Stories in this issue:

• Are You Ready for an Emergency?: by Pete Cecil. How to keep your barn, your horse and you safe in case of emergency
• Grand Thurso Sleigh Ride 2009: by Valerie Kirkwood. Bob Touchette’s annual sleigh ride on his farm in Quebec
• USA and Ohio State Plowing Contests: by Sam Moore. Results from the USA and the Ohio State plowing contests, held the same weekend near Dayton, Ohio
• Cattle Drive in Southern Iowa: Dave Feltenberger recounts the “adventure of my life” when he went on a Wagon trip from Bandera, Texas, to Dodge City, Kan., retracing the route traveled by cattle drives
• Wound Management – What About Carbolic Acid?: by Jerald Rice DVM. The history of using carbolic acid as an antiseptic
• From Tractors to Horses – Making the Switch: by Thomas Payne. Switching to horse power on a 200-acre farm in western New York state
• On Pruning Apple Trees: by Philip Odden. Pruning neglected apple trees
• Thirty Years Later and Still Pulling Strong: by Kay Stanton. The 30th Anniversary of the horse pull at the Rod and Gun Club near Alma, Wis.
• Iowa Teamsters Day: by Bethany Caskey. The 4th Annual Iowa Teamsters Day in Moravia, Iowa
• The Irony of Skidding in…Teller City: by Jenifer Morrissey. Downed trees at a Colorado historic site prompts a demonstration of horselogging
• Southern Draft Animal Days: by Sam Moore. Descriptions of the farm machinery displayed at SDAD near Midway, Tenn.
• Horselogging Demonstrations at Southern Draft Animal Days: by Joe Mischka. Members of the Healing Harvest Forest Foundtion of Copper Hill, Va., demonstrate horselogging techniques at the Southern Draft Animal Days
• Starting a Team VII – Pulling the First Load: Dave Feltenberger. After your horse is comfortable ground driving, it’s time to hook him to a load. https://ruralheritage2.com/product/starting-a-team/
• The Wisdom of Cattle – Strength of Character is Key to Success: by Philip Henderson. Wise teamsters (leaders) avoid using force and use creativity to keep everyone working together
• NAIS Update – Not As Good As It Looks: by Karin Bergener. Funding for NAIS is cut, but the program isn’t gone yet
• Food Safety/Animal Rights Proposals Continue to Threaten Small Farms:Karin Bergener. Updates on legislation to make food production safer
• Farm Fresh – Greenhouse Glory: by Alina Rice. A continuation of Rice’s efforts to raise produce in a greenhouse: problems and the payoff