Some people are famous in small circles. I suppose Dick Sparrow was one of them. I read about him many years ago back when I subscribed to the Draft Horse Journal. His obituary in the Des Moines Register pretty sums up the most tangible result of his tact, timing, talent, and experience:
"Elmer R.'Dick' Sparrow, 1929-2010: Zearing Farmer Hitched up 40-Horse Team"
A photo of Sparrow driving a forty horse hitch accompanies the obit, but this one from the Draft Horse Journal is more spectacular.
As if that weren't enough, Sparrow went on to put together a forty-eight horse hitch that got him his Guinness World Record.
I'm sorry I never saw him drive. I'm also sorry so few people have even a remote clue how difficult driving even one horse is.
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