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the animals a lot more economical than tractors which can rarely be expected to give more than a few years work without major repairs, and cost. Both Bonnie, at 14, and Bly, at 16, still have several years of work left in them. Their owner hopes, also, he will be able to breed them and thereby prolong their working life through their children.
At present the two Belgian mares are used for most of the farm work at Brookside. During the summer passing motorists often slow down to stare at the pair as they pull the old mgdhiines that cut, rake and collect hay^The £wo are also used for pipwing, dicing and planting. They have even been used to pull a snow plow so Mr. Hinkell could clear his driveway.
In a shed across from his house, Mr. Hinkell keeps an impressive array of horse-drawn farming equipment that wouldn’t look out of place in a museum. This equipment, however, is all in good working order and is still used. An added advantage is that horse-drawn equipment is a lot cheaper than modern-day tractor-drawn equipment and easier to maintain since there are fewer moving parts.
“Most of the stuff you can find as junk,” Mr. Hinkell admits. “But - then I’ve got to compete with the antique dealers, too.”
Before moving to Rappahannock County a year ago, Mr. Hinkell had a farm at Nokesville where he also used horses to do field work. During the 17 years he had the Nokesville farm Mr. Hinkell tried several types of farming, including a cattle feedlot, swine and chicken. The Hinkells
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