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Story and Photography by Ross Hecox

The MacGregor Ranch\\\'s draft horses teach children about ranching methods of the past.

MacGregor Ranch, located in Estes Park, Colorado, and established in 1873, is a working cattle outfit that teaches visitors and school groups about traditional ranch life.

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School children learn how MacGregor Ranch operations were primarily driven by real horse power.

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Today, MacGregor Ranch draft horses are still used to perform a number of tasks, including harvesting hay.

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Adam Tallman (left) and Shane Wooden hitch up the team.

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Shane Wooden gives a school group a horse-drawn tour of the ranch.

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Students learn about ranching practices in the Rocky Mountains.

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They also get to meet the ranch’s “gentle giants.”

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Students experience first-hand what work horses do.

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MacGregor Ranch keeps an extensive collection of horse-drawn equipment, from manure spreaders to hay swathers.

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Harnesses hang in the ranch’s wagon barn.

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