In sharing about plowing a straight row, and the need for a CRITICAL point of reference, you mentioned a life application. You knew you were speaking of LUKE 9:62, my favorite verse to be the focus of the message at my funeral (I'm 87!)
it would be a great sign on every barn ,,easy to do with a router on a nice slab of wood. Jim's a true testimony from all the older polished God fearing men left in USA today and Jacob is leaning into the pages too...😊
Fascinating video. The harnessing and hitching adjustments are complicated and certainly a result of lots of experience. Hated for video to end. I could have watched you plow for an hour.
Hi J&B Brenda love your gray hair look there’s no way around it you are a Lovely Lady as is your Jim a handsome man. All the good living Thank you for sharing
29:26 Golly, that smells so good! I stumbled upon your channel tonight, and have thoroughly enjoyed watching you work with your beautiful horses. Thank you for recording, editing, and posting your videos … I’ll be stopping by again!
Another stellar weather day in the North Country for multi Tasker Jim. Home construction to plowing. I feel certain your daughter is very grateful for assisting.
So good to have our visit. I have come to appreciate your point of view concerning forelocks. Their faces are prettier with no top mane. Baron is downright pretty. Don't tell him, though. Good filming as always, Brenda. Good to meet Jacob. Glad you can pass along your hard won knowledge.
I love your channel so much, I usually watch it 2 or 3 times in a row to make sure I catch every little thing! Jim is a wonderful teacher for those learning to use draft horses!! Times like this I know Jim sure misses sweet Buck. He was such a good horse. And in his absence, as well as Lady being on "maternity leave", young Baron has had to step up and is becoming a valuable part of the team! Thank you Jacob for coming to have hands-on training with the best of the best, Mr. Jim!!
That's a great job, for anyone who thinks it's not good I suggest they try doing it with horses and see whats what. Horses that do a lot of different jobs all year round can not be the greatest at every single job, the more they do it the better they are.
I love how in some videos Jim says he isn't in a talking mood but.... When he helps others learn like this he isn't that way at all. I love how he is someone's mentor.
I remember my first time ploughing and friends said I must have been chasing a jackrabbit but I did improve and to me ploughing is the best fieldwork bar none. Seeing the earth turned over for me was just the greatest feeling.
HI JIm, Brenda, Jacob, so nice to see you all. This is a great learning video. Jim, there is so much to learn about three horse plowing. Every day there is always something new to learn. As always i enjoy all the videos Brenda makes, and enjoy being on the farm....Jim, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Can't believe how slick and well kept your working horses are after winter never have seen them ever look shaggy guess it's called taking care ❤ of your equipment
Hey Jim and Brenda, that daughter of yours (Abby) is quite a girl. I'm so impressed with her work ethic. HARD work is on top of her agenda. She surely gets that from her parents, who I think have been fine examples to ALL !!
It's nice that you let people come and experience something different and learn! I watch Zack! He's great! You pick a spot , and keep your eye on it, and don't look back! You did it! got the two furrows together!
Watched this one twice, love the look of a team of 3 coming across jack knifing the plow into place, this working team hustling into place. Jim hesitating to explaining the forward focus on the goal the Wisdom of "The Plow Man". Words don't do it but you did a good job explaining this passion. This is awesome... Jacob is a natural horse man and farmer, reminds me a bit of my Dad, some just have the knack.. Bill wants to take that furrel valley so bad , he thinks he is cool like Buck stepping down in the trench like the big boy he is, ah ha. Great video, Thank you Soil looks great. I love that ole plow, reminds me of ours as a child, 2 bottom. 2 and 3 we got a 3 later on. Our front field was about 4 acres depending... so that is about what your cutting. :-) Thankyou for the great detailed explanation.
Fantastic video, Jim has so much knowledge and he teaches with great patience. I would have loved to watch more of the plowing. I have fallen in love with your horses and am now making plans to visit Shelburne , Vermont for the horse power field days. ❤
As a "city slicker", I noticed that plowing is a lot more technical than one would imagine !! It's easy for Jim because he's had so many years of experience !! I'm sure Jacob, his trainee, has learned so much more about this art of plowing with horses as I have !! Great video, Brenda.
Plowing is much more difficult than I thought. From hitching the horses to plowing is like a 3D engineering task. So many variables! AND you (driver & horses) are moving! not standing still! This is a complicated task! (I may be describing my observations using the wrong terminology.) I always look forward to new posts on "Working Horses With Jim" (Jim and Brenda are parents) and "A Drill & A Dream" (Abby one of their children) channels. Abby is restoring a 150 year old home.
you sure do a great job and must of slept well that night.. wow,a test of nerves for sure, it sure shows how valuable old Buck and lady were.. question,,why not put a new training horse in be the middle for the feel of it all,,as we do our kids..is it because you want to train Barron real quick to be dominate and good as Bill and Ken? my dad only had one horse so I'm learning what your ideas are. p.s. maybe make a canister on side to put whip in. super job trading Jacob,,and he is humble in trying.
Apparently research is showing that crops do better without tilling.. they are also showing that cover crops help reduce dependence on fertilizers... I like "Analog Farming"... Tractors have taken millions of jobs away from people... These farmers, who do they think will buy their produce when nobody has jobs? anyway.. just some "food for thought".. TY for sharing your lives with the world!! I could have just watched the horses keep on plowing as video ended.. mesmerizing.. Having fruit trees around the perimeter of the fields will give the horses a landmark to help keep them straighter & for "snacks".. Add Hedges to block the wind & act as a deer fence..
Way to cool to watch 2 confident experienced Teamsters working together. and Brinda is doing grate at becoming an experienced Teamster. You are inspiring and fun to watch and learn from. Have a Great day.
Interesting, Jim, never worked a horse, only ridden them. For years now I have ploughed with a tractor, do competitive ploughing so it was as I say, interesting to see your challenge. Back in 2019 came to Minnesota to view the World Ploughing Competition. Always try to plough straight.
Jim, thanks for answering my question about the eveners! I have wondered, if it were a life or death emergency, could I figure out how to hitch up even one horse to be driven? I grasp things a lot better than I did when i started watching! You explain things very well, and also showing how to on video makes it plain. I think the three boys look so well kept as do all your animals. Baron is just stunning the color he is and the way he shines. I love big Ken and can't help missing Buck. Would you buy another Percheron with experience to work with Ken? Two of them sure do look good together and they are so big. Bill is having to learn a new drill. He is very eager which is good to see. I hope everyone gets over their colds right away. Bless!
Really enjoyed watching. Using 3 horses and accommodating their personality. Baron stepped right into position for hitching to Ken. And he was calm and obedient for your guest during harnessing. He has come so far in a short time. Wondering if Duke and Earl will learn as fast? Is easy training a breed trait?
If you had Duke and Earl going there you could weld the other bottom back on that old plow and make good time with all 5 on it. Around here my problem is the knolls and swales when I can't actually see the other end of the field. You get a bead on a treetop off in the distance and you crest the top of the hill and start down the other side and the same treetop looks a ways off course due to the angles I'm on and it is hard compensating for steep slopes. I'm hoping to get a pair going on the walking plow this year if I can find some dirt to play in. I like to use those little plastic marker flags on a wire and pace off my strikeouts before I start a field to space it right, they usually show up from a distance if they are orange and the stubble not too tall.
I watch a RU-vid channel "Broncs and Donks" and they use mules to climb the rocky terrain in Utah to farm cattle. It's amazing how their mules can go up and down rock cliffs that horses would have a difficult time. Sometimes it's downright scary to watch but the mules handle it with ease.
The curves add up and get bigger with every furrow. Maybe I missed sth but why not putting Baron on the right side? You and Jacob, have a wonderful evening! -Chris
Now I'm Bill's Biggest Fan I'm Just Kidding with What I'm about to Say I'm Tired of Seeing Bill Have The Tightener put on Him All The Time Because Thee Others Can't Keep Up. Give Bill a Break If You Can't Tell Bill's My Favorite And Baron Needs A Punch to The Nose When He Bites He Needs The Tightener Put on Him Lol. Jim You are Training Them Beautifully and Your Explanation of Why you Do it is Awesome Thanks for Sharing this Video with Us All Blessings to You and your Family and Please Be Safe ✌️ Just Kidding With My Remarks Some People Might See it Different Thanks Jim and Brenda ✌️
I always liked ploughing, That spelling may tell you the country I am from. I started with a conventional or one way plough, starting and finishing off a piece of ground called for more skill and concentration. It was a boring day if a start or finish was not included. I also thought I was a fair hand at driving straight,,,,,I am no way as good as the eye in the sky we now use
This is extremely hard work on these horses especially all the stopping, the build momentum only to have to stop Also these horses are not pulling into the harness therefore energy is wasted. I would suggest a looser rein would allow them to throw more mustle into the harness .😊
Help always welcome....... I would ask you.... where can I get all the assesories for plow my farm with horses... well let me tell you .. I use three donkeys
Hi me again. I’m curious,how often do you clean and condition your harnesses? I’m a tack rat and I try to clean each piece every 6 month when actively using it. Then yearly to prolong let her cell integrity and longevity.
O ohhh! Zuerst wird aber eine flache Spaltfurche gezogen welche dann etwas tiefer wieder zusammengepflügt wird. Unter deinem zusammenschlag kann das Unkraut weiter wachsen. 😳☝🤷♀😉
Well Margery . I believe Jim's horses like their tie stalls . Nice and roomy ( 5×10) . Nice Manger for their hay and oats . Jim can harness them in their stalls .Big horses make a lot of manure .So scrape manure into ally way and clean with skidsteer ( Nice and easy ). Fork horses manure out of a box stall once and Jim's tie stalls look like a good method . Plus Jim has that 50 gallon water trough at the end of stalls . He is in the barn every morning at 6 am to feed and water his horses . Plus he goes to the barn every night at 7 pm to feed and water his horses .( tuk them in for the night ). Plus horses are allowed to drink water every time they pass the water trough . Jim's horses can lie down if they want but mostly don't .Jim's horses are very well looked after . I believe those horses (love ) tugging stuff around for Jim . There is no animal abuse on Jim and Brenda's farm . Cows , cats , chickens all look well fed and contented .
Printaboul = Gaëtan As I often say, if it's worth answering, just introduce the answer in a futur video. Is there a concencus view of how deep a furrow is plowed? If not, what is the shallower, you think, it can be plowed. I'm asking because of that concept of not disturbing the life in the subsoil, which some people say, it maintain a better health of that soil.
