Lewis Yoder

Lewis Yoder is a Percheron horse breeder in Claremont, IL, in southern Illinois near St. Louis. He has been breeding draft horses for over twenty years and is registered with the Percheron Horse Association of America. Each foal undergoes health screenings and early handling routines to foster sound structure and gentle temperaments.

His farm features open pastures, wood-stabled barns and turnout paddocks that support natural herd behaviors. Yoder focuses on ground-work training and socialization with visitors, from novice handlers to experienced equestrians.

Several of his Percherons have placed well in local breed shows and therapy programs, reflecting their calm disposition. A recent visitor praised the patient care and attention to each animal’s development during farm visits. He regularly stands his stallion to local mares and coordinates rotational grazing, farrier visits and veterinary checks to ensure balanced nutrition, sound hooves and robust growth across his draft herd.