Joanne's Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island this week shared video of a rite of spring on the island, as some of the hundreds of draft horses that pull carriages and haul cargo returned. "And so it begins!

A brief moment of inattention in the stable–and suddenly a horse’s hoof is on your foot. The pain fades, but the question remains: How much does a horse actually weigh? An answer that is crucial not ...

The plow cuts into the earth, turning soil that is the same deep brown hue as the giant horses pulling the antique farm machinery. "Haw," calls out Maddie Schill, and the team of Brabant draft horses, ...