Brabant Belgian Draft Horse Power on the Julian Family Dairy Farm

Meet Jason and Katrina Julian. At age 30 they were operating a large dairy farm but not making any money, although they were overworked. They reevaluated their priorities, started working with draft horses as a hobby and eventually sold the farm, bought a small acreage in Wisconsin and started a small self sustainable draft horse powered farm.
Jason narrates the entire video by explaining his business and life philosophy. Starting with his draft horses. He is partial to Brabant crosses and discusses the virtues of the Brabant breed for farming with horses and why he prefers crosses to purebreds. Once he purchased the farm, he bought horse drawn equipment as he could and learned to use it. He explains why he keeps a tractor and what he uses it for.
Great footage of the milking parlor at milking time includes all the steps they use in milking their cows. Jason also cross breeds his cows. He explains that to be self sustaining one has to adapt to the climate and conditions of where one lives.
He crosses Jerseys with Bavarian Fleckviehs.
This breeding produces a cow that can keep weight on eating primarily forage as grain is more difficult to grow in their area.
The family also raises:
three pigs per year,
most of their own fruit and vegetable,
chickens for meat and eggs and
beef cattle for themselves and family.
Jason also discusses the benefits to the community when it is comprised of small farms. His philosophy for raising his children and having them do chores and be part of the business.

[@GlobalistJuice]

Flash-forward to 2022 with gas prices set to hit $5/gallon and then go even higher - is proof this man made the exactly correct decision for himself, his family, and his farm.👍 I hope they've done well up till now, and will still prosper going forward.

[@sumangoswamivlogs7231]

I like to see the brabant draft horse they are amazing Thankyou very much to send this videos

[@workingdogslog3442]

This is such a great interview. Thankyou for sharing it

[@deanc2006]

Farm kids are in touch with reality. They know where their food comes from and appreciate all life including the ones that are taken to feed them.

[@johncourtneidge]

Hurrah! Thank-you. From Sussex in England. Grandad Quaker John

[@calumblair]

A man after my own heart , a great way to live a good life , hard work and good family life

[@lesliewatts2878]

Folks, absolutely fantastic. Really enjoyed your video. What an ordered family life you have. I'm a city slicker whoused to spend several weekends a year on a dairy farm. I enjoyed the people and the hard work. It was a real beneficialchange from living and working in town; quiet, peaceful and rewarding. The farm changed from mixed farming, milkingabout 23 cows to strictly dairy production milking over 60 cows. It went from145 acres with pastured cows to 600 acresstrictly housed cows and from quiet chatter and munching cows to robots, exhaust, loud noise and a 60 ft. wide holdingtank for liquid tankage. It was just not the same. The city was quieter. I truly admire the choice you've made. God love you all.

[@paultighe3735]

Awesome show enjoyed it very much listening to the speaker

[@campranger219]

Thanks for bringing back the memories: The smell of the fresh milk, the vision of the cows' breath waiting in line at the parlors door in January, my fathers' gentle and quiet way with the cows, the cold doctor pepper he always kept in the milk cooler, my Papa taking me to the store for 5 buckle boots, my Papa putting me on the back of Jack the mule while he cultivated the tobacco. My Moms' Sunday roast beef, my Mama always making sure I had an extra quilt to keep me warm, and tons more. Good people are hard to come across in this world, I'm glad I came across you. Good luck in all you do. thanks, trent

[@jimsteele7108]

Awesome Trent, i can totally relate.

[@brucerazor5202]

Funny how the truth never changes, living the life keep it up

[@raymondschneider5217]

Such a great interview by Rural Heritage. The Julians are people I'd like to know, indeed; well balanced and realists, raising happy and adjusted youngsters. God Bless them all. Y'all Be Safe!

[@mpgfoo]

wow what you say makes so much sense, especially the cyclical nature of things, from farms to families. well done.

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

Subbed because of Jason. Seems like a super chill dude.

[@luv2rackon]

Wonderful video! I enjoyed the way Jason treated his animals. It's clear he appreciates them for who they are and what they do for him. I think he sees his horses more as partners than as employees. I think there is nothing wrong with using horses for farm work as long as they are treated fairly, humanely and not overworked or underfed. A working horse can have just as good of a life as a pleasure horse if they are treated well. It's clear that Jason appreciates his horses, knows them and treats them well. He probably does everything he can to make their lives good.

[@shannonchase9948]

Really like this family.. Would love to meet them one day.. Great video

[@genevetaylor6082]

I love this guys philosphy! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@stevesoutdoorworld4340]

Thanks for sharing Jason love how you think and run your farm.

[@karenr67]

Enjoy your videos so much.

[@edwinsemidey1992]

Thank you Work never killed me when I was growing up. I GREW UP with 8 brothers and sisters and Mom and Dad that worked hard as well. We weren't rich or Poor but like Dad use to say you get 3 meals a day cloths on your back roof over your . And love in the home what more do you want.

[@9555aaron]

This need to be a manditory video for everyone to see keep up the good work

[@maupinmaupin1472]

you have such beautiful horses. thank you for sharing with us.

[@unravel523]

WOOW did you notice when the two mare were pulling the white house? they were pulling their heart out! such horses are STRONG (13.45)

[@lindajackson618]

Love this talk and so true. Blessings.

[@benerickson3653]

Great video, God bless everyone

[@Godfryness]

Great video! So so true

[@donnaprice5479]

Great job..love your videos 👍

[@jimsteele7108]

I really enjoyed this.

[@supercalifragilestic]

This looks like a place I'd like to live at.

[@poisonwater7241]

I thouagly enjoyed this documentary! This young man certainly knows farming and the proper care of all of his animals which he relies on to make his farm productive and successful! And, it's a wonderful thing that he has introduced his children to the importance of work which will make them good citizens! And, one of the most important things I took away from his talk, is that he's a Christian and this is a most important standing!

[@Kalkaekie]

Great video !!

[@wunkskorks2623]

This guy is friggen awesome. He’s the guy that all of us want to be but, we let neighbors and society quash that drive.

[@cowboymcq6711]

Great show thanks a lot rural tv❕

[@emmonstrex65]

❤ this family!

[@dantomlinson4407]

Nice, Very good system

[@carlosayala6754]

Amazing. Lucky you I wish I can have draft horses, down here in Central America we don’t have draft horse.

[@rickhunt2126]

Wonderful I wish I had done this.

[@ann53090]

all of your family and animals all very well behaved :)

[@BRUtahn]

Man this guy talks a lot of sense.

[@LarsMith217]

wonder if this family has studied any of Greg Judy's grazing practices ... or Joel Salatin ?

[@crammy7]

Brabant is a region in Belgium, so the horses are definitely Belgians !

[@robertneven7563]

Marc hallo , heb nog met brabanters gewerkt, lang geleden als een young boy

[@macanoe5335]

The Belgian Draft and American Brabant are very closely related. They are basically 2 variants of the same breed

[@lindalakota38]

Their milk room.is so cleen

[@williambabb1301]

God bless you wish more thought the same

[@vinnettepope8255]

Hard work 😓 is very good and sweating 😓 is healthy. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Farmers don’t need a gym, they work up a good sweat every day and sleep well at night..

[@user-ns7xp7cm4n]

Я возможно здесь единственный русский но тем не менее мне очень понравилось видео великолепные лошади моё почтение хозяину

[@alonalanski7119]

не единственный! :)

[@lornanichol3905]

just like small irish farm not to big not to small

[@vinnettepope8255]

The family that works 😓😓😓 together, stay together.

[@LarsMith217]

Faith ... a gift from God ... to His Children ... kewl, ain't it !!

[@Saartje05]

No, bred by humans. Gods have got nothing to do with it.

[@beenwashedup5754]

If you need extra hand our juvenile system is a good rehabilitation to society farming is our roots they had a pilot program with problem youth they put them on a farm to take care of for a month they were the best work force when they left they were all crying

[@hairymanonetwo]

Im sorry.....not to be critical.......but over those years........what did you do with your money ? I grew up on a dairy farm..started milking 20 cows.... over the years we did expand to 50 cows. Milked with bucket milkers. Had 160 acres 100 tillable. Never rented any other ground...never bought off farm corn or hay. Dairy was the only income. No off farm jobs. I can honestly say......we never had an issue with debt. Debt yes.......but could always pay the bills. Now Im age 62 and sold the cows 4 yrs ago. Still row crop farm.....and yes......we made it ! Could retire......but as most farmers..... stubborn to do so. Yes.....now I do work off farm part time lumber yard job. So the way you explain things....Im dizzied ! What went wrong ?

[@godsliberator4973]

I need work horses do farming and transport horses for Puerto Rico. male and female for our Christian providence in Puerto Rico. Can you guys help our economy out?

[@georgecass8529]

Then why are you using a gas powered Manure spreader

[@seanthorton3054]

Start going to Church, your problems begin and then End there.

[@Saartje05]

I see Belgians a lot here, but this is the first time (and imo it's an outrage) I see check reins on draft horses. I REALLY can't understand why someone would even think using those horrible things at all, let alone on a draft. They need to be able to lower their heads all the way down so they can pull and use their whole body instead of being forced keeping their head up and having to pull with their backs. Get rid of those things.

[@bgnoggin]

This is not my beautiful house!!! ( Talking Heads)

[@665Kattt]

hopefully he's not using those horses for 9 hours without changing them out. @ 6:05

[@robertmoore1123]

It won't hurt them if there in good shape used to working and get plenty of short breaks throughout the day . Done this with my grandfather when I was a kid n teen . He used smaller riding mules and horses and it never hurt them at all we took good care of them good food plenty of breaks

[@trudyclay3478]

Just started listening to your video here and it sounds like you need to learn the complete sentence. NO.

[@williambabb1301]

We lost Americans somewhere

[@Sojourning_]

Heard your confession of faith Hope & Trust & Truths........ in the Lord God of our salvation: Rock On Brother. Your walking with the Lord. being teachable is everything. Were Marching to Zion.. Staying stead fast on the rock.... in the Lord: It's learning to be obedient, humble. in it we discover God's Love, & in time that Love becomes apart of us Being Godly parents is everything before God. God Bless your souls, Jesus Loves you.

[@walterpalmer2749]

A work ethic, hard work, is mandatory to success and clean living.. Today's society seems to have little of both. Give me; give; give, give me spoiled crybabies feed from the tit of the freebee programs of the government. The opposite what this country needs.

[@thierrytalon8600]

You talk too much.