WEST SPRINGFIELD — There were 66 Percheron horses hitched, in teams of six, to wagons inside the ring at the Coliseum on the grounds of The Big E, and Sophie Law was watching them, her eyes wide. The ...

The big Percheron draft horse teams at Young Living Essential Oil’s Lavender Farm were sparked by an equally big dream. Upon seeing the gentle giants perform at Colorado’s Big Thunder Draft Horse Show ...

Say “show animals” and most people picture dogs, not draft horses. But the World Percheron Congress is first and foremost a venue for showmanship. This year, more than 700 horses from more than 120 ...

Jason Goodman can tell you that when the Moors invaded France, they were riding Arabian horses, which intermingled with the local Percherons.