Description

Features:

• Whoah!: Ralph Rice writes about the importance of teaching a horse to stop and stand on command and how he trains horses to obey the “whoah” command.
• Permaculture and its Design Features: Jenifer Morrissey explains how permaculture design fits in with self-sufficient, regenerative systems — observing the land, soil, water and existing vegetation to design systems that increase productivity and ecological health.
• Teamster Ben Klopchin: Anna Knapp-Pech tells the story of Ben Klopchin and his working steer Tony.
• Tales from Carter County — Old Bill’s Tire Race: Jerry Hicks recounts the story of a horse his uncle owned named Bill who was generally well behaved but for two spectacular occasions.
• Hewes Making Hay: Joe Mischka writes about his visit with Donn Hewes while he was mowing, then tedding, hay .
• 2026 HPD Highlights: Joe Mischka lists some of the highlights at the 2026 Horse Progress Days event. He shows and writes about a few of the new horse-drawn farm implements displayed there.
• The End of an Era: Roy Deppa recently lost one of the members of his two-horse team. That loss prompted him to realize he had turned a corner in his draft horse life.
• Montana Mule Days: Joe Mischka writes a brief story about the 2026 Montana Mule Days in Hamilton, Mont., and features some of the photos he took there.
• The Story of King Charles: Cameron Howard tells the story of the recent importation of Suffolk Punch stallion, King Charles, from the England.
• Growing Tomatoes in Homemade Hoophouses: Chiara Dowell writes an article about how they grow tomatoes in hoophouses they made themselves.