Horsepower was on display July 1 at the Craik Ag Committee’s Saddle Up, Shut Up and Hold on Tight competition.

The afternoon featured horse pulls, gymkhana and sorting, entertaining a crowd of nearly 200 horse enthusiasts, plus their kids.

The family-friendly event attracted heavy horse teams from around the region as well as competitors in gymkhana events.

“Lots of people like seeing the heavy horses,” says Kourtney Dixon of the Craik Ag Committee.

The Craik event is on the Qu’Appelle Valley Horse Pull Club’s schedule of events. Each team has two tries to pull a stoneboat loaded with weight. The team that pulls the most weight the required 14 feet wins. Each team starts with 3,000 pounds and the weight gradually builds.

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