One past outing my Dad speaks highly of was his visit 5 years ago to the Chaseburg Horsepull. Fortunately for us this year instead of being held at the end of July, it took place this past mid August weekend while the Birthday Boy was in town. Of course, it was on the agenda!
The event has changed a bit as the American Legion is now the main sponsor. It's still held in the same ball field on the ridge with the cornfield as its backdrop.
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| 2017 Chaseburg |
We watched the lightweight teams competing. So even though Dad is standing in the foreground of this photo behind him is a 'very' big horse. In fact, the horses in the light weight teams weigh about 750 lbs each. That's a lot of horse.
The winning team this year pulled 10,000 lbs. Yep, 10,000 pounds. Here is the last cement block being added for the team to pull.
Each team of horses has two tries to pull and the moved distance of the blocks is measured. In the pic above you can see the seat where the driver must sit as he holds the team's reigns.
The efforts of these teams is truly unbelievable.
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| Team working hard to move the 10,000 lbs of cement blocks |
This year I shot a short video of the attachment process. Precision is needed to maneuver the team into place in front of the sleighlike cart as the man team places the wooden yoke into the hitch while the driver jumps into the seat with the reigns and gives the horse team the verbal command. It sometimes takes a couple of tries before the hitch is attached. And the driver has to be ready to jump off the seat if it doesn't attach.
The Anderson team pictured in the video was this year's winners.
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| After the competition the 2017 magnificent Winning Anderson team |
One of the Andersons goes home with a trophy.
Here's an entry describing the horsepull event 5 years ago.
I'M NOT PULLING YOUR LEG
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