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to eight horse hitched teams to pull brewery and other wagons as a form of advertisement. The horses are used in farming primarily by Amish farmers in Pennsylvania. The largest Belgian populations are found in Ohio and Indiana, but their popularity is spreading to the west and east coasts.
There are shows and competitions for Belgians, including pulling contests. Belgians are judged on the basis of their size, soundness, conformation, quality, constitution, breeding and color. The colors of most Belgians in the U.S. are sorrel, chestnut, roan and bay although there are some blacks and greys. One of the mares at Ibarq, Sandy Jo, is light blonde.
The Hutchesons have lived in Rappahannock for five years, and are the only people in the county who are raising pure-bred Belgians. Leon became interested in draft horses when he was young and his grandfather had Clydesdales. He decided to raise Belgians because of the breed’s popularity.
Leon uses the three mares for riding, pulling logs, sleighs and single or double wagons. “They’re not the greatest for riding because of their size, but they’re perfect for
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