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Agreed Jen, the three square meals a day is worth it alone, all you can eat until it is gone Maine goodness.

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Just for the theatrical drama, Carl should also have a cigarette hanging from his lip as well and/or roman riding too.

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I have never heard anything personally, but I didn’t expect to either, I was just compiling our opinions, ideas and suggestions. However a college budy of mine managed to get a sneak peak of their new sulky cultivator prototype. Ben posted a thread with a link to a youtube video. http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?t=3465

I know that it is not always easy for you to view videos, I will try to describe it some. It is similar to a McCormick Deering 2 horse riding cultivator in the sense that you can sit and steer the wheels with foot pedals, but it seems to have the promise of hitching more modern small cultivating implements with greater ease than the old Mc Deerings. I am looking forward to seeing it in person perhaps next year if they bring it to NEAPFD. Even if similar to the old Mc Deering 2 horse, it will be nice to have a unit that is easy to find parts for and has some of the winning features of a classic.

Erika

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I will be there for the chainsaw safety course which is running at the same time as the LIF weekend, I am looking forward to seeing many of you.

Erika

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Carl, it pleases me to hear that you are in touch with your feminine side 🙂

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I posted some info on another of your threads, have a look.

It is also very possible to make a small training yoke and purchase the bows. Tillers International offers a reasonably prices yoke plan and it is fairly easy to find a pair of small bows for a reasonable price. Depending on the size of your calves you can even use a 4×4 to start with, it doesn’t have to be fancy or super strong when they are just starting. Story’s book on Oxen is a good place to start if you want to try making your own yoke.

Good Luck,

Erika

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There is a very nice man that lives in Eastern New York that has a library of yokes that you can buy or lease, he makes new ones during the months of Jan, Feb, March only. If you PM me I would be happy to give you his #.

You could also contact DAP member Howie, he makes some beautiful yokes. Berry Brook Ox Supply and Boyton’s Yokes and Bows are two online craftsmen that sell a quality product as well.

Good Luck

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Those mares are a nice size and with their attitudes they should make some real nice chunks:)

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Horses survived the Ukrainian “famine” on straw and what little other fodder that was given to them. I don’t see the harm in a little, it is just fiber.

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Sorry, I should have posted earlier that they sold last weekend at the event.
There are a couple places that you could buy new ones from.

Erika

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Here is a thread about CSAs from an earlier discussions. http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?t=2544
It is a little seed to start some more thought on it.

Erika

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Well, being the typical woman I have a lot of pairs of shoes and boots, being the atypical women they range from Chippewa steel toes, Baffin winter boots, Muck boots and shoes, sneakers, Crocs and Chacco sandals and many more in between. It is always good to have a back up pair of rubber boots and work boots in case you get wet when you didn’t plan to. Although some may frown upon working with animals and tractors in sandals, I find the Vibram soles on my Chacco sandals can take quite the beating, give a good amount of support, and keep my feet cool.

These are some of the things that work for me, I can switch many times during the day for maximum function and comfort depending on what we are doing that day. Some footwear is costly, I find good bargains online like Sierra Traders now and then. I know too that some of this footwear will also last me many years.

Good luck finding what works for you, there are many options to choose from, and if you are worried about parasites just remember all the good that they can do too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthic_therapy

Best Wishes,

Erika

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It was my 4th NEAPFD, and I still come away from the event in awe of what just happened and that such a collection of wonderful people exist. Thank you Carl, Lisa and the many other countless people that it takes to run such an event.

“Now for sleep, staying on the farm for a few weeks, working not only the horses, but the under-worked steers, getting some soil turned, garlic planted, wood out, and then some livestock slaughtered before snow-fall.”

Carl, After creating such a wonderful experience for all of us, I can appreciate that it feels good going back to doing your chores, crafts, and professions with your family, and without all the extra NEAPFD tasks. Have a restful and for filling time, and give those boys some more chores, they love helping you, but I don’t have to tell you that:) It was good to see those steers out and Tuli on the lines.

Anyone that walked away from the weekend without a smile needs their head fixed or they need to oil the hinges that open their eyes, ears and heart.

Be well all,

Erika

PS an online evaluation would be great, I totally forgot to fill one out at the event.

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Abe & Will are coming along nicely. I am able to work them for 15 minutes each morning and evening as we wait for their milk to warm. They are understanding leading and whoa is easy if they are actually paying attention to me, otherwise they are reminded that they need to be. Last night I walked them together for the first time. In their paddock they were slugs, but once we headed out the gate they became very interested in this activity. We toured the construction site where we are assembling a greenhouse and they got a chance to see some new things and experience different sounds and smells. Tonight we tried on our gently used Huppe yoke and walked around the door yard a lap, it will do quite nicely.

The truck is mostly loaded and I have to harvest a bit in the morning, but I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow/this weekend.

Erika

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It reminds me a lot of a McCormick Deering two horse cultivator, but with quick attach cultivating implements and easy to find/order parts,
Good undercover work Ben.

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