At the Lupher Ranch in Mountain View, Wyoming, Wes Lupher used a Jayhawk haystacker to build a loose hay stack yesterday during the 2022 American Brabant Association Fall Rendezvous. Helping get the hay in place to stack, AJ Woolstenhulme drove a team of American Brabants put to a bull rake while Hannah Lupher drove a team of mules put to a dump rake. We'll have a full episode on the Rendezvous later this year. For now, here's some rough footage from yesterday. #draft horses #loosehaying #ruralh

STACKING HAY IN SE SD WITH HESSTON 30B

The Mormon Hay Stacker, also known as the Hay Derrick, originated from the ingenuity of Mormon pioneers and settlers who faced the daunting task of building hay stacks in the limited resources of the American frontier. The Hay Derrick allowed for efficient loading and unloading of hay in the hostile and barren landscape, and hundreds of them dotted the mountain valleys and plains, following the patterns of Mormon settlements. Despite their dilapidated state today, they serve as a reminder of eve