Horses before the cart: Sommerfelds’ carriage business around since the 1980s

Winston Sommerfeld of rural Newton takes two Percherons, Sir and Connie, out of the barn on Monday. Winston and his wife Jan use these horses are part of their business County Boys Carriage. Wendy Nugent/Newton Now

By Wendy Nugent Newton Now Jan and Winston Sommerfeld's largest horse, Sir, weighs in at one ton. That's right—about 2,000 pounds of pure muscle....

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