MARCH 2025 • WINTER FAIR • THE BRANDON SUN • THE BRANDON SUN
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Draft horses, or heavies as they’re often called, are larger and more muscular breeds that usually range from 16 to 19 hands high (1.65 metres to just under two meters tall) and are known for their pulling power. If you’ve been to the Winter Fair and had the chance to see them up close, chances are you have your own experi- ences and memories. Those who have frequented the fair for decades will have countless stories, although times have changed and so have security measures to ensure animals stay inside the ring. While some events have come and gone, the barnyard challenge still aims to get youth involved in the week’s events and in front of the arena audi- ence. Yet one element that continues to draw and impress crowds are the heavy horses. As a six or eight-horse hitch rolls into the main arena, if close enough you can feel the mass of the combined animals, hearkening back to when the animals were kept and maintained as a means of necessity. » » Continued on Page 8
Brittany Martin and Tyler Thevenot of Boulder Bluff Clydesdales from Strathclair bathe Nina as they prepare for the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in 2024. (File/The Brandon Sun)
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