About Pete and Joe

Pete was born on March 20th and Joe on March 13th of 2006 on the Art Eller farm in Pierz, Minnesota. Their first six months were spent with their moms and other mares and colts in a beautiful pasture with a fresh water stream running through it. Pete and Joe are half - brothers, their sire was 'Blue Ribbon Garth'
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In August of 2006, Les Graham came to inspect Pete and Joe.  In September of 2006, Pete and Joe were weaned off their mothers and were bought by Les Graham of New London, Minnesota. Pete and Joe were loaded in the horse trailer for the 80 mile ride home. Pete and Joe shared a pasture with Ladd, a 21 year old Percheron gelding, when Les brought them home. Yes, they did their best to make Ladd’s life miserable with their play antics.

Training started a couple weeks after Pete and Joe were settled in their new home. Pete was fairly easy to train and learned quickly. Joe had different ideas, Les spent double the time with Joe to earn his respect. Leading, feet work, sacking out, backing, honoring a human’s space, and eventually hitching with Ladd. Pete and Joe tried to run the first couple times but Ladd had different ideas.  Pete and Joe do sleigh rides, some funerals, some weddings, cutting hay, raking hay, and a few parades.

Pete grew up to around 2100 pounds and 17-3 to maybe 18 hands high. He is black with a very uncharacteristic wide white blaze on his face. He also has a little white on both back feet. He is steady as a rock when hitched and ridden. His trot is very smooth and easy to ride. Pete loves to be scratched and curried. 

Joe grew up to around 2100 pounds and 17-3 to maybe 18 hands high. He is black with a very uncharacteristic narrow white blaze on his face. He also has a little white on one back foot. Joe does not represent the Percheron breed well in the confirmation department, in fact he is kind of ugly. Joe is not as trustworthy as Pete when hitched and takes an experienced driver to keep him in line. Joe loves to put his muzzle in your face so you can blow air into his nostrils.