DRAFT HORSES: Cultivating the Garden with my Daughter!!

Today with the help of our Percheron Draft horse, Ken, my daughter and I are cultivating the garden! I also use our Percheron team of draft horses , Ken & Buck, to cultivate the field. We are cultivating to remove weeds from garden and fields!
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[@mikecorrado4971]

I think I enjoy your videos because Brenda does such a good job of handling the camera so the work being done is a pleasure to see! Thanks Brenda! 👍🏼

[@sueupham2519]

Amy, praying youll have a good man like your Dad.im sure your grandmother is praying for you .we are too.

[@danherrmann8755]

Rocks ;Rocks ;Rocks and more rocks. The sound will never change. In 1960. Neighbors used two white face mules. That sound will never leave my brain. Keep working. Thanks. Later.

[@sueupham2519]

ABBY, you're a great daughter,,, everything looks great...I noticed the path right away,,nice...and the whole farm looks super again...happy father's day to all dad's...mine was wonderful.

[@thierrytalon8600]

Getting so used to your videos: when you miss two days, I feel bereft. Vicarious joy.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Lady’s safety is obviously paramount and your experience and wisdom is a good adviser. The ground looks so rich, lovely to see.

[@commancheheart420]

What I wouldn't give to have a percheron to ride around on my small farm. I lived with my aunt and uncle for years and they owned a beautiful Percheron mare who I literally spent so much time with. At the age of four I would walk all under her, sit on the fence pet her and pull her ears. Never once did she get aggravated or offer to walk off. Sweet Maude as a 65 year old woman I will remember your kindness to a 4 year old and helped create a lifelong history of loving horses.

[@suecastillo4056]

Ahhh Dearest ComancheHeart❣️I had my Great Grandfathers Belgian mare Dolly s my friend on the WVa farm growing up❣️She was just wonderful! Same kind, patient demeanor♥️and later I had a perch/quarter mix to really grow up with ! Yep… crawled under her cleaning her feet, rode her for hours, went in water with her, had a blast as a young girl having her as my bestest friend ever, ran home from school to see her everyday… bittersweet memories♥️🙋‍♀️‼️☺️🌺🌼🌸☮️🕉♥️

[@johnking8679]

Oh, that's right !! Happy Father's day Jim and ALL other Dads that follow Jim and Brenda's channel !! God Bless !!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks John!

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Hello all. Ken is a peaceful working Horse. He looked so clam and looked like all he wanted to do was to please Miss Abby.

[@robertpowell2746]

Kenny is doing good because he's got that pretty little Abbey guiding him along.

[@chrism1164]

The garden ground looks beautiful. Ken and Abby and Jim did good. Looking forward to how the garden looks as it grows.

[@fbh31118]

If not switching horses to cultivate the garden, after cultivating field corn, is lazy then I must be an astronaut. 😊😆🤣 You folks are incredible without a doubt. 🤛👏👍

[@ericlakota4400]

Brenda dose a really good job behind that camera it's better content then Discovery .love watching working horses with Jim

[@fredhaines575]

JIM IF YOU HAVE A GOOD WELDING SHOP THEY CAN PUT SOME HARDFACE BEADS ON THE STEEL WHEELS WHERE IT HAS WORE OFF THE SICKLE BAR MOWER

[@chips4974]

Good idea Fred

[@donaldrose6640]

I have pulled a cultivator like that with an 8N ford tractor and my Uncle rode the cultivator, I was doing this in the late 50's or early 60's

[@paulcesare8462]

Thanks for showing my girls that they are just as capable of farming with horses as boys.

[@kingwood4357]

Hi Jim, I remember my uncle putting Vaseline in the nostrils of a stallion if one of his mares was in heat while they were in the barn. Good Luck

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

👍

[@andrelacombe2131]

I had a stallion and I use to do the same putting Vaseline up is nose . I use to go to sledding with the stud with all kid of mare's around .my dad had told me about the Vaseline . Jim you should give it a try you will be very surprised .

[@territn8871]

Everything looks so lush and green up there!! Hopefully, you can have some dry days so crops can grow better. I always enjoys watching Abby riding the draft horses! Bet it's fun getting to sit so high up!! Kenny did a good job not stepping on the veggies!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

yes he did a great job

[@LabRat14]

Happy Fathers Day Jim!

[@brendahogue5487]

Enjoy your videos and enjoy watching the horses work. May the Lord bless you and your family

[@jamescox8233]

P.S. abby you,jim and ken, did a great job on your mom,s garden ...jim canada.

[@dianehall5345]

Hello from New Hampshire! Jim, so good to see you working those horses :-) If my brother-in-law ever caves and lets me have a horse in his fields, it will be a gelding Percheon /cross. Wonderful animals! We are a 350 acre family farm. Grass fed polled Hereford for breeding stock/commercial hay/ Logging/ firewood. We had to stop haying with this rain, but have cut over 2,000 bales so far. I will send photos of our farm to Abby's email. cheers! ~ Diane

[@none5355melvinMadigan]

Happy Father’s Day

[@rescuerosie8555]

your cultivating the garden with Ken is so much faster than a tiller. I'm impressed

[@colinturner2170]

Great job as always working as a team.Garden is coming on so good. You even have a friendly toad to take care of any slugs. Thank You Jesus indeed. Love and blessings from Bonnie Scotland in Jesus name.Amen

[@catladynj]

Your garden is looking good.

[@lisapizza8]

ABBY, "Thank You Jesus" Amen....

[@1striperon]

Yay, Abbie, Brenda, Jim, and Ken. Garden looks great.

[@biddydibdab9180]

The creaking and squeaking of the machinery is hypnotic. Such a peaceful life.

[@suecastillo4056]

So cool!!! Thanks to all of you for this super fun video!!!!♥️

[@bobbates6642]

What a wonderful life you have all had. The joy of horses is the best

[@ericlakota4400]

Good job Abby Ken and Jim

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great camera job Brenda

[@290wayne]

You're doing a very good job growing rocks. I have the same problem. The heat here is destroying my gardens. Burning up everything. Another nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottwyatt1012]

Half sweeps on the inside should help a lot

[@juleswins3]

Whew! That is some rocky ground!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Jim and Abby

[@lavonnethompson5109]

You would have loved the "junkyard" at my great grandparents place. Every time he got a new piece of equipment the old was put aside "just in case". I know there were sveral rakes, mowers, plows, discs, etc. When we sold the place there were a number of ppl who came out and picked it over for needed parts or landscape items. Made some nice pocket change. Lol

[@warren519]

Glad to see Abby helping the family.

[@gregwitkamp5583]

all of the rocks in your garden reminded me of when I was a very young in the mid to late 50’s . My grand father whom was from Holland had rocks like that in his garden. This was in Stamford Conn. Well he and I sifted all of the soil in the garden to remove all the rocks. It made the garden nice but as you now you never get them all.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

They just keep coming up

[@jessicacarr8175]

Youre doing well Abby

[@maryannhicks7829]

Ken is a awesome horse. Abby looks great riding him with his collar and hame( not sure if I spelt it right)

[@joycehennequin8469]

Good afternoon Jim,Brenda and Abbey,lt always looks so nice,calm and peaceful when you are all working away from the hustle and bustle of traffic and people shouting from a far.Wish it was like that for me.lts been incredibly hot the last few days so much so we have been watering and tending out allotment in the evenings.Which is so much better for the plant's as the ground stays wet all night so they get a good drink.Look like a third sowing may be on the cards as things have grown so quickly,all the first salad sowing have been eating and shared out to neighbours and the second lot are ready and been picked as we speak,but should last another tree or so weeks...well l hope so 😊Thankyou so very much for taking the time to video this,and it's good that everything seems to be going well for you all. Loving ❤ Abbey's videos,going to take some time l think,but lt makes great watching,thanks Abbey.All the very best dear friends ❤ Joyce 🌱🌱🌱

[@robertlivingstone3947]

Good job jim abby ken good job brenda on camera work

[@lorisabor6251]

Every thing will come around

[@jerryjarrell206]

Thanks again for taking us along great video

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

Haha so nice playing with ken in the garden! Ik love it ♥️

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

I really enjoyed today’s video. I am also enjoying Abby’s channel. 👍👍😁❤️

[@dand5331]

I hit the like button before the music ends!😊

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks Dan!

[@craigcleveland3132]

we live in northern MT and gardening here is also a chalenge--cold and wet so far

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Hope you get a bit of heat!

[@tinachambers4887]

Nice job friends enjoying all the channels an such have a day love ❤ from TEXAS

[@paulsouth4794]

Love the sound of it . Its a complicated bit of kit . See if you can find an old Scarifyer cutting blade is like a hand spread on a table with your arm at 90deg ? ..

[@wayner6494]

You guys are some of the hardest working folks I know. My great grandson has been watching those horses all his life, He's 19 months old and we watch you together. I followed horses behind a 3 and a 5-shovel plow for my grandfather and dad. Having someone on the horse is a big help when you can arrange it.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Haha, all his life, that is great. Yes it helps a lot to have guidance on to horse

[@JudyGSD]

Love your channel and family. Yes….I’m subscribed to Abbey’s channel since day 1 👍

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks so much!

[@sueheaman7186]

Good job to you all including Ken and Buck🙌🏼👏👍🏼Love the path Brenda, it turned out well🙌🏼🇨🇦🤠🐴

[@jamescox8233]

hi to jim, brenda , and abby. i enjoyed watching ken and buck cultivating the field, so nice. brenda your garden so looking good, nice walkway. good job.so nice to see abby ..hi to trudy..great video always jim ,dartmouth nova scotia, canada... god bless you all.

[@ronhaworth5471]

Brenda I was telling my wife when we noticed the "rings" on your neck. Nothing like getting into some dirt.My Mama used to say,eating a little dirt never hurt anybody. We so enjoy this blog.Abbie is making good progress on her "driil & a dream"!!

[@stephenpikaahu8883]

Bravo yes Abby thank you Jesus blessings

[@suzie9905]

looks beautiful. love it.

[@randybutler4772]

Thank you for sharing.

[@terryrogers1025]

Sure is nice to see a family working together, hang in there your garden will take off with the warmer weather coming. Look forward to seeing its progress through out the season. Thanks for the ride along.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks 👍

[@timothymoore2672]

wonderful episode, have a blessed weekend

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Nice work garden looking great.

[@daleevans4261]

That was another fun video. Loved it. Thank you.

[@lindadulin174]

Hello You all! I am in the Lindy woods of East Texas! Jim and Brenda, You are so very blessed to have children who will help You as often as possible! I look forward to seeing your garden get greener and full of yummy produce! GOD bless You and Yours.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes we are!

[@davidmunro1469]

Well done team humans and horses. Everyone deserves a treat today. I am cooking BBQ ribs and mashed potatoes with blue berries and cream for dessert. That is my treat?

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Well that sounds great!

[@dalevinkle2549]

I love your expressions of faith

[@cathiwim]

I cannot believe how many rocks you have!,bless your heart!

[@robertlivingstone3947]

Happy father's day jim

[@iramatheny4367]

Back in the '50's, used a Wiggle-Tail cultivator behing a team. That cultivator had sheetmetal shield that work very good.

[@MrJerryKramer]

Love watching your horses work. 👍

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

We do too😄

[@futtermanfarms6791]

love your thread!!!

[@paultighe3735]

ENJOYED THE VIDEO AS ALWAYS

[@dawidvandyk296]

Good evening from Limpopo South Africa.

[@williamlewis8741]

Bonjour Jim, Brenda et Abby. thanks for the pleasant vidéo. so peaceful

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Bonjour!

[@jamessparks2691]

Corn looks liked it's started with Jim using one of those $3,000. cultivators. I can't raise sweet corn here. Too many mole runs. I think the corn sinks when it rains. Don't want to use chemicals that would kill earth worms.. Beautiful garden with your rocks and flowers. Always enjoy your videos.

[@maggiesue4825]

Loved watching the good work!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@specterman2000]

Well Jim now that the percherons are broke to ride you need to have someone make a video of the whole Gordon family riding the horses. Abby and Trudy will ride Lady and Bill while you and Brenda ride Ken and Buck.

[@flawlessfluidity7771]

Abby is making great progress on her house. If she ever gets really busy I'd be glad to come ride Kenny for you anytime, free of charge... in fact I'll pay you 😅

[@briannapier8337]

Good video guys, Abby its good you help when you can, Im sure Jim and Brenda are happy you bought a house close to home. Strawberries are best eaten right off the vine that's the only time I will eat them lol.

[@thaddeus_whiting]

Very Nice

[@michaelbissen1946]

Happy Father's day Jim, maybe you could have a rock finding contest with the grandchildren this fall? The stone walk path looks great! The three of you sure make a great team! To quote another you tuber "team work makes the dream work" have you had a chance to watch "Second hand lions" to get the joke about the garden?

[@malcolmthomas9953]

Good job too you all , working together as a family 👪, yep it looks wet there , just watching a clip from England 🇬🇧 no dig garden guy he says it wet there too , we're having a cool snap and wet in Australia too

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks 👍

[@j.ericswede7084]

My enrollment in your "Online Equine Behavior Class" has brought even more insight today. A Horseman must always be thinking ahead. (Keep Stallions and Mares separated) Can't wait for the next Class!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes, it's so important to think ahead!

[@jerryboutelle4468]

Don’t forget to add Baron to your list of horses!

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Thanks for the reminder

[@thomasneill6858]

That's one job I really enjoyed Especially When the corn gets tall enough to use a dise cultivator

[@michaelbissen1946]

Abby, watching you ride Kenny with his Hames on it reminds me of driving my skid steer, just grab each ball and steer, haha

[@starkravingranch1505]

Man, inspiring! Would love to figure out how to start into draft horses here in Ohio.

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

Check your $1.25 stores for orange or red surveyor's tape to mark your garden rows. It will make your rows easier to see and cultivate. I make pins out of aluminum wire with the orange tape on them to mark the ends of the rows. The pins don't get in the way like wooden stakes do altho I use both. I get the wire from scrap the power company has when repairing lines. I bend the ends of the pins into a loop to make setting and pulling them easier.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

thanks for the suggestion

[@howardbain6516]

Beats the Dickens out of a rototiller. My dad would say "not the best ground for potatoes. Too many rocks. They peal poorly"

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

haha

[@BacktoLifeMD]

Another enjoyable video. That cultivation goes so fast compared to how I would do it with a rototiller. However, I can imagine the setup time takes a little longer.

[@chuckvenable6183]

Jim have you tryed Vicks vapor rub in the studs noses! from Chuck

[@dixydufresne334]

I have to say “I love your music”.

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

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[@chrislittlefarm]

Hi Jim and Brenda, the corn cultivator that I use has removable disks that protect the corn plants and when they are big enough I can remove the disks to get some earth within the rows to bury the weed. Didn't you plant potatoes this year, I did not really recognize them? -Chris

[@sharonblake2514]

We used a metal Shield hanging on chains . They were a bought 6inches wide and about 16 inches long

[@frankdow472]

Brenda my garden isn't doing to good either right now but I noticed when I got off work this morning my potatoes sprouted up over night it seems so hopefully I see corn , beans n peas soon .

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

Yes, stuff is starting to grow

[@johnsquires9645]

Put harness on the studs and work them they would benefit from that

[@noreencullen8957]

We had a similar path and the landscapers used a type of stone glue and tamped the stones down after they watered the substance in. It has kept the stones in place and no weeds....no underlayment either. Not sure what the product was or safe near veggy gardens.

[@MrSunnyuber]

Abby turns up with her Chinese safety boots on.

[@johnking8679]

I would have thought that as long as you've had your farm that you would have gotten rid of most of the stones in your vegetable garden ? But, NO !! You,'ve STILL got tons of rock and stones in the ground !! Is that what it's like in your area ? Otherwise, thanks for the video and sharing it with us !! Especially, a non-farming guy like me !! Love your very much for the informative videos you post each day. It's gotta be a "pain" to do this each day !!

[@chips4974]

Look up the naked gardeners channel John .I have seen no rocks in her garden