Clydesdales are the center of attention on this Southwest Missouri Farm
MARSHFIELD, MO. – As a 12 year old girl, Taylor Gerth took riding lessons, growing up in the area near Hollister, Mo., but back then she never imagined that one day she would be the owner of one of the largest and best known breeds of draft horses – Clydesdales. It was at that riding stable that she met her husband, Garrett as the barn where she took lessons was owned by his uncle. She started there, learning to ride quarter horses and today, she and Garrett own two quarter horses as well as her Clydesdales. Garrett has always been around horses, she explained and today he works in construction, primarily carpentry.
“I work as a full-time veterinary assistant at the Animal Medical Center here in Marshfield,” Taylor shared. Located in Webster County, they have had Gerth Farms which encompasses 20 acres since 2016. “My first Clydesdale was one that had never been touched or worked with. He was five years old and it took us two hours to get him into the trailer,” she added with a laugh. “I worked with him and ended up trading him for a tractor because that’s what we really needed here at the time. I knew I wanted to raise babies so Garrett bought me my first mare for Mother’s Day that year.”…