The Draft Horse

I'm a big fan of the cow horse the Quarter Horse as a working cow horse, but there was another equine that was very important in the settlement of the West. This is a poem about the draft horse.

He's the workhorse of the species who pulls the heavy load,

he can haul a load of freight or a wagon down the road.

He is mighty, he is tall, perhaps 19 hands high.

He has a build for pulling and is willing to comply.

He is a strong and gentle giant and when harnessed with a mate

has ability to pull a huge amount of weight.

In the history of our nation, his massive feet shoulders and bone

pulled the wagons and the plows from which our nation's grown

now the engine and the tractor have come to take his place,

but some people have preserved them. A memory time will not erase

these horses and their purpose we want to reinforce

so today we pay tribute to the mighty draft horse.

Happy trails.