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  • Up To 2,600 Pounds Each, Powder River Percherons Are Huge At Wyoming Parades

    06/13/2026 12:22:09 PM PDT · by DFG · 46 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | 06/13/2026 | Renée Jean
    A casual favor turned into a lifelong fascination for Glenrock’s Mike Cushman, owner of the much-in-demand Powder River Percherons, who have become a regular sight at many of the state’s largest and most popular parades. “I used to lease a ranch back in the late '80s, and the guy who owned it had a hitch of Belgians,” he told Cowboy State Daily. “And one day he just asked me if, in my free time, I could help him with that.” Once he’d learned how to handle Belgians, he started his own team, but the popularity of the large draft horse...