TRAINING HORSES TO PULL HEAVY LOADS // Cutting dead Trees around the Farm!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Today we are talking about training horses to pull heavy loads, as we are training Baron how to pull. We are also cutting a few dead trees around the farm and using them for firewood!
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I had to say this, so here goes... Where would man kind be nowadays without the massive contribution from these gentle and wonderful beasts, we have a heap to be grateful for.
I ❤ that comment
Willliam has most certainly been busy, I am sure much will be achieved between Jim and William and all the horses. Thanks for the video Brenda.
Yes, he's a hard worker
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I can see you got your exercise in today Brenda running behind the horses to take this wonderful working video on your farm. I cut many a tree for fire wood and Jim does it just like I used to. He plays it safe like you have to when are working with a chainsaw in the woods by yourself. Nice to have William there to drive the team hauling the wood so you don't have to run back and forth. Good thing you had William there to help clean up and paint the outside of the barn. Still I wish I lived closer so I could help you with the mechanical work on your older equipment. Great video well done love it God bless and keep safe from hot sunny Florida.
Love your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and training the horses for the woods
Nice to see what else happens on your farm. Seems like it takes a lot of work to do the work. Sort of like a roundup of what needs to get done . Good stuff.
Jim, I love everything Y'all do! Baron seems to be relaxing into learning his role and I'm so happy you've been able to catch up on some stuff. I only wish I could be there to learn too. Love and hugs to you, Brenda and the horses. (especially little Bree 🥰)
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I love jim cutting down trees. He is so precise and economical in his movements. There's satisfaction in a job well done and in getting pesky little jobs done that have been nagging at the back of one's mind. I also noticed before Brenda's comment about how nice the windows looked.😊
Brenda, we all got bonus Jim video up at Abbys
Abby's house restoration is coming along good, and her house is going to be a showplace when complete. Her new front door is simply gorgeous.
Thank you Jim for the videos that you put out. I appreciate them
I love to see the "Walk On" parts played the kittens (and the hens).
It’s sad to see these beautiful old elm trees dying we have none left here in Scotland all killed by Dutch Elm decease is that what happened to yours. Thank you for sharing another excellent video I really enjoyed it
Don't forget the drill & dream tamarack posts! She's counting on them.
Stay tuned!
So much to do around the farm, I always enjoy farm stuff. I grew up on a small cow calf operation, much too old to do that anymore, but I still enjoy seeing it done
SO GLAD to see the sawdust cleanup, Jim !! I'm proud of you and was glad you accepted my "strong suggestion" was taken in the light it was meant !! Bless you, Jim !!
Now, all you gotta do is keep it that way. I'm sure if you scheduled young William to clean it up at the end of the work week (say, every Friday) and you will look magnificent and SAFE !! Thanks again, Jim !
Way to go John getting Jim to clean up that saw dust . Now will it be cleaned once a week or when needed .As Brenda would say " stay tuned " . Cheers😊
Thanks for another excellent video. Jim often talks about how horses have to learn to pull and watching the difference between Bill's smooth power transitions and Baron's rather discombobulated starts really illustrated this clearly!
As he started to cut the first tree it occurred to me that the rocks look like headstones and that little area would have made a great Halloween scene with a skeleton or witch or some such attraction, especially with that tree there...hah hah!
Love your imagination Pete .Humm no black cats .😊😊😊
I love ❤️ seeing all videos you two make. I’m so happy to have more but I know it takes a lot of time to edit ✍️ them . What amazing horses 🐎 you have. 🙏❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you so much!!
It's really quite sad what Dutch Elm disease has down to Elm trees. As most Elm trees die off before they become 10 years old this proves that the Dutch Elm fungus is thriving in the environment.
Similarly to what has happen to our great American Chestnut forests a little over 100 years ago.
There is a group that has developed a strain of American Elm that is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease, called the American Liberty Elm. I shared a link to it. There is also a group working on developing a blight resistant strain of the American Chestnut.
This elm fungal disease now called Dutch Elm Disease was found out by Dutch woman scientist in the ‘30. It comes originally from Asia and has a few strains. It is spread by Elm bark beetles. There are 2 ways to combat this: remove and debarking as soon as they show the disease., so the elm bark beetles can’t reproduce.
Elm wood is excellent for use in furniture. I have a bed and chest made from elm. It is a bit sad to hear you use it as firewood.
Only other way is to plant selected elm crossings that have a high resistance against DED, like for instance Ulmus ‘New Horizon’ or ‘Rebona’. The Morton Arboretum and Wisconsin University know all about this. Besides this there is Elm Yellows that can kill them.
I was also wondering if the elms are infected with Dutch Elm Disease. I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and most of our city trees are elms and we lose more and more each year. Sad. I agree with you Brenda. Elms are pretty trees.
Thanks for the video. There are very few Elm trees left in the US after the 1930s Dutch Elm disease. The ones that have survived researchers are trying to clone them to create a disease resistant variety. Baron is doing so well. He is a beautiful horse.
Yep elm disease. Monroe County had a huge loss of Elms back in the 70s
Dutch Elm Disease did the elms in around here. Now the Emerald Ash Borer has killed all the ash. We had a terrible gypsy moth infestation 2 years ago and they completely defoliated many of the oaks and although they seemed to releaf by fall time, the past 2 years has seen a large percentage of them die off. The birch seem to be dying from the top down from something. I recall as a kid trying to split those old dead elm, before we had a wood splitter for the tractor. Miserablest stuff to pound away at with sledge and wedges.
Getting ready to do a carriage ride at a wedding this saturday, just washed up the carriage today, hoping for a nice day for them.
excellent video and like the paint job on the barn,,looks good. it's good also to have the help from Will,, great idea on tables...one suggestion he might do ,,is make them all different..sometimes folks like to put a wheel chair on the end,,need more room..or an highchair for the baby. many use nails and screws are much better tables ...😊
I could almost read Bill and Baron's minds when Brenda was in the stocks at start of video."is she going to get her toe nails clipped?"
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Well it is wonderful to see that your mill is nice and clean now. The trick is now to keep it that way ,… good luck!
Have you weighed Baron lately? He looks good and is and will continue to grow for a long time.. His grand sire grew until he was 9 y.o.
Yes, we weighed him recently, he's 1610 lb
You guys are sooo cute! Just love watching you banter. I need to start a RUclips channel so commenters can "fuss' at the things I haven't gotten to.😂
Love the kitties. They make learning about manure spreader fixes fun.
I'm always impressed how Jim is able to get stuff fixed even though it's old and parts hard to find. Guess it helps knowing so many Amish. We still make stuff on America
Brenda, I am a fan yours & Jim's! I love to watch y'all's videos of them beautiful horses & all they do!
What I wanted to comment & you, Brenda, is. The video that you & your granddaughters had picked the apples & made the apple pies. I so enjoyed watching you in the kitchen & you making the pie, that I wanted to ask, have you ever thought of doing your own videos about your country cooking? Like your garden, I know you must do a Lot of canning. I would so enjoy watching & LEARNING how to can & so forth! Just a thought that I had!
Love you & Jim!
Dutch Elm Disease, There was one in Toronto Ontario many years ago that was over 130 ft high, we had to climb it and remove all the dead wood out of it and install cables to to strenthen it. John Greenfield Bowmanville Ontario
That sounds like quite a job!
Lots of variety in this video. Loved the cat emerging from under the spreader! Thanks Brenda and Jim for sharing so much with us. 👍
You can actually see how fast Baron is learning!
It’s called Dutch Elm Disease. Prevalent here in the Eastern Seaboard. Always safety first be it towing triangles or saw dust fires. Thank you for sharing. Good luck w/ collection vet. Surprised there is not a mare around the practice that can be forced into hear for Baron’s stimulation. 🐴
It's pretty hard to keep up with the finicky maintenance and tidy-ups during the summer, with so much to do. On top of your cropping and lumber you had 3 colts and a new filly to work with, as well as projects for your daughter's house. Pretty full schedule even for a young buck. Glad you have William turning a hand on all those little spruce up projects, along with his valuable help on the big stuff too. He's good with the horses most importantly of all. The rainy day projects fill that time nicely between summer chores and winter feeding, snow removal, and sleigh rides (when you have enough snow). Love the vids! God bless!
Thank you Jim and Brenda for another amazing video. I learn a lot from you and I think Baron is just magnificent
I truly enjoy being able to see the misc jobs that you do during inclement weather. Thank you for posting these videos!
My late mother's house is located in Concord, Massachusetts, US. The Whipping Post Elm, on Monument Square, was planted in 1776 and after hurricane damage in 1938 it was taken down in 1941.
A whipping post Elm .Interesting ,the stuff I learn on Jim and Brenda's . We're these people called the Puritans .I guess a whipping post kept everyone on the straight and narrow. Cheers😊
I've probably asked you this question before, Jim and Brenda - "What is the purpose of "blinders" on a horse's halter - apart from not letting them seeing what's beside them and only straight ahead ? Have I got that right ?
Having blinkers/blinders on keeps the animals focused on what is ahead and much less likely to shy or turn away from something scary to them.
The blinders or blinkers as we call them are for the horse/horses to concentrate on what's right infront of them! Less destraction like nipping the other horse...its just so they can focus on what's ahead.Have a wonderful weekend ❤
Thank you !! I've heard Jim mention that sometimes Baron nips at his partner......?
I miss the horse pulls at the Allegany and Wyoming County Fairs. Used to be a 3 day event to get through the first rounds to the finals of each weight class. My brother tells me, one fair no longer has horse pulls, and the other fair gets through their pull in 1 day. 😥
love the matching shirts :) great video on pulling.
Oh nice Brenda, if you want something done you can do it true us, we can help you by keep asking 😂😂
Thanks 😂
Wow! Things are looking and operating so nice! It's fun to see Baron listening and anticipating the next move! His pulling lesson was great! So many projects. It was great to see you on Abby's channel getting some good posts for her porch Jim! Never a dull moment! Abby is a lot like her Dad, trying to beat the winter weather coming! Bless you all ! Can't wait to see those shutters Brenda!!! Your videography is a delight!
Thank you Jim, I only mentioned it once, I think, and just this last week was looking at( the slow moving vehicle signs) loved the tour, clean up looks great and love the videos!
So glad you are getting those little odd jobs done those ones that get pushed back due to more important issues. Baron did well. He is so pretty. 😊 thank y’all for sharing. 😊😊
kinda funny watchin Jim hitch to the cart an how he and the horses interact
Thank you Jim and Brenda. Baron can feel what Bill and Ken do❤❤❤. I cut and hauled three trees this morning. A good work out for this man and the Massey 35 diesel. Horses?I wish I was a rich man.❤😂😂😂.
Good job!
I like the sound of the horses moving and the metal tack parts clinking - real life sound effects. Wonderful real life videos. Cute little gray kitten.
I too like the " real life sound effects " also . Especially the horse farts .😊
My grandmother had three huge Elm trees, but they died from Dutch Elm disease. I love channel and the horse pulls are wonderful. 😎
Great video, chock full of interesting stuff. ❤
Hi Jim, Brenda, Another great video! Nice to see Ken, Baron,& to be on the farm with you both. Jim, I like watching you cutting down trees, great job!! God Bless all of the family.....Jim, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thanks!
Great Video Jim and Brenda, actually I like the variety of what you've shown. it's interesting to see the saw mill in action, the tree fellings, the repairs to equjipment etc. give one insight to how things are done and you can see how other people do thngs and learn from them and maybe even pass along some of one's own skills to help them in return. thanks for sharing ECF
You're right Jim a bunch of us were probably going to get after you on the slow moving vehicle triangle.😊 Those should be on any other piece of equipment that may go on the roadways, it protects yourself, the horses and the motor vehicle drivers! Thank you for getting started on doing that. I loved today's video. I do have a question for Brenda: should everybody working in your sawmill use dust masks because of breathing in the saw dust?
Also William is a good worker, it really shows the amount of work you both have done on the place!!
Thanks for your concern, it's not as bad as it might appear.
Jim and Brenda: I love your picnic table. Just a few suggestions: Reverse the legs to reduce the bench span and the likelihood of sagging. This will also make the end seats useful without having to straddle the legs. Finally, 2x4 diagonal bracing will keep the table from racking. If you mostly use carriage bolts the benches will last many decades. Good luck, they are lots of fun to build. Since you are a custom mill, eventually, you may offer thick stock and knockdown versions. Yours truly, Charlie from the west coast. While I don't do anything you do (I design and build houses), I love your channel nonetheless.
Jim still has 2x4 bracing to put in. Thanks for your suggestions!
Amazing about of work they can do
Good video. Enjoyed it. A couple of stubborn trees. But the chain saw and Jimwon out.
SALUTE TO YOU,JIM, AND BRENDA AND WILLIAM.....MAN WHAT A BLESSING TO HAVE WILLIAM..THANK YOU FATHER GOD FOR THIS BUNCH OF CHILDREN OF YOURS HERE ON 'THE GORDON PLANTATION KINGDOM. lov much from south alabama.
Très bonne travail bravo 👍
A clean shop is a happy shop. My supervising teacher told me that many many years ago when I was student teaching.
Very true!
I’ve heard that the horse is not pulling the load, but is actually pushing against their collar with their shoulders (?) in order to move the load. Do you agree with this description? Maybe you’ve addressed this and I missed it. I notice that when Barron starts off is head is up and he’s not leaning into the collar as much so maybe that’s what is means.
That's correct!
Dad cut down several elms that were supposedly dead. He cut the largest diameter wood into firewood length. Then he laughingly asked my brother and me to split the wood. We couldn' t get the splitting maul to penetrate the wood. When we tried to use a splitting wedge, it just bounced out. Never did burn those unsplit pieces.
WOW - it's that hard...?
@@johnking8679 It has a lot of bounce when the maul hits it and the wood is hardly dented. Trying to start a wedge is futile for the same reason. Hard to describe. Perhaps a wood splitter can apply enough force to split it. And the grain twists.
In Iowa, it''s called Dutch Elm disease and I hate it. A huge elm is a sight to behold, but I haven't seen a huge one since I was a kid :(
Yes it is here too.
I like to wait till all the bark has fallen off the elm trees, even better is to wait for the wind to bring them down. I try not to cut anything down as I am not an experienced logger like you. That dead elm is my favorite firewood when dry.
Tree tops and large dead limbs are called "Widow Makers" for a good reason .Plastic hard hats useless but look good . Had a Pulp cutter tree top snapped off ,hard hat cracked and sharp plastic cut his cheek . Many stitches later he was right as rain .😅
Brenda . It is illegal to hunt over a bait site in N Y state .But you could place your surplus apples at the back of your farm in the hardwood bush lot . Place a cheap trail camera and hopefully get some pictures of the big buck deer thats on your farm .😊😊😊Ps could be other wild critters back there also .😊😊
We do have some big bucks roaming around!
I thought so . All mature bucks look big ( 8 point ) . Did you know that during hunting season , bucks will send does out into open fields first . Also Delmar said he saw a buck creeping along a over grown fence line on his front knees to avoid some hunters . Said he could not shoot that buck , he was too smart to shoot . Delmar wouldn't string me a line would he ! 😊😊😊
Love the painted barn and the other projects. Please show all that you are doing.
The wildflowers are just beautiful !
Great video 👍
Nice work William!! You two must drop at the end of the day. You two amaze me!!
🤔All in all good odds and ends day, clean up approval per Brenda, I’m not persnickety as other viewers 🤭 although good points taken, have nice day 👍
Happy for you with doing some catch-up, easy to leave stuff for next time, I can relate, my wife was a good helper, she would start something I let go and we would both finish it. Blessings
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I like the new format! Just bits of what you do all day! But of course; I love all your videos. Just missed seeing how big Bree is getting & her pretty momma. FYI: I cannot find the video where you kept the camera rolling while you took off Ken & Baron's harnesses. But I loved seeing Ken's personality after you took off his work gear. I LOVE KEN. The horses are so well trained that they do not show personality while working....but we get glimpes of who they really are when they get put into their stalls after a work period. Please keep sharing your life. I wait for each new video .
Can’t wait to see my boys work baron is doing so well
In Finland, we sometimes cut down dead trees for the bees. So they can use it as a beehive.
Love seeing all the things you do on your homestead!!!
Thank-you for sharing your videos. Happy to see all are well.
Hi Jim, I'm, not an expert in picnic table designs, but I have sat on a few of these, where the table with me still sitting on the seat, tipped over backwards when the person/s on the opposite side got up and thus leaving the table unbalanced, The simple solution would be to have the bottom of the legs on each side, reach the ground at a point beyond the center of gravity of the person/s sitting on each seat. Hope this makes sense.
I just discovered your channel and immediately I’m a fan. Love your videos. Super interesting.Very proud of your work.
Welcome aboard Rebecca . What's wonderful about Jim and Brenda's channel we never know what's coming next . Should get 100,000 subscribers this winter .😊
Thank you for the video. I didn’t know that elm trees would grow at all due to Dutch elm disease. Gives me hope that they can grow at least a little bit
Jim, it’s to bad the picnic tables weren’t ready to sell back around the first of May when the barbecue season would start
Jim I believe is taking orders now and will ship out all winter long .Tables will be boxed up with some assembly required .So hardware included and S & H extra .😊😊😊
I'm not planning on shipping picnic tables, Chip, maybe you could come down from Canada and do that for us.
Will you pay me in American money ?😊
What a great video!! Fun to hear so much from both you & Brenda!! 💕
Another great video
Thanks
Dutch Elm disease has wiped out elm trees in Minnesota. You are lucky that you still have them in your area.
Rob Dutch Elm Disease does not recognize state or national borders Elm trees are virtually wiped out in Canada and The USA .Small numbers are surviving. Why scientists are trying to figure that out .😊
What kind of apples 🍎 there are some make excellent apple jelly not fond of apple butter but that's another idea that at the time seems to time consuming but later in the year is excellent
Are these Dutch elm? As usual excellent video and neither of you are lacking for keeping things done!😊
Not sure what kind of apples they are. Yes, we have made apple jelly before with them
Always good videos . Love watching the horse's work. Just good content. Your daughters video's are just as good. Love family videos. Thanks for sharing.
Very fun video. Thanks for taking us along.
Jim, expert job cutting those trees. Dead trees are always problematic and dangerous.
Loggers call them " Widow Makers" As you said dead tops and large limbs snapping off and falling on chainsaw cutters heads , usually doesn't end well . I agree Jim did an expert job on those dead Elms .😊
@@chips4974 exactly, dead locust is another especially bad one. I have had a couple of close calls over the years.🥴🙃😓
Great show.
Lovely wood.
Whenever you’re doing a “clean up”, could you video share it.
Clean up video are my favorite videos.
Clean up, fast forward and music combination is my favorite videos.😊
Nice to see all the improvements!
I really enjoyed this video. It is good to see all the other things you have to do on the farm 👍😊👍
Good idea to manufacture heavy duty picnic tables!❤ You could even sell them as a flat pack for a little less and much easier to pick up or deliver.
Put your WHWJ brand on the advertisements.
If it were me I would have a few bee hives you seem to have flowers everywhere.
My grandparents planted an Elm in the desert of West Texas, and it grew for nearly 50 years. In fact, some of the seeds blew near the state park and actually grew on the side of the entrance road. The state park even built a wooden bench under that one and named it the Hueco Mountain Forest. It was placed on the bench on a plaque. Unfortunately, both trees wound up dying. I believe it was some kind of worm that killed them. The trees are both still standing, almost petrified, but dead.
We think it makes great firewood. Not fun to split but burns long
Hi Jim I really enjoy watching the videos you post I was wondering if Baron is going to get a haircut like the others
Not sure yet ....
Life on a Farm. William and you deserve a day off. Good video, I like the different point of view camera angles on the way to the elm tree cutting. I will try to figure out the compass angle in general. Like East or South or whatever.
Richard . Sunday is a day of rest ( and church ) on the Gordon Family Farm . That enough days off , got to get things done .😊
Richard Kit Clark road runs North South . Sun rises in the East ( over the corn field) .😊😊😊
Love your sense of humor
Always enjoy your videos. They’re very informative. Noticed the flat tyre on the wagon. Got flat tyres on my mind because my car had one today! 😂
Oh, that's too bad!
I am sure that Bill and Baron appreciated getting the flat tire fixed. (Ha!Ha!) They probably didn't even notice the difference.
Hey Jim, you could clean up that dead tree brush a lot faster if you would park the skidder, tie the team to it and get that boy off the seat to help you!
Oh Charlie your comment is foolish . Why moving that wood by hand be " a lot faster" or more efficient than the way it was done .William did an excellent job driving and controlling the team of horses .Jim did his usual great job on the skidsteer .Cheers😊
@@chips4974 Chips you are right about loading the logs and heavy parts of the tree, but a skid steer trying to handle the brush is a bit ridiculous, fiddling around trying to find the balance point when it could/should have been done with plain old MANPOWER! Will should have been off the seat and helping with the labor and let Brenda hold the horses and run the camera! Skid steer loaders are great on jobs they were designed to do, but they don't fit every job and certainly not "pickup sticks"!
You are so wrong Charlie .I saw the pick up sticks as you called them being left to rot where they landed .No Jim William and Brenda moved that wood the most easy and efficient way possible. There are bigger issues to argue about so let's drop this issue .😊
Upon second thought you are right .Good physical labour would do Jim a world of good . He is getting fat eating too many of Brenda's home made apple pies .😊😊😊
@@chips4974 Chips , I just made a comment to Jim that he may have deemed helpful and useful! You are the one arguing, and my guess is you have never done any work relative to what Jim was doing!
Dutch Elm disease is the killer in the UK...Elm is widespread and the dis
ease is challenging.
Yes, that's what is it here too
Since you mentioned it somehow Jim, I was wondering for a while… How many horses does it take for your farm work, or farm work in general? Considering rest and all.
My Dad and Grandfather kept 14 to 16 when they farmed 360 acres of land in hay, wheat and oats. All work but plowing was done with the horses. One team worked year round. One team of drivers pulled a stook rack during threshing but the rest of the year were on buggy or cutter for trips to church or town. A 4 horse heavy team hauled grain 8 miles to town in winter while the 6 or 8 others were out unfed, free range with neighbour's summer work horses.
Hi Jim and Brenda. I enjoy all of your videos. I have 3 questions, not particularly for this video but general questions. 1. When you start training a foal I was wondering if getting accustomed to the blinders on the bridal was difficult for the horse. They have such keen eyesight and are use to seeing beside and behind them if it was difficult for them. (May be a dumb question). 2. I noticed Baron was "Hopping" to get the load moving. Intuitively for me that seems like the strongest pull. In past videos you have commented that is not good. Can you perhaps elaborate on that in a future video? I am curious about that. 3. I'm glad William is allowing you to film him. I noticed in a couple of videos a buggy that I expect is William's. Would he allow it and if he would, would you show us his buggy and the horse that pulls it? I expect he pens his horse there while he works for you. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. Brenda is a great camera Lady. Y'all make a good team. Take care.