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- Ardeal Davister: We did fine with horses.
Cut hay, side rake, and dump rake,
I kinda liked plowing.
You see the ground turn over, and when you're done,
you have a nice furrow
and it looked like they just cleaned up the field.
The farmers used to kind of like to compete.
Instead of with their tractors, they competed with their horses.
And see whose horses could work their land first.
It was a challenge, like.
What was nice about farmers getting together,
they were closely knit and they had time to talk to each other.
I guess I'm a little prejudiced towards a Belgian horse.
I think he's the best worker.
They're always a good horse that was willing to pull the wagon
or whatever, you didn't care what he looked like.
I remember Scotty and Beaut. [laughs]
They were a great super team.
And that Beaut there, you'd come home
and get stuck at night in the driveway,
you could get her outta the barn, and just hook 'er up,
"C'mon, Beaut," and she'd take you out by herself.
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