Oxen Pulling Competition

sum-r breeze · 10-20-2005, 10:54 PM

Did any one happen to catch the oxen pulling competition at the Sandwich Fair? Being a flatlander from northern Mass,this was first for me! I think the top weight the two animals pulled was 21500 pounds!!! Simply Amazing! Other than the slight sprinkle of rain on Sunday afternoon it was great.Lots to see and lots to do. The kids were so proud of their animals, you could really tell how hard they worked at presenting them for judging. We'll be marking our calendar for next years Fair It was great!

Make sure to wave cuz I'll wave back
The Breeze

Rattlesnake Gal · 10-21-2005, 09:40 AM

Be sure to bring your camera too! We'd love to see them.

gtxrider · 10-21-2005, 10:40 AM

This is what they did before Tractor Pulls!

It is much quieter than the sound of 5 big block engines screaming.

As kids we went several times to the Plymouth Fair and saw the horse and oxen pulling contests. My grandmother having been a farm girl growing up loved to watch the events. The size of the animals is impressive.

10-20-2005, 10:54 PM	#1
sum-r breeze Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Burlington Ma / Laconia NH Posts: 396 Thanks: 155 Thanked 201 Times in 97 Posts	Oxen Pulling Competition Did any one happen to catch the oxen pulling competition at the Sandwich Fair? Being a flatlander from northern Mass,this was first for me! I think the top weight the two animals pulled was 21500 pounds!!! Simply Amazing! Other than the slight sprinkle of rain on Sunday afternoon it was great.Lots to see and lots to do. The kids were so proud of their animals, you could really tell how hard they worked at presenting them for judging. We'll be marking our calendar for next years Fair It was great! Make sure to wave cuz I'll wave back The Breeze

10-21-2005, 09:40 AM	#2
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Next Time Get Pictures! Be sure to bring your camera too! We'd love to see them.

10-21-2005, 10:40 AM	#3
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Ox Pulling! This is what they did before Tractor Pulls! It is much quieter than the sound of 5 big block engines screaming. As kids we went several times to the Plymouth Fair and saw the horse and oxen pulling contests. My grandmother having been a farm girl growing up loved to watch the events. The size of the animals is impressive.