http://www.wooback.com.au/

Surely we can throw in a Blitz demo or two, or trials of a Strickland Carrier Vs a 2 horse team of Clydesdales.

[hrpearce]

I will have to mark that date in my diary and apply for day release.

[David Dunlop]

If you make it to that show, Tony, take lots of pictures! Back in 1952, my parents built a home in a new subdivision here in Winnipeg and the city was using horse teams to plow and prep the boulevards for grass seeding. The team that worked our area was a great brown Clydesdale and an equally sized grey with smokey spots on it's hips. They knew when it was lunch time and would stop work and walk back to a large, wooden, four wheel work shed and wait for their canvas oat bags and water. We used to race home from school to feed them carrots and apples before they went home for the evening (wherever that was).

Great memories!


David

[hrpearce]

Vicki has managed to get the forth off so we are planning to attend.

[Max Hedges]

Tony we finaly caught up with this thread

This all started from a great idea to buy a draught horse to be used and kept at a friends historic property and has now escalated to this.The organisation of this event is well under way, and it will be interesting to see how many horses actually turn up, there has been quite a bit of interest shown in being a spectator, offers of help and as an entrant. Now that Michael is back from the west he is also showing a great interest both in the horses and the old ploughs (oh no he is getting rust in his veins, maybe be it is inherited after all). Don't worry I'm sure some one will spot the odd Blitz or two there.

[hrpearce]

Getting close now. See you on the 4th looking forward to a day off.