Draft horses are returning to Mackinac Island, signaling the start of the 2025 season. Businesses are set to open on schedule despite damage from a late-March ice storm, though some trails remain ...

The long-held tradition will be phased in starting June 2 after nearly two years of work to improve the care of the horses.

He said they are largely looking for Percheron or Percheron cross draft horses that are dark in color and between 6 and 14 years old. Two squads can do the 10 funerals a week. When four squads are ...

Before the invention of the tractor, horses and mules were the main force in agriculture. In 1920, there were over 25 million ...