Posted by JimS on December 05, 2015 at 08:24:35 from (172.243.254.23):
In Reply to: Farming with Horses posted by John in La on December 05, 2015 at 07:33:08:
Oxen are slow but that can be good with walk behind implements. Oxen are more socially acceptable on the plate than horse or mule though old oxen would largely be hamburger. You could even yoke the milk cow if you had to.
Drafts are good if you want to cover more ground faster and you have riding implements. Look at the old pictures of farming grain where they have 16 up. That many horses covered far more acreage than an ox or mule. Shorter horses like Haflingers are ok for walk behind but don't try it with Shires unless you like to run and farm.
Mules as noted are more heat tolerant and more feed efficient. However, you cannot breed mules, generally speaking. This has its ups and downs. Also, to make a mule you need a horse and a donkey. Mules are slower than horses.
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