After fitting a collar to Mike for the first time, Carl Russell scratches an itch on the draft horse’s big head while acclimating him to a harness at Stitchdown Farm in Bethel, Vt., on May 8, 2015. Knowing little of both horses’ backgrounds, Russell started from the bottom, slowly introducing the horses to harnesses before ever attempting to drive the horses. Valley News – Sarah Priestap

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