The Scottish Farmer

Bringing out the best in cattle and halters

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Barnyard Basics: Training cattle as oxen, Part II: Teaching verbal commands and visual cues

When training calves as oxen, use a step-by-step plan. Start by handling them often, tying, grooming, teaching them to lead with a halter. Then they are ready for a yoke. At first, keep one or both of ...
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Rog Wood: 'In times past, ropes were widely used on farms for all manner of tasks'

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Barnyard Basics: Training a horse to lead

When leading a horse, the safest and most effective way is to walk beside him, rather than in front of him. If you walk beside his left shoulder, holding onto the halter rope or lead shank a few ...
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Rog Wood: 'In times past, ropes were widely used on farms for all manner of tasks'

I was visiting a friend's farm recently when I spied a tangled heap of rope, vaguely resembling a bird's nest, lying abandoned in a corner of his workshop. In the memorable words of a late mentor of ...