The two Belgian horses that Charlie T. mentioned needed a home have found one at Rx Acres in Oklahoma if the parties involved can come up with a trailer to haul them from the Racine, Wisconsin, area to Roosevelt, Oklahoma. The folks who have the horses now took them off the hands of an elderly neighbor who was unable to care for them or work with them but they do not have experience or desire to keep draft horses. They have saddle horses and, therefore, a smaller gooseneck fifth wheel trailer.

These horses have been given some training over the past several months but have never been trailered. I am sending out a call to anyone with a heavy, tall trailer with dividers that can be make into two box stalls in hopes they may be willing to allow the current horses' caretakers to borrow the trailer to haul the horses to Oklahoma.

If you can help, please email me at .

I plan to do an RFD-TV episode on this story, including filming the horses at their current location, being loaded into the trailer, hauled to Oklahoma, and being trained to become productive teammates for someone.

Joe, Cathy Zahm (believe that to be the correct spelling) out of Indiana (she trains drafts and fits for sales) has a trailer sales business also. If you get no takers, wonder if she would be interested if nothing else for the publicity. Don't know, but might be something to think about if nothing else shows up. If it comes to that and she has one to loan, maybe we (RH readers) could set up a chain to get the trailer to Wisconsin.?.

Joe and Dris,
We may be able to help. It was mentioned briefly to my husband, but we weren't sure of the timeline or flexibility. If you have more details, e-mail me at manager@redgatefarmllc.com and we can go from there. Dris had mentioned the possibility of loading them side-by-side so we could haul along with our two to do some training reviews with him during the trip. If this is the case, it would be a lot easier and more worth our while.

Thanks Danielle and Jonathan.

One question for the front porch community: Is there anyone with a draft horse-friendly facility between central Illinois and Roosevelt, Oklahoma (about 120 miles southwest of Oklahoma City) where someone could stop for the night and unload the horses to help break up the trip into two 6-7 hour drives? Somewhere near Springfield, Missouri, would be ideal. I think we are talking about something mid-May. Thanks in advance.

Joe

We have a draft horse- friendly facility, but we might be a little bit too far north for you. In case, you want to cut across northern Missouri on US 36 and then go south on US 35 into Oklahoma , this could be a stop-over.

We have done the US 36 route it is a good one you would want to take I 40 west from I 35 south then south on 183 we are 4.5 miles west of 183.

If you drew a line, our farm is basically at the intersection of where the 36 route and the 55 route would meet, so I can go either way. Mapquest puts the 36 route about an hour and a half further to OK. Klaus, are you on the western side of MO?

We are on MO Hwy 92 about 1 1/2 miles east of I-29 and just about 4 miles north of the Kansas City Airport. That is about 25 miles south of the intersection of US 36 and I- 29. US 36 intersects with I-35 in Cameron , and one could just as well come down on I 35 but then would have to go west on Mo Hwy 92. That would be some miles shorter, but fewer miles on divided highway.

My stallion was loaded about 10 PM and got here about 7 to 8 AM the next morning. 650 miles or so. Most costly horse I ever bought; but the best horse I ever bought also.

You really don't need to unloud. Just stopping will let them rest if you stop long enough. Best to uloud and walk them but not neccessary.