Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Electric Cart, Neon Spring

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Photo by sld.
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Harry Gets Wheels!

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Happy Harry, the dog, gets his own cart. He seems pleased; maybe he's happy to have a job like his friend Scout. Video by sld.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Controlled Burn for Prairie Restoration Project

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Non-native species of grass come up earlier in the spring than our native grasses or wildflowers. By burning annually when the non-natives...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Peaches the Pony Stands for Hoof Trimming

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Photo by sld.     Not every two-year old horse is this calm. Peaches is "For Sale" to an approved home. Photo by sld.

Weather Alert!

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If an ox sticks his tail up in the air, it's a sign the weather will change.

Stepping Right Out

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Notice I have moved the "yoke" back over the shoulders. This appears to be a more comfortable setting for light carting; likely ...

Ox Hauling Firewood

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Spreading Manure

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I've eliminated the up-over-the-top yoke altogether and added a push-bar in the front. This is much stronger. The strap over the top doe...

Harry Loves Ropes

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Remember that red firehose?

Training Ox to the Music of "Hungarian Dance No. 5: Allegro; Vivace"

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Video by Amy.
Friday, April 23, 2010

Look Mom, No Halter!

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Out Walking. Ox, oxen, calf, bull, bullock, steer, and training. Photo by Amy.   Praise. Ox, oxen, calf, bull, bullock, steer, and train...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Travel by Travois

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Mrs. Black Horse, Tse-Tsehése-stahase, with dog travois. Walter S. Campbell Collection, Western History collections, University of Oklahoma ...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Wheels? Who Needs Them?

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"With her stoneboat pulled by an ox, this woman set out to visit a neighbour near Kerrobert." http://www.sasksettlement.com
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Going to church. http://www.sasksettlement.com/
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Nothing New Under the Sun

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Stanley Berkeley, 1855-1909 Englishman I thought my up-over-the-neck design somewhat unique until I discovered this old illustration in a 1...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Off Road Adventures

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The training sleigh now has wheels from a discarded leaf-rake, and a platform of used plywood out of Dad’s collection of scrap lumber. Th...

Scout has Outgrown Peaches!

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And isn't he a fine looking chap.

Troubles

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Maybe my failsafe plan of eating my beef if he doesn’t work out as an ox is moving into Plan B. When Scout limped out of the barn, this mo...
Friday, April 16, 2010

In the Flash of a Camera

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  Akin to a falling star, I knocked off the top rail of the feed-bunk before crashing into it. Lodged there in the hay I began my assessment...
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Ox Training

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Using long-reins to reinforce basic commands.

Puppy Takes a Nap

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Blogs are So Boring! Harry the Dog
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Dog Helps Himself to Chow

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Puppy says, "Let's get to the bottom of this." Dogfood.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Ox Training Sleigh

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This is Scout's first time pulling anything.
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The self braking system keeps the sleigh from running into the calf's heels.   The training sleigh needs to be lightweight, have high c...
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Scout Still Shares His Bowl With Harry

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Ox-in-training still shares with dog .