Rural Heritage
is a bimonthly
journal in support of farming
and logging with draft horses,
mules, and oxen. The June/July 22
issue was mailed to subscribers on May 24,
2022. Below is this issue’s annotated Table of Contents, with a link to a full feature article to showcase the good reading delivered to your door every other month
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a drafty word you don't recognize,
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Members of the American Brabant Association made two trips to Germany to inspect German Rhenish Cold Bloods horses in an effort to re-build the pre-WWI horse. As a result, members are importing three stud colts to help improve the breed here.
Ralph Rice relays the sometimes-devastating outcomes of foaling and offers a few tips on how to anticipate and prevent problems. One recommendation is putting together a “foaling kit.”
Dick Courteau explores the often-poetic sayings used by rural folk which are borne of their life with animals and the land.
Jerry Hicks presents step-by-step instructions for making your own plow handle. From choosing the right tree through steam bending the handle and installing on the plow. His many instructive images help us learn this craft.
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