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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:48 AM
New neighbours moved in a few days ago, and they have 8 ENORMOUS draft horses!! I haven't met the people yet, but today the horses came to the fence line and said hi (and immediately lost interest when it was clear I had no treats for them).
Look how big they are!! My hand is tiny compared to this horse's nose!!! I hope I can be friends with these new neighbours and learn more about draft horses...may need to make some cookies tomorrow.
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:16 PM
Just adding here, because lots of people are concerned: I never feed other people's animals without asking first, and neither should anybody else! (Only exception is if you're feeding them handfuls of grass and they are in a pasture full of grass - sometimes hand-picked grass is way tastier than the stuff growing in the ground. Something something grass is always greener...)
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Heidi Li Feldmanheidilifeldman@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:50 AM
@sundogplanets Wow. Wise to be friends with horses that big!
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D. G. Marshalldavidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:51 AM
@sundogplanets
I didn't know draft horses ate cookies.
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Simon 🐮:spot:Firesphere@cloudisland.nz
Jun 28, 2026, 1:52 AM
@sundogplanets When will the horses be finalized?
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:52 AM
@Firesphere finalized?
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Simon 🐮:spot:Firesphere@cloudisland.nz
Jun 28, 2026, 1:53 AM
@sundogplanets Moving from "draft" to "final" form...
(I'll see myself out 😁 )
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:54 AM
@Firesphere HA nice! Sorry I missed that on the first read through.
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cetancetan@toot.community
Jul 1, 2026, 1:24 AM
@Firesphere @sundogplanets only after several pointless meetings and a last minute request from marketing that would require the horses actually be cows.
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var body: some Viewquephird@tech.lgbt
Jun 28, 2026, 1:54 AM
@sundogplanets 😻😻😻
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Shae Erissonshapr@recurse.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:55 AM
@sundogplanets what flavor? Clydesdales? Percherons?
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 1:56 AM
@shapr I don't know horse breeds at all. Anybody here know the breed?
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cognitively accessible mathgeonz@mathstodon.xyz
Jun 28, 2026, 2:02 AM
@sundogplanets @shapr Time to boost! Horse nerds where are you :) :)
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John Timaeusjohntimaeus@infosec.exchange
Jun 28, 2026, 2:37 AM
@geonz @sundogplanets @shapr
I asked my wife. Answer was maybe Clydesdale, but then she started rattling off another half dozen options including a Suffolk/Punch cross.
She then claimed no knowledge of horses.
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cognitively accessible mathgeonz@mathstodon.xyz
Jun 28, 2026, 3:18 AM
@johntimaeus @sundogplanets @shapr https://wildjolie.com/blogs/guide/draft-horse-breeds
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ArapallaArapalla@aus.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:07 AM
@sundogplanets @shapr
Looks like Clydesdale. Big crew. They probably work as a team too.
Great horses. Cool and calm. 😎
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RolloTreadwayRolloTreadway@beige.party
Jun 28, 2026, 7:20 AM
@sundogplanets @shapr I'm definitely no expert but they might be Shire horses? One of the very few horse breeds I'm capable of recognising.
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Helen Claytonhelenclayton@mas.to
Jun 28, 2026, 7:44 AM
@sundogplanets @shapr Clydesdales maybe. A friend has one. She says it’s like riding a sofa (couch). Her dog would sit up with her. Maybe the goats would like a ride?!
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JamesAshburnerJamesAshburnerCBR@aus.social
Jun 28, 2026, 11:19 AM
@sundogplanets @shapr They do look like Clydies.
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Michael Gemarmichaelgemar@cosocial.ca
Jun 28, 2026, 1:58 AM
@sundogplanets Are there practical uses for draft horses these days, apart from pulling beer wagons?
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Michael Sokolovmsokolov@fosstodon.org
Jun 28, 2026, 2:16 AM
@michaelgemar @sundogplanets horse logging
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Martinmcourcel@allovertheplace.ca
Jun 28, 2026, 1:59 AM
@sundogplanets draft horses are so cool. They sound hilarious eating apples. Just watch your fingers.
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DragonFlameRHW@mastodon.au
Jun 28, 2026, 2:20 AM
@mcourcel @sundogplanets
They like apples better than cookies, but keep your hand FLAT.😄
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Allisonallisonhooper@mas.to
Jun 28, 2026, 2:01 AM
@sundogplanets They are gentle giants!
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The Lady (La Donna)ldmay65@universeodon.com
Jun 28, 2026, 2:08 AM
@sundogplanets
Wow! I hope the new neighbors are nice.
Gorgeous horses.
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Zombie Gopher 🇨🇦ZombieGopher@gamepad.club
Jun 28, 2026, 2:17 AM
@sundogplanets horses be swole, bro 😁
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RiaResists❌ 👑RiaResists@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 2:20 AM
@sundogplanets How cool!
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SusanneSusanneDoering@zirk.us
Jun 28, 2026, 2:23 AM
@sundogplanets nice neighbors. Sigh.
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Tall SimonTallSimon@mstdn.ca
Jun 28, 2026, 2:53 AM
@sundogplanets My sister might know, I'll ask her. Her horse is half Percheron, another at the barn a Percheron.
Also big, and sometimes less than fully aware of their own size. Gentle beasts. I'm told big horses usually are by breeding.
Until one of the ren faire guys gets them out on the jousting lists and they turn into murder horses (they really like playing any variant on kill the peasant).
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Tall SimonTallSimon@mstdn.ca
Jun 29, 2026, 1:50 PM
@sundogplanets Horse wrangling sister says
"Possibly Shires but most likely Clydes".
I'm reminded of a day, back when I was an irresponsible young teenager, launching a little model rocket from what we thought was an empty field. We were so focused on getting everything ready that when we looked up, we were surprised to find ourselves in a ring of cows. They were just over to check out the proceedings.
I suspect that it was on purpose that the farmer, later that year, released a fairly aggressive beast into those same fields ... it's amazing what half a ton of galloping bull can do for your ability to clear a fence at a full run.
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Phil Stevens :tinoflag:phil_stevens@mastodon.nz
Jun 28, 2026, 2:55 AM
@sundogplanets This is so cool. Do they work the team? I had an uncle who is in the Iowa draft horsemen's hall of fame and always thought he had the best farm when I was a kid. Because of the horses of course.
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C Silvafondoffawns@nerdculture.de
Jun 28, 2026, 3:00 AM
@sundogplanets Gorgeous beasts
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Roy -- the dull oneoldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 3:34 AM
@sundogplanets
Cookies (for the human neighbors) are a great idea. And while visiting, ask if it's okay to give the horses carrots or apples occasionally. The old handful-of-grass trick probably won't charm them much in your surroundings!
They are beautiful critters, indeed!
p.s. Found some nice photos of several breeds at
https://equinehelper.com/types-of-draft-horses/
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Famusernomnomnom@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 3:47 AM
@sundogplanets are those ardennes horses? they look so lovely, and so huge!
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sarcoptus scabiumthegarbagebird@theblower.au
Jun 28, 2026, 3:57 AM
@sundogplanets BIG HORCE
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𝕂ℕ𝔽 𝕀𝕆𝕆 ☎️knf100@sfba.social
Jun 28, 2026, 3:58 AM
@sundogplanets I’m not into horses really but it must be cool to have furry visitors who have interests and can be social.
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AverageJoeAverageJoe@gardenstate.social
Jun 28, 2026, 4:26 AM
@sundogplanets Gentle giants. Don't feed them cookies or other treats before clearing it with their people. Some horses are on restricted diets.
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Del C :vpudding:delcj@mas.to
Jun 28, 2026, 5:53 AM
@AverageJoe i think Prof. Lawler's cookies are for making friends with the horses' people tho, rather than the horses themselves @sundogplanets
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:07 PM
@AverageJoe Yes, I never feed other people's animals without asking first
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two slightly distorted guitarsrhamphorhynchus@mastodon.nz
Jun 28, 2026, 5:21 AM
@sundogplanets The wide and over-the-knee white markings are typical of Clydesdales, but possibly other breeds too! They look huge and lovely.
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Verena RuppVerenaRupp@vivaldi.net
Jun 28, 2026, 5:51 AM
@sundogplanets Saying this just in case - please consult the humans before giving the horses anything. They may be on a diet - or allergic to some stuff. I've once heard of a horse who was allergic to carrots, and known a horse who was allergic to sugar. She needed special feed, and one treat of the wrong kind would have meant a trip to the VetMed.
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:06 PM
@VerenaRupp Yes, yes, absolutely. I never feed other peoples' animals without asking! (Cookies are for the people, not for the horses)
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Verena RuppVerenaRupp@vivaldi.net
Jun 28, 2026, 5:09 PM
@sundogplanets Ah ^^ I have made treats for my cats myself, so I didn't rule out the possibility you might be baking for the horses. Making cookies for humans is fine. They can tell you about their diets and allergies themselves ^^
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JWcph, Radicalized By Decencyjwcph@helvede.net
Jun 28, 2026, 6:17 AM
@sundogplanets Fire mares!! https://youtu.be/nHWpi-5TjFQ
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WhichOne'sPink 🇫🇮NickSchwanck@aus.social
Jun 28, 2026, 7:15 AM
@sundogplanets Clydesdales are the best horses.
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RolloTreadwayRolloTreadway@beige.party
Jun 28, 2026, 7:18 AM
@sundogplanets What beauties!
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DoubleTreble 🥰🇵🇸🌍🇺🇦😺💚🧶🫖DoubleTreble@cupoftea.social
Jun 28, 2026, 7:26 AM
@sundogplanets
Good morning, thanks for sharing these pictures, what gorgeous new neighbours, I guess you'll have to ingratiate yourself with the people 😁
Have a fantastic day 😊😊
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FiJustFi@beige.party
Jun 28, 2026, 7:28 AM
@sundogplanets What wonderful neighbours to have, I hope the human neighbours are just as lovely!
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Maggie Pie 🇦🇺🇺🇸 🚫AImagpieluvseeds@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 8:39 AM
@sundogplanets thicc 💜💜
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stibstib@aus.social
Jun 28, 2026, 9:15 AM
@sundogplanets
I didn't know it when I woke up this morning, but draft horse nose crinkles were what I needed to see today
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Book Endliseo@kuupiaq.social
Jun 28, 2026, 9:37 AM
@ppatel @sundogplanets i love draftys. good freinds and jentle animals
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hnapelhnapel@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 11:12 AM
@sundogplanets
Cookies for the horses or the neighbours?
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:04 PM
@hnapel Possibly both
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Lee from Coloradocolo_lee
Jun 28, 2026, 1:48 PM
@sundogplanets Big, Big, and Bigger!
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Roy -- the dull oneoldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 5:20 PM
@sundogplanets
Good point! And the grass is automatically tastier if some nice person is interested enough in you to hand it to you! (Same goes for a cup of tea or a cookie from the supermarket, no?)
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Cybarbienf3xn@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 6:28 PM
@sundogplanets I don't think it should be an exception. Unless you have permission leave them be. Especially horses and ponies who oftentimes will deliberately be in a certain field with short grass begging for food because they are greedy, overweight pigs but we do not want them getting colic or laminitis. Many city people have no idea what grass is, could be handing them anything. The only exception should be you have a genuine, knowledge-based welfare concern then call a local vet.
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Cybarbienf3xn@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 6:35 PM
@sundogplanets The other thing being that most people have no idea whether it is safe. You could EASILY lose a finger or a nose if you are not accustomed to horses and cannot read them. These mares might be fine but they are probably unbroken and a bit excitable or just decide they want to nom your thumb off. Some rambling fools will mistake their curiosity for friendliness and 💀
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Jun 28, 2026, 6:38 PM
@nf3xn Yes, all true. I was thinking of farm-savvy people...
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