No horsing around at ABA Rendezvous

The Julian Family Farm in Taylor County hosted the American Brabant Association Fall Rendezvous on October 1 and 2.

The American Brabant Association Fall Rendezvous celebrates the unique versatility of the American Brabant Horse. It’s also an opportunity for people to be introduced to the breed, learn about them and see them in person.

The Julian Family Farm specializes in raising and selling organic grass fed beef. They use their American Brabant draft horses to do fieldwork and logging. Their Fleckvieh cattle produce organic grass fed milk and meat.

Jason Julian is the current president of the American Brabant Association. The Fall Rendezvous event is a major undertaking which draws horse teams and their drivers from all over the country. Jason Julian has commitments of teams of horses from Washington state, West Virginia, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota and Tennessee as well as from other areas in Wisconsin.

The American Brabant is a draft horse with 25 to 99% European Belgian bloodlines. It presents with a variety of appearances but is typically shorter in stature, short coupled and thick boned, with a good head and kind eye. Their calm, willing disposition makes them suitable for a wide range of work and they are most commonly found performing farm work, logging and pulling wagons.

The American Brabant Association (ABA) is an organization committed to preserve and protect, draft horses by providing a clearing house of breeder information, available horses and provide a network for interested people to learn about the American Brabant. They promote the information by showcasing the abilities , attributes and beauty of the American Brabant, to establish, maintain, and publish a registry for recording pedigrees of these horses. They also are looking to improve the health, soundness, and usefulness of the American Brabant as a working horse.