We were surprised what Earl was afraid of!!!

[@PeterDowd-r9b]

Jim is so right on exposing horses to traffic and crowds and noises, previously before going on parades and public events

[@hughperkins707]

Nothing better than a good old Charley Brown Christmas tree.

[@Amanda-yf7vj]

Heck ya!!!! The best!!!

[@bill4518]

Jim , you have your own trailer , your own excavator , and your own gravel pit . You can now haul gravel to the wet spots around your buildings .

[@arlysdavis3694]

I see Baron still has his little bouncy walk once in a while. Thanks for the video.

[@gerardoperez5406]

You made us feel like if we were riding along with you! :))

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Jim and Brenda, it goes without saying how proud you must be of all of your children. That Abby has duly impressed us with her get after it attitude with the house project.

[@janellevoigt5481]

I am so glad to see Skippy riding on the cart instead of running the road as I worry about him and other vehicles. Love the videos!

[@PeterDowd-r9b]

Thank You Both for the wonderful video .There's a great deal of peace and serenity in Working Horses With Jim. I really appreciate the utility of Jim's new trailer

[@bill4518]

I think you went by Abby`s house . Hard to believe what was there when she started . It`s beautiful .

[@libby5335]

I recently lost my hubby. We really enjoyed watching your videos together. And I continue to watch and enjoy them. We did a lot of things together in our 57 years and made some beautiful memories that I cherish. And a lot of them were just sort of everyday stuff. I see the two of you making those special memories that will be with you forever. God bless and thanks for sharing your life with all of us. Libby

[@chips4974]

Sorry for your loss Libby .57 yrs great .😊

[@WorkingHorsesWithJim]

We are so sorry for your loss! We will keep you in our prayers. Jim and Brenda

[@janemuir3546]

Farmers don't retire until their bodies can't do the work. My dad had 20+ head of beef cattle cows until he was past 85. Unfortunately his arthritis got the better of him so he couldn't handle the calving any longer. Jim, I pray you have decades of great health and handling the horses and harnesses.

[@HH-li5xl]

Hi from Canada. I’m putting in my early request for a horse ride with your daughters Christmas Carols !

[@bookooc5605]

Skip has brought so much to your family and the channel. Keep him safe, we love him!

[@deb283028]

Skippy really has calmed down in the past couple months. He has loads of energy still but he is minding both Jim and Brenda better. He is so cute riding on the cart with you all. Great video of the boys working.

[@michaelstickland5854]

Jim's re-tired comment is just great. Love it.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

I wish I had a countryside around me in which I could do such lovely rides. Here at the outskirts of the metropolitan area we are all surrounded by busy roads and cannot leave the farm. People just do not pay attention to horse-drawn vehicles around here, even if we just are on the road for a few hundred yards. As to the overchecks, I haven't used them in many years on my horses without any negative effects. Back in Germany I hadn't even heard of them. I liked the way Skippy sat right by the horses' heads, when the wagon got loaded, like he thought he had to watch them.

[@brendahogue5487]

Love and enjoy your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and Jim and working the horses

[@angelpony1657]

Can’t Wait to see how the decorating went-it’s half the fun of a Holiday, lol!!! What a Blessing!!!! 😇

[@1TsuNami]

🤣😂 Re-tired. That hit my funny bone this afternoon. I have to use that one. 👍🏼 Love this channel, thank you for taking us along. ❤

[@Autigers2013]

That is an amazing dog! If you guys ever want to get rid of him I will drive all the way up there from Alabama to take him! He is awesome!

[@Brauelle]

At 28:37 Baron trying to grab a leaf snack as always, at any chance he gets. Baron keeps wanting to run. I love the ride along Brenda!

[@the_eternal_student]

Sometimes Jim and Brenda are so patient with each other.

[@albertgavillet1895]

Merci Jim et Brenda pour cette belle vidéo dans la forêt avec la neige j'ai été absent logtemps cause maladie Albert le Suisse

[@carolewilliams2232]

I’ve already seen this video before, but I’m enjoying it again thank you guys Jim and Brenda. You are so sweet together.❤

[@WendyJorgensen663]

nice to see skippy ride along with you & horses

[@gloriamurray6842]

Love the soind of the horses trotting and walking.

[@mishloud4215]

When we were kids we always went into the woods to cut down a white pine for our Christmas tree.

[@Autigers2013]

Thanks for the trip guys!!!

[@joycecook8876]

How beautiful!! I love these videos. Being near horses and snow falling at the same time is so special. ❤

[@Adelineward-ix7lg]

Thank you for these lovely ride in the wood,cutting a Christmas tree.

[@ellenstloukal9743]

I love it when Brenda says : SKIPPAY ! lol - She's the boss.

[@michaelbissen1946]

Jim, i get re-tired everyday too. 😂

[@rodneywroten2994]

when I first joined you Duke and EARL Whas not even trained yet but now the two are awesome young horses, But love them all

[@debbiebjorklund3241]

Belated Happy birthday Jim. Love Barons tail colors. Enjoyed what you did share. thnx for sharing your plans for the rest of your day. Your new trailor is already worth it's weight in gold. Yippee for U. I Enjoyed your vid. Hope you have a gr8 rest of your day! Peace from NH

[@louisecassidy5991]

Brenda, I think they know because of routine. There is a constancy of load and unload, hook up a job, take it somewhere, unhook. Every job has a sound, the pin, the chains. Even when Jim steps up on the cart, they are on their toes, knowing they are going, in a moment. A lot more to a horse's mind than most people give them credit for. With the new fencing, tossing off posts, hammering them in, after about 4 posts they figured the job and settled down.

[@jimstewart8927]

Sadly this is a voice of experience! I once did not place my back trailer stands down and when I drove onto the trailer the weight of my machine raised the rear wheels of my truck off the ground. I was on a incline and my truck, trailer, and my machine to load all started to move downhill and it was difficult to get the machine forward on the trailer quick enough for the rear wheels of the truck to contact again with the ground! By the Grace of God nothing bad happened to me or the machinery but I did learn my lesson And Never Again!

[@rl3898]

But on flat muddy ground the advantage is that the ramp angle is lower, so easier to load with slippery tyres.

[@noreencullen8957]

So fun to see you picking out a tree. Our Dad used to take 4 kids to pick one out...like goldielocks!!! When our kids were young, our youngest daughter fell into a dug hole, and we couldn t find her for a minute. The hole was as tall as she was! No harm done! We now use planted live trees. Pine makes me sneeze. Close up of the different kinds of pines...would be helpful. So quiet in your woods!!!Much love to all. Happy Holidays!

[@annsaenz291]

Jim and Brenda thank you for a wonderful video today. Skippy has learned alot on how to behave so much better. To sit by the horses is awesome along on getting on the cart for a ride to stay safe. Skippy you have come a long way boy 🐕🐾🐾 God bless you both and praying for you Brenda 🙏 ❤❤

[@patsyanne8095]

I was fortunate to receive my calendar, a day before the National Postal Strike! Calendar is beautiful, thank you. Still see my lawn today and I live in Northern Ontario…Merry Christmas!🇨🇦

[@williamleopold507]

I started christmas decorating today , we had a few snowflakes falling off and on , then sunny breaks . I love hearing the horses trotting . We live in Nova Scotia , Canada . Thanks for sharing .

[@paulpjy4996]

Thank you for another wonderful great video. Jim that trailer is fantastic very happy you and Brenda were able to purchase it sure will save you much time. Happy Advent to you both. God speed and be safe.

[@dianestoltz8502]

Skippy you are so funny 😊

[@alb5489]

Did you see the way Skippy got in the picture and sat down and looked at the camera?? “Make sure you get my best shot!”

[@gerardoperez5406]

Wonderfull todays video, we love to watch yours adventures with the horses ❤🎉

[@sherrileeslade6557]

I can't believe how little snow you have compared to Tupper Lake. I got pics of Tupper Lake from my sister's house and they got slammed with snow yesterday. I told her she could keep it! I live in Florida now but my heart still belongs to the ADK❤

[@stevepage4948]

Seems absolutely perfect ...the draft horses ...Winter day... Holiday Season

[@upstatesolar864]

This was a fun video and we loved seeing all of the animals showing their teamwork❣️

[@chrismills4213]

Can remember has a boy following dad in search of a Christmas tree…generally took the day before mom gave the green light. Sure miss those days now, but they are wonderful memories.

[@michaelbissen1946]

I really appreciate your channel and the wealth of information!!

[@pamelawoodall5891]

Me too.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Sleigh rides hopefully will be on the radar soon.😊

[@patriciathorp4911]

Hi Brenda and Jim. Lovely to watch relaxing day for you and Skip.

[@Wendlesews]

I'm a bit older than you 2, my Mom used to get the most Charlie Brown tree in the lot. She had the knack to make it the most beautiful in the neighborhood! I have a fraction of that talent. You'll do wonderful with that tree, Brenda.😊

[@robertdonaldson6584]

Nice Porsche.

[@henrydeyoung7689]

Fun video. Really enjoyed your finding a Christmas tree in the woods. Brought back lots of fond memories of my youth. My sisters and I would look and look and look in our woods. And just like you Brenda, after it was cut, we kind of thought we could’ve found a better one. However, when you get it home and fixed it up, we always thought it was the best one ever. It’s so good to have a natural tree. The tree farms today keep them so beautifully cut that they almost look fake. The trailer has so much versatility. In a few months, you’ll be wondering how you ever got along without it. I noticed Jim, how nonchalant you were when Brenda said you were going out to get a Christmas tree. We’re not fooled. I bet you love Christmas more than anyone.

[@zarahunt771]

What a lovely video, I thorouhly enjoyed my ride between you both again, thank you for that 😊 I hope you have a good week.

[@tammytaylor7726]

Good that you have therapy for your leg Brenda, or rather exercises for this. Skippy had a fine job of riding in the cart. I wish you all a merry Christmas.

[@fredbaumberger8988]

I’m glad to see skippy riding with you it bothered me to see him running on the road I’m always afraid he’ll dart out in front of a car

[@andrewmoran7353]

🤔like your head’s up on reins adjusting issues, touch snow now, more around the corner 🤭 trailer great acquisition , 👍👋

[@robertdonaldson6584]

I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin.

[@michaelodonoghue9385]

We too here in the UK are preparing for Xmas, which is greatly enhanced by the cold days we are increasingly getting as we move closer to the 25th. Wish you well with your leg recovery Brenda, and for Jim that he continues his daily work regime for decades to come.

[@johnkomosa9508]

Got chocolate! I'm in. Thanks for the ride, to get the 🎄 Christmas tree. Looks like you have a soft one this year, not as pokie, soft needles. Nice to hear of Levi and his family's nice snow in Vermont. I know the Old School Vermont folks are fine People, one of my Best friends is such, and from there. Nice to see the trailer getting used. I like the ramps, tough but manageable. I am making some ramps and I am going to incorporate that lower hook technique and the siding rail tire span width adjustment, I really like that. I noticed right away that you were not putting the outriggers down but thought that may be better with the skidsteer. Then you, Jim, said so. If the trailer squats a little and gives a little with the ground and weight (and get the rear truck tires up, beaver tail down), that may be better because the angle less steep when the trailer squats. With that being said the load stabilizing outriggers can be adjusted to uneven ground and I would consider putting the pin with the stabilizers letting the tail come down to lesson the angle, even a little bit can make the difference. Jim you have a good sense for that please let us know, I empower you with that decision.😊 (Not like I have a choice ah ha.) Anyways.. Awesome trailer, don't trust those hydraulic hoses too much with overhead loads, you would not be still doing this if you made bad decisions so far so I trust you, listen to that inner voice. Safety first, I am learning. I love watching you guys run skidsteer, whether while filming Jim with the horses or in this video, Jim loading logs, those crooked logs tricky, you find the center of weight well by now and make it look easy(with forks). One don't know how tricky that is until you try, I have a 743 Bobcat, old school foot controls a little jumpy. Good job! Well that's enough or too much, ah ha. Finishing...Thanks.

[@gordiesullivan3289]

Belated birthday wishes Jim.

[@barbarabentley5345]

Folks will say their horse is "just a trail horse" but I know a well trained trail horse is smart enough to adapt to new sights and remain calm and reliable. Training includes building confidence so they pay attention to the rider in every circumstance. One of my past horses handled everything except pigs- she hated their smell! Sometimes seeing a wagon is a new experience - kinda like Earl reacting to a rider on a horse :)

[@Thomas-r4j4l]

That is a nice little dog you have .

[@WalterGriffin-x4c]

Jim whydont. You put a ring on. The hip strap to keep the check line in placcee😂 Jimmy name wat I. Have been harinous horses since I. Was 6 years old mymy grandfather pt a roop and pulley in the barn loft so I could harness the horrses

[@joqlady888]

God Bless ya'll, I enjoyed the ride. lov from south Alabama.

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

Use a marker or orange duct tape to mark perfect alignment for ramps on new trailer

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

On the rewatch I see someone riding a Saddle Hors. Horses are a pray Animal and are almost always looking for Buggers

[@stevepage4948]

How could retirement be any better than the life you have

[@gentlegiants1974]

I last had the horses out Sat afternoon coming home from the bush down the road, On Sunday my neighbours put out a set of 4 old tires on rims in their yard with a free sign and this morning (Monday) as soon as my horses spied that pile of tires it was like "WHAT THE HECK"! I had to drive them up and let them stand there for 5 minutes to get them used to it. I need to get them into town....been a year.

[@joycehennequin8469]

Just wondering if Earls ears are ok as he had them pinned back a quite a bit.Then near the end he was giving them a real good shake.This was a lovely relaxing video and l so enjoy the ride through the woods,Skippy really loves a good run dosent he.All the very best dear friends ❤

[@stevepage4948]

Nice to have my question answered about the gate on your hay feeder

[@driveranonymity5262]

Already 2 years ago there was the video: "PLANTING TREES AFTER CLEAR CUTTING // Horse Logging & Family Time!" If possible I would like to see a video update (with your grandchildren) how it is after 2 years with the planted trees?

[@beardedgranny6190]

thanks for share'in always love watch'in... God bless..!!!

[@KathyDeitsch-m7p]

Jim, I watched today’s video with Baron and Earl. I can see how Earl reaches down to bite the Yoke. I don’t think this is a bad habit. It looks like he is uncomfortable in his collar. This breed is pretty stoic and always anxious to please so he will want to keep working for you. He might need chiropractic adjusting or some X-rays of both sides of his shoulders. There could be what’s called a “joint mouse” or an ephiseal inflammation going on. Check with your vet. Something is bothering him, not habit.

[@woodsgremlin9995]

Why do people make excuses for bad behavior. Most times bad behavior is just bad behavior.

[@janicehoff]

Enjoyed the video. Let us see the tree please. The trailer is something!!

[@debbievogt9881]

I can't wait to see the sisters work together Sunday, we started to get snow. (Rochester) We didn't get much but it melted in the morning.

[@willwipf7030]

Nice trailer always very handy

[@cliffyarboro1163]

Enjoyed the video, nothing better than getting a tree off your own property have done it many years down here in NC take care👍👍

[@Wendy-bd9zu]

Earl and ken have something in common 😂💨

[@debbievogt9881]

You ever get lost in.the woods? I start to panic when you get down I.there but I know you are good

[@larrykerr7712]

Good job.

[@JuneSmith-pk4zc]

I think Brenda might get too cold riding a bike this time of year. Better to ride with Jim behind horses under a blanket.

[@barbedstar6480]

You guys need Christmas sleigh bells on the horses!

[@deb283028]

Question: Do you have to post your land so hunters will not use your property during hunting season. I understand Vermont has very strict laws for posting no trespassing on owner property lines.

[@stevepage4948]

Earl shying...is just a prime example of no matter how well you think you've desensitized horses there is always often something you don't expect to bother them as I learned on a very season horse I had that I thought was bomb proof untill a bunch of little pigs ran across the road right in front of us

[@barbarabentley5345]

As a Canadian now a US citizen the postal service of Canada always strikes before Christmas- from the time I was a child and I am soon to be 66 !

[@jackmccracken9264]

A Charlie Brown Christmas tree

[@williamsmith5514]

Yes well I am looking forward to a team mat to help me with knock the rough edges of my computer skills.

[@stevepage4948]

Trailer works slick as a button

[@thirzapeevey2395]

The unfortunate thing is that many people out there have read Black Beauty, and don't know the reason for an overcheck of any sort, or the differences among them. The check of Anna Sewell's day and class was a pulley arrangement that was quite forceful and cruel. The check rein was sewn in the round to slide through the pulleys. It went from the crown of the bridle, down through a pulley on the ring of the bit, back up through a pulley on the the side of the crown of the bridle, and back to a ring on the saddle. I've had an old bit that I got in a box of stuff that still had the pulleys on it. Using that pulley arrangement, you could pull a horse's head up until their neck was pretty much vertical and their face was horizontal. That was a Park Avenue or Hyde Park fashion statement for coaching horses of the rich, mostly. An overcheck is used on racing Standardbred types, for the purpose of holding the horse in his gait so he doesn't break into a gallop and get disqualified. It buckles to both sides of the bit, goes up between the eyes, through some slots in the crown of the bridle and back to the saddle. It isn't my favorite, and can put the horse in an ugly, strung-out frame, but if you leave it quite loose it can do the job tolerably well. A bearing rein or sidecheck mostly exists to keep the horse from grazing and stepping through the reins, which would render the teamster helpless and likely cause a deadly runaway. The bearing rein simply buckles to both sides of the bit, and goes straight back to the hames or the saddle, depending on your harness. The only difference between that and a sidecheck is that the sidecheck goes through rings on the sides of the crown piece. You don't want to drive without at least that much of a rein to keep yourself, the horses, and the general public from getting killed. There is nothing cruel at all about a bearing rein or sidecheck. The horse doesn't even know it is there unless they try to graze. There is something cruel about driving a horse without any check: you could easily have a bad wreck and get them killed. Some of the confusion here is the difference between what things are called in England vs. what they are called in the USA, and some of it is the difference between what things were called in 1877 vs. what they are called now.

[@kaystrong8654]

I love watching you’s an the horses thank yous for sharing ❤️✌🏼

[@chrism1164]

Retire? How does a farmer "Retire"? Beautiful walk through the woods!

[@chips4974]

Farmers sold everything and became rich . Urban sprawl. 😊

[@marks7502]

Skippy has the life

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

My father best friend had a stallion strawberry roan Tennessee Walker.Trooper was his name. My dads friend was 😊 he would ride Trooper in the Christmas parade for years and years.

[@RaymondWKing-dn8wf]

A beutafel but Cold Day for a Drive

[@catalinalexandru5656]

Respect 🐎🐎🐎

[@jhmumma]

Brenda, will you please show us your Christmas tree when it's decorated?

[@lesthompson5907]

this will beinteresting . you may find this Interesting Jim .Horse Progress Days 2014 - Draft Animal Power Event

[@arvilfoster2876]

Both are really nice working horses. Looks to me like Baron has more giddy up in his step than Earl.

[@chips4974]

Yes but needs a 2 inch ball trailer hitch on his fore cart .No lights 😊

[@chips4974]

Oops😊

[@marionevans8687]

Its funny what will set a horse off; my 17 hand gelding one day got really scared because a small kid ran by his stall down the aisle. Then I got on a ladder to fix his fan and that worried him. Now this is a trail great, doves in his face. no reaction, cars, bikes. Its hard to cover everything. And don t forget umbrellas. a

[@lesthompson5907]

Jim do you get many with ring shacks in your trees there seem to be a lot around their seems to be days les England