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Featured products
Evener 2010, The
An annual directory packed with information about manufacturers and services useful to draft horse, mule, oxen and horsedrawn enthusiasts inserted in a regular issue of Rural Heritage. 36 pages.
Our price: $4.00
2011 America's Rural Yesterday Appointment Calendar
A week-at-a-glance engagement calendar, America's Rural Yesterday features 55 vintage black and white photos of rural life in the 1920s and 30s. The calendar measures 12" x 9" when opened.
Our price: $14.95
2011 Draft Horse Wall Calendar
The calendar is 12" wide and 19" tall (when opened), with one large color draft horse photo and several smaller color photos for each month. It features the best in full-color photography of these magnificent animals in a practical and useful format.
Our price: $14.95
2011 Driving Horse Wall Calendar
Our Driving Horse Wall Calendar features the best in full-color photography of these magnificent animals in a practical and useful format. The calendar is 12" wide and 19" tall (when opened), with one large color driving horse horse photo and several smaller color photos for each month.
Our price: $14.95
2011 Mule Wall Calendar
Our Mule Wall Calendar is enjoyed each year by tens of thousands of people throughout the world. It features the best in full-color photography of these magnificent animals in a practical and useful format. The calendar is 12" wide and 19" tall (when opened), with one large color mule photo and several smaller color photos for each month.
Our price: $14.95
2011 Donkey Wall Calendar
This calendar respectfully celebrates the useful and versatility of the modern donkey, jacks, minis, and standards. The calendar is 12" wide and 19" tall (when opened).
Our price: $14.95
Horse-Drawn Days
By Jerry Apps. 2010. A combination of nostalgic reminiscencing with historical perspective. Jerry Apps provides an excellent overview of the role draft horses played in the development of American agriculture and how they are used today.
Our price: $24.95
Backyard Homestead, The
A compilation of excerpts from a variety of books on self-sufficient living, this book teaches the reader how to produce all the food a family needs on just one-quarter acre.
Our price: $18.95
Organic Farming Manual, The
A comprehensive manual on growing, certifying and marketing organic produce, gains, meat and dairy, for beginning farmers or those seeking to transition to organic from traditional farming techniques.
Our price: $29.95
Draft Horses, An Owner's Manual
This book discusses how to guage your horse’s health, the particular disorders that affect draft horses, how to safely administer medicine, starting a draft foal, how to maintain a sound hoof, judging soundness, and other topics.
Our price: $32.00
Work Horse Handbook - Second Edition
Lynn Miller (Editor of the Small Farmer’s Journal) has concentrated on the use of draft horses for work. He covers such topics as choosing, housing, feeding, harnessing, hitching, and working draft horses.
Our price: $32.95
Book of Mules, The
Donna Campbell Smith. 2009. A comprehensive look at mules, including their origin and history, how to buy and keep a mule, working mules, mule celebrations, competing with mules, and raising mules from foal. A small book packed with a lot of information and resources. Fully illustrated with color photography. Hardcover. 6 x 9 inches. 124 pages.
Our price: $22.95
Oxen, A Teamster's Guide
The definitive text on training, working and keeping oxen. Topics include selecting the ideal team, housing your oxen, feeding, training principles, advanced training, making a neck yoke and bow, hitching options, logging with oxen, hoof care and much more.
Our price: $24.95
Draft Horses and Mules
Written to be useful to the beginner and experienced teamster alike, this book covers everything from why one should choose draft horses or mules for their power source, to how to use them and take care of them once they have made their choice. Well illustrated and filled with stories of "real world" teamsters doing real work with their animals. It is a valuable addition to any library, and an excellent volume to start a collection.
Our price: $24.95