Jody Morton, the buyer of Bugs, the 6-foot-4, 2,200-pound Percheron horse, made headlines after a Victorville, California couple accused Morton of breaching their horse purchase and sale agreement.

A team of six Percheron horses are hooked up to their hitch as Enos Yoder, president of the Wester States Classic board, prepares to drive them into the arena to practice Thursday for the Western ...