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Stories in this issue:
- Stop! Look at the Plow Horse!: by Ronald J. Patten. Stopping to watch a horse plowing in Turkey leads to an international friendship
- Farm Fresh: Cool Weather Gardening Improvements: Alina and Jereld Rice make improvements on their homemade “greenhouse” allowing them to grow vegetables from June through November at their Oregon home.
- Artifact Memories: by Jane Blocker. A reflection on keeping and collecting artifacts from our past — in particular, a handheld scythe
- Horse and Mule Powered Threshing: by Lynne Howe. Restoration of a 1888 J.I. Case “Agitator” Threshing machine, eventualled used at the 2009 Stephenson County (Ill.) Antique Engine and Steam Threshing Show
- Racing into the world of Draft Horses: Front Porch poster Will Beattie describes his journey into the world of Draft Horses and all of the people who helped him along the way.
- Draft Breeds in a Non-Draft World: by Jenifer Morrissey. A discussion of working vs. “leisure” types of Draft Horses and what it means to the future of Draft Horses
- Training for Safety: Chasing the Cart: by Margaret Beeman with Ona Kiser. This last session before you drive your horse will help you and your horse gain confidence with the sight and sound of the vehicle before he is hitched to it.https://ruralheritage2.com/product/training-for-safety/
- Boiling Sorghum Syrup in a Maple Sugar Shack: by Arthur Bolduc. Responding to damage to their sorghum crop, families in Knox County, Ohio, decide to make syrup in their maple sugar shack
- Winterizing Your Horse: by Mark King. Myths and realities of maintaining horses in cold weather, and why horses chew wood in winter
- Wagons Ho!: 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
- The Wisdom of Cattle, Oxen are Emotionally Intelligent — Are You?: by Philip Henderson. People can learn from the emotional honesty of cattle and their “gut feelings.”
- Leading Horses To Better Fresh Water: by Bethany Caskey. Explanation of a Bar-Bar-A Horsedrinker, which does not require electricity to keep water from freezing in the winter.
- Keep it Alive — Artist Larry Schultz: by Bethany Caskey. A profile on Larry Schultz, known for his oil paintings featuring draft horses and farm scenes
