using an ox for riding and packing

[CharlyBonifaz]

he knows his saddle, he knows reigns, he has had children sit on him for a minute or two, he has carried a little weight, he knows his verbal commands …………that’s just it for now
by the way: have you also noted, when you teach them something and let it be for a while, they will recall even better what you asked of them later?

[Rod]

@CharlyBonifaz 11975 wrote:

by the way: have you also noted, when you teach them something and let it be for a while, they will recall even better what you asked of them later?

Kind of like humans do the same thing, at least I do.

[Nat(wasIxy)]

@CharlyBonifaz 11975 wrote:

he knows his saddle, he knows reigns, he has had children sit on him for a minute or two, he has carried a little weight, he knows his verbal commands …………that’s just it for now
by the way: have you also noted, when you teach them something and let it be for a while, they will recall even better what you asked of them later?

Ah right I thought you meant do NO rding work at all until they are four! I only SAT on angus, we didn’t move anywhere until he was almost 2 and even now I only ride for less than half an hour.

Yes I find that even if in one session they don’t seem to be getting it, if I put them away and let them think about it for a few days, next time they seem to have figured it out for themselves and do it straight off!

[Nat(wasIxy)]

@bivol 9216 wrote:

hi!

found something new on the subject!

i cite from a book called “Lake Ngami”, by Charles John Andersson, on traveling in inland Africa.

Bivol – is there anymor ein the book about ox travel? Is it worth me getting?

[mother katherine]

Ixy, How’s it going with teaching the steer to round up the sheep?
oxnun

[bivol]

@Ixy 15148 wrote:

Bivol – is there anymor ein the book about ox travel? Is it worth me getting?

honestly, dunno.
i thinjk it’s not a book about oxen, oxen are just a part of his book about exploring(?) Africa. check it out in google books, maybe it could have something more of traveling on oxen in the book, they DID travel on oxen…

[Nat(wasIxy)]

Oxnun – Progress is being made, but so far I’m just teacing him how to be ridden. I have taken on the role of Chief Shepherd 😀 on the farm and plan to expand the sheep side of things – my next step will be riding him out just to check the sheep!

Bivol – I figured they couldn’t ride round africa on oxback and only mention the oxen once in the whole thing, but you never know!

[bivol]

ixy, from the little i red is that for traveling in unexplored inland in some cases oxen were well prefered to either horses or mules. some englishmen, who at first shunned the idea of riding oxen and instisted on horses were soon proven otherwise. because oxen they were tougher, stronger, and could take the hardships of traveling better.

there are descriptions of breaking them, etc..

[Nat(wasIxy)]

Well I’ve gone and bought it now, came into a bit of money so I paid off my debts, bought a saddle and all the bits and ‘Lake Ngami’ will take care fo the rest of it lol – Hope it’s a really good read!!

I’ve heard another account of someone in the ye olde british empire days going up the nile area with his wife – both mounted on oxen. Not sure if there’s a book to go with it though?

[bivol]

hi Ixy!

hope you like the read!

nope, i haven’t heard about it, but it has goaded me into googling a bit, and this is what i’ve found:
http://www.baracoa.org/en/customs/the-custom-of-riding-oxen.html

http://www.gallery.uyghuramerican.org/v/1943/People+riding+oxen+through+field.jpg.html

http://books.google.hr/books?id=Tm09AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=use+oxen+pack+in+africa&source=bl&ots=PTgiM-ILzx&sig=f0tsKmQsJNlyHsava65OdkxOUiM&hl=hr&ei=Yq5sS4zKL86C_QajrdnGBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDQQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=&f=false

well, that’s about it for now! i hope i won’t tempt you into buying more!:p

[Nat(wasIxy)]

Great finds, thankyou!

[Anonymous]

this watusi steer is broke to ride and we drove him some! he could pick you out of the saddle if he wanted you ! ive got another saddle steer that weighs 2450 as well! seya Scott http://www.camelsaddlesforsale.com

[mother katherine]

Camel drover
Cool steer!
oxnun

[mother katherine]

Just looked at your site. Do you get a lot of demand for camel saddles?
oxnun

[Anonymous]

@mother katherine 15377 wrote:

Just looked at your site. Do you get a lot of demand for camel saddles?
oxnun

we sell a few saddles each year saddle pads logging harness, Show harness, halters!!! and other stuff (even a camel diapers) there’s just no where to find this stuff and i needed it for my self (necessity) so why not sell a piece or two along the way! Ive sent stuff all over north America,Mexico,Poland Dubai!!! Ive raised a bunch of kids that i did not cause and they keep coming back to work on the farm with us and i just start another business to keep them working and there wives and there kids! as long as they get out of bed and are not lazy ill find them something to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!! one pic is my merry herd the other is a camelstand we were building out of alauminim the other is a camel saddle we are building Scott!

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