Description
Stories in this issue:
- Country Justice, Pt One: Dick Courteau reflects on how a particular country judge meted out his sentences with both equanimity and compassion.
- Country Justice Pt. Two: Dick Courteau recounts a tale where he was on the receiving end of some “country justice” that spared him long-term consequences but still taught him to respect the Law.
- A Few Moments with Justin Riendeau: Rob Collins provides an extensive interview with Connecticut teamster Justin Riendeau, whoso makes and sells oxen equipment and has produced a series of excellent Youtube tutorials about training and working oxen.
- Training Equines to Load in a Trailer: Dick Courteau provides ideas on how to train your draft animal to enter a trailer.
- Buying an Inexpensive Peavey: Pete Cecil discusses the usefulness of peaveys, where to find them, and how to adapt them to your needs.
- Patrons and Partners: Chris Weaver explains the Percheron Horse of America Education Fund and describes a recent training session at the Walter Hill Horsemanship School
- Starting Over Pt. 2: Danielle Londrigan continues her story of pulling up stakes from their small market/draft animal powered farm and moving to a new farm with new possibilities. In this installment, the family has to adapt their off-grid lifestyle when they learn their permanent housing will take longer than expected to build.
- Trail Authenticity: Jenifer Morrissey continues her stories from the 2001 Bozeman Trail ride, including a description of the Pony Express reenactment. Participants in the wagon train describe how the ride was as close to authentic as possible.
- Drystone Walling: Jerry Hicks starts a series on the benefits of and the instructions for building a drystone fence
- Diversity on the Farm and Around It: Jenifer Morrissey writes about an unexpected benefit of regenerative farming — an increase in wildlife diversity.
