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Stories in this issue:

• Notes from New England: Joe Mischka visits many draft animal businesses and farming communities in New England
• How Should I Choose a Horse?: by Jenifer Morrissey. Doc Hammill gives us advice on choosing a horse
• If It Was Easy: by Thomas Breningstall. An overview about the life of a farrier
• Advanced Safety Training – Passing Scary Objects on the Road: by Margaret Beeman with Ona Kiser. In this lesson you learn how to use your rein to get past scary objects. https://ruralheritage2.com/product/training-for-safety/
• Chris Rankin Painting for Preservation: by Bethany Caskey. Chris Rankin is a watercolor artist and advocate of the Poitevin Mulassier breed of draft horse.
• Using Calves as Oxen: by Kathy Huppe. Choosing a young team of calves to be used a sworking oxen … the selection process and early training.
• Maybe You Can’t Go Home Again But You Can Get Pretty, Darn Close: by Lynne Howe. Northern Illinois Draft Horse and Mule Association members head to Klein Creek Farm in West Chicago,
• A New Season: by Chris Arnold. The Arnold family spends the spring getting bedding plants ready, starting a mushroom crop, using a high tunnul an more on their Grimsley, Tenn., farm
• Dutch Oven Cooking: by Hazel Freeman. echniques for using a Dutch oven and recipes: Three Corn Casserole, Old-Fashioned Family Stew.
• Merlin Electric Hoof Knife: by Bethany Caskey. An overview of a tool designed for farriers or hose owners who need a something for basic trimming and maintenance
• Useful Knots to Know: by Bethany Caskey. Step-by-step instructions, with illustrations for: slip, square, bowline, clove hitch, packer’s, timber hitch, sheet bend and quick release knots
• The Wisdom of Cattle – Trust Oxen. Their Nose Knows: by Philip Henderson.How cattle keep an eye, and a nose, out for danger
• 4-H and FFA – The Future of Agriculture: Anna Knapp-Peck talks to a variety of families about their 4H and FFA involvement.