The Work Horse Handbook is about understanding the working horse. It covers the mechanics of the horse in harness, harnessing, hitching horses, getting work done with horses and many more topics.
Author, Lynn Miller, has been a farming teamster for over thirty years. He has authored many books on the subject of animal-powered agriculture and is the founder, publisher and editor of Small Farmer's Journal.
He has also taught workshops, lectured and demonstrated many aspects of the teamster's craft. This second edition greatly expands on the widely popular first edition, with hundreds of additional drawings and photographs, plus a revised and expanded text.
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Specifications
- 8 1/2" X 11"
- 366 pages
- Soft Cover
Table Of Contents:
Chapter 1: THE WORK HORSE: Considerations for the Beginner
Chapter 2: ATTITUDE AND APPROACH
Chapter 3: THE DYNAMICS OF DRAFT- The mechanics of the Draft Horse
Chapter 4: HORSE, ANATOMY AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CARE
Chapter 5: FEEDING THE WORK HORSE
Chapter 6: THE STABLE
Chapter 7: HARNESS
Chapter 8: HARNESSING
Chapter 9: HITCH GEAR
Chapter 10: PRINCIPLES OF DRIVING FOR WORK
Chapter 11: RIGGING THE HITCH
Chapter 12: HITCHING UP
Chapter 13: COST OF USING HORSES
Chapter 14: VALUE OF HORSES AS POWER
Chapter 15: WORK YOU CAN DO WITH HORSES
Chapter 16: EQUIPMENT
Chapter 17: WORK HORSE DIARY
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