Send us a text The reins pass from snowless sleigh rides in Colorado to wall tents in Utah’s high country, then straight onto a movie set where a good team might wait hours to hear “action.” We sit down with outfitter and wrangler Randy Melton of Flying J Outfitters to unpack what it really takes to build mule teams that outwork draft horses in the mountains and stay rock-steady under the lights of Hollywood. Randy shares how he and his wife Alicia juggle guiding hunts in the Uinta Mountains...
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Send us a text The reins pass from snowless sleigh rides in Colorado to wall tents in Utah’s high country, then straight onto a movie set where a good team might wait hours to hear “action.” We sit down with outfitter and wrangler Randy Melton of Flying J Outfitters to unpack what it really takes to build mule teams that outwork draft horses in the mountains and stay rock-steady under the lights of Hollywood. Randy shares how he and his wife Alicia juggle guiding hunts in the Uinta Mountains...
The Day Earth Swallowed Two Draft Horses: A Teamster's Incredible Story
Harness Up! with Haste Draft Horses and Mules
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The Day Earth Swallowed Two Draft Horses: A Teamster's Incredible Story
Send us a text A garden plow turns terrifying in an instant when the earth suddenly opens beneath a team of draft horses in Bedford, Virginia. Hugh Saunders recounts the heart-stopping moment when his beloved Shire horses plunged twelve feet underground through what would later be discovered as a collapsed 116-year-old terracotta pipe. The rescue operation mobilized the entire community – two backhoes, three veterinarians, and countless neighbors rallied to save the trapped animals. While ot...
Harness Up! with Haste Draft Horses and Mules
Send us a text The reins pass from snowless sleigh rides in Colorado to wall tents in Utah’s high country, then straight onto a movie set where a good team might wait hours to hear “action.” We sit down with outfitter and wrangler Randy Melton of Flying J Outfitters to unpack what it really takes to build mule teams that outwork draft horses in the mountains and stay rock-steady under the lights of Hollywood. Randy shares how he and his wife Alicia juggle guiding hunts in the Uinta Mountains...
