The Book of Draft Horses
The Book of Draft Horses

Author: Donna Campbell Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781493022472

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A celebration of Clydesdales, Percherons, Belgians and other heavy horse breeds.

Draft Horses and Mules
Draft Horses and Mules

Author: Gail Damerow

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1603420819

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Draft Horses and Mules, by Gail Damerow and Alina Rice, distills the great tradition of these impressive animals into a definitive guide. Designed for new or intermediate owners, the book shows readers how to choose an ideal team, feed and house them, maintain their health, ensure effective equine-human communication, select and use equipment properly, and employ the animals in a variety of agricultural, logging, and demonstration tasks.

It's Showtime!
It's Showtime!

Author: Robert A. Mischka

Publisher: Mischka Press/Heart Prairie

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9781882199044

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The New Horse-Powered Farm
The New Horse-Powered Farm

Author: Stephen Leslie

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1603584161

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The New Horse-Powered Farm is the first book of its kind, offering wisdom and techniques for using horse power on the small farm or homestead. It sets the stage for incorporating draft power on the farm by presenting necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike, including getting started with workhorses; the merits of different draft breeds; various training systems for the horse and teamster; haying with horses, seeding crops, and raising small grains; in-depth coverage of tools and systems; and managing a woodlot, farm economics, education, agritourism, and more. It's a must-have resource for any farmer, homesteader, or teamster seeking to work with draft power in a closed-loop farming system.