Moving Large Round Hay Bales With an Ox: Plan B

If at first you don't succeed try Plan B.

History Link: World's Largest Oxen

Worlds Largest Oxen: Mt. Katahdin and Granger

Combined weight 9800 pounds (avg. 4900 pounds each)
Mr. A.S. Rand, breeder
 Stetson, Maine
Photo taken August 24, 1930

Interesting history and more photos of the worlds largest oxen in 1930, Creambrook Farm, Stetson, Maine

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Flatbed Work: Scout the Ox

Scout the Ox pulls a flatbed trailer for work around the farm.  Notice, at about the middle of the video, I have tied one rein to the trailer to prevent Scout from walking off with the dog.

Snapshot in the Dark

Recently, I bedded the ox and the dogs stall with shredded paper that happened to be bright-colored pink, orange, and green. I thought to get a flash picture of Harry sleeping in his gaudy nest. In the dark I quietly approached and opened the top half of the stall door and fired off this shot. Harry met me at the door and this picture resulted.

 

Ox Skidding Trees: Alternative Ending: Fail

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Early training and conditioning may well have been at work here.

Ox Skidding Trees: Slow and Steady

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