[near horse]

Here in our neck of the woods, most commercial loggers own boots from White’s Boots in Spokane,WA. Most are rebuildable after wear and tear but hang on when you check out the price. Here’s a link for anyone interested:

http://www.whitesboots.com

All the best.

PS Is it too early to sign up for next years LIF workshop?

[near horse]

Hi All,
I have a pair of 5 year old Belgian geldingd that do the same thing – fuss and fidget with the lines, rub their heads on each other,…. only when at rest and it starts almost immediately after stopping. Thes guys are “all business” when at work but don’t have the best ground manners – when tied and haltered. I wonder if it is related to early training (or lack of it) – in other words, they were hurried into harness without being adequately schooled in appropriate basic behavior. Just a thought and some empathy.

[near horse]

Rod,

I’m pretty sure that Small Farmers Journal has a reproduction of the #7 manual available. I have a Big 6 that I’m putting back together and they had that manual available. Also the editor, Lynn Miller, has a couple of books that pull together a lot of information – one is “Haying with Horses” and the newer one just deals with mowers (don’t know the name). Also, the folks over at Tillers International in Kalamazoo MI used a tongue truck on their mower that I thought they purchased as an aftermarket product. I apologize if I’m telling you of resources that you’re already aware of.

BTW – we were in NH over the weekend and got some of the 95+ heat and returned home to find temps in the 30s/40s and a light snow falling. Now that’ll shock your system.:(

All the best

[near horse]

Hi all,

I thought I saw a video piece from Rural Heritage (http://www.ruralheritage.com) with guys putting up hay using a beaver slide. I’m pretty sure:
1) you could get the tape/DVD from RH
2) the folks/group mentioned in the video would be of assistance

I’ve only seen them in use in SW Montana where now the method is to mow the hay, let it cure, rake into windrows with SD rakes and then push to the slide with either modified tractors or trucks – their version of buckrakes.

Other contacts you might try:
Doc Hammill – (http://www.dochammill.com) he’s a Montana horse farming guy.
Tillers International (http://www.tillersinternational.org) – in MI but they have tons of information using draft animals and equipment. Not to mention a couple of barns-worth of vintage equipment as resources.

All the best.

Near Horse

[near horse]

Hi all,

I thought I saw a video piece from Rural Heritage (http://www.ruralheritage.com) with guys putting up hay using a beaver slide. I’m pretty sure:
1) you could get the tape/DVD from RH
2) the folks/group mentioned in the video would be of assistance

I’ve only seen them in use in SW Montana where now the method is to mow the hay, let it cure, rake into windrows with SD rakes and then push to the slide with either modified tractors or trucks – their version of buckrakes.

Other contacts you might try:
Doc Hammill – (http://www.dochammill.com) he’s a Montana horse farming guy.
Tillers International (http://www.tillersinternational.org) – in MI but they have tons of information using draft animals and equipment. Not to mention a couple of barns-worth of vintage equipment as resources.

All the best.

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