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Stories in the issue:

• Focus on Water: Jenifer Morrissey discusses harnessing the power of regenerative agriculture to make more efficient use of rainfall, as well as lessen the impact of both drought and excess rain. This includes a discussion of “bio-precipitation,” how plant life can actually affect precipitation.
• Starting Over Pt. 1: The impact of COVID restrictions prompts Danielle Londrigan and her family to re-think their business model. This leads them to move to a property that will allow them to build an off-grid home, train horses and practice education-based farming. This first-in-a-series story details how they conducted their search for a new farm and the initial months of their bare-bones life at the new location. homesteading horse training off the grid.
• Halter Breaking: Dick Courteau describes two variations of the pressure-and-release method for halter breaking: the Figure-8 hitch and the Heart-girth hitch.
• Out of the Mouths of Rubes: Dick Cousteau explores the often-poetic sayings used by rural folk which are borne of their life with animals and the land.
• The Germans are Coming: Jason Julian reports that members of the American Brabant Association made two trips to Germany to inspect German Rhenish Cold Bloods horses in an effort to re-build the pre-WWI horse. As a result, members are importing three stud colts to help improve the breed here.
• Somehow Hopeful: A review of the documentary “Somehow Hopeful,” by filmmaker Jerry McNutt. It follows horse-drawn logger Jason Rutledge and others as they seek to use worst-first timber harvesting. regenerative forestry.
• A Logging Truck that Works: Horse-drawn logger Taylor Johnson converts a box truck into work truck and horse hauler.
• Wagon Train Discipline: Jenifer Morrissey describes how participants in the 2001 Bozeman Trail wagon train learn many lessons in dealing with a variety of sometimes conflicting personalities. The story highlights diary entries of some of the participants. teamsters Montana Idaho mules oxen.
• Plow Handle Replacement: Jerry Hicks gives step-by-step instructions for making your own plow handle.
• Evil Eye: Jerry Hicks reminisces about his every-watchful grandmother and how she shaped his life.
• The Wonders of it All: Ralph Rice relays the sometimes-devastating outcomes of foaling and offers a few tips on how to anticipate prevent problems. One recommendation is putting together a “foaling kit.” foaling, foaling kit