Wannabe Teamster from Mass

[Chip Pinder]

Good Evening!

I have been hearing about DAPNet for a few years from my friends Pam and the Late Paul Moshimer from Blue Star Equiculture. They hounded me for a long time to get on here and learn something, so here I am!

I am a UMass Amherst student at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, in the Sustainable Food and Farms major. I am in a unique opportunity to also attend a school (and get UMass credit) called “The Farm School” in Orange, MA. As a UMass student, I took Draft Horse Husbandry taught by Blue Star, and another intro course at Fair Winds Farm through the Farm School. The Farm School also has a team which I’ve driven once so far, as an intro. Before attending the Farm School, I was an Intern at Blue Star for the better part of a yeast, driving and caring for the Drafts there. That is where I fell in love with Shires. I’ve taken a lot of intro courses, and preparing my property to purchase and get my own team. I look forward to reading a lot of the stuff here, learning a few things, and eventually be able to contribute. I have met a couple DAPNet members, and look forward to getting to know more of you. Thanks for having me and see you around!

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[daniel grover]

Welcome to the community, let us know if there’s anything we can help you find!

–Daniel

[Tom Coughlin]

Hi Chip, I am farming in Haydenville Ma -20 min from umass , ,I use a team of Brabants to do alot of my work ,I have a small market garden and make hay for 6 other horses that i board you would be welcome to come over and check out what i am doing here . I could use another pair of hands sometimes . I will gladly pass on what i have learned . let me know if this is of interest . Tom Coughlin . email – coughlint65@gmail.com

[dominiquer60]

Welcome Chip! Folks like you are one of the reasons that DAPNet was created. Feel free to start a new discussion or add to an old one. The forum is searchable and we are working on making it a little easier to search, so if you have any troubles please let us know. We would love to get feedback from a newbie on how we can make the forum a better place to find the information that you need.

Erika

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