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Stories in this issue:

• British-Built Hitchcart, Charlie Pinney: by Nigel Westacott. England’s Carthorse Machinery company; draft springs.
• USA Plowing Contest 2007: by Sam Moore. Results of the third annual USA horse-drawn plow contest in Ohio
• Just What the Doc Ordered: by Bethany Caskey. A brief biography of Montana teamster and teamster trainer Doc Doug Hammill
• Natural Teamstership: Bethany Caskey. Doc Hammill”s philosophy of training horses and mules
• Self-Taught Equine Artist: by Susan Perkins. how Missouri artist Carol Werner learned to draw and paint, with a focus on equine subjects
• A Unique Forecart: by Dale Stoltzfus.  Germany’s Kurt Ohrndorf and his Hisko brand forecarts
• Low-Tech Threshing: by Lynne Howe. The Northern Illinois Draft Horse and Mule Association puts on a threshing demonstration at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
• Lazy Hoof Trimming: by Bethany Caskey. How to trim a horse’s or mule’s hoof while sitting down, taking pressure off your back
• Poplar Snacks: by Vicki Schmidt.  Twigs and branches cut from poplar trees are nutritious, healthful, and enjoyed by horses and mules
• NAIS Hot Spots: by Karin Bergener. Premises registration updates for Michigan, New York, and in the United States Congress
• Defending Your Rights: by Karin Bergener. What to do if the authorities show up insisting on inspecting your farm
• Ox Pulling Contests: by Drew Conroy. Basic rules for elimination pulls and distance pulls held in New England
  Care and Feeding of Working Steers:
• A Journey to Remember: by Carl Byerly. Southern Indiana Draft Horse and Mule Association”s annual wagon train
• See the Working Horses Work: by Lynne Howe. 2007 meeting of the American Suffolk Horse Association in Wisconsin
• My Cousin the Sod Buster: by Ralph Rice. A former Marine gets more than he bargained for when he volunteers to help pose a draft horse for a photograph
• What Am I Bid? Cheap Horses: by Carl Byerly. Some horses cannot be given away, but the market remains solid for sound and well-trained horses
• Horse Logic – Gender Differences: by Ron Meredith. A West Virginia trainer describes why mares are more difficult to train than geldings or stallions