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Oxen & Draft Horses Resources

Publications

Oxen: A Teamster's Guide by Drew Conroy

The Pride and Joy of Working Cattle by Ray Ludwig

Work Horse Handbook by Lynn R. Miller

Training Workhorses, Training Teamsters by L. R. Miller

Training Oxen DVD, Rural Heritage's Mishka Press

Ox Yokes, Supplies, or Equipment

BerryBrook Ox Supply, Tim Huppe

New England Ox Supply

Tillers International

Abe Yoder

Clark Bending

1895 TR 152

Baltic, OH 43804

(ox bows, no phone)

Associations

Midwest Ox Drovers Association (MODA)

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

Prairie Ox Drovers

Working Cattle in Germany

Living History Farms and Ox Demonstrations

Barrington Living History Farm, Washington, Texas

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Howell Living History Farm, Lambertville, New Jersey

Just as Tough, a proposed 2013 historical recreation of the Oregon Trail

General Interest

SVT website: 1920s vintage Swedish history silent films featuring blacksmithing and all kinds of woodworking skills, like making wooden shoes, spoons, chairs, etc. with hand tools. Very interesting! This links to a video of smiths making ox shoes and nails!

Video featuring Tillers Swiss friend, student, and volunteer Anne Wiltafsky and her work with cattle.

Tillers' TechGuides

NEW! Tillers has chosen to provide free on-line PDFs of our TechGuide series in order to more effectively disperse the technology we work to preserve and promote. Donations help us continue to develop new materials and offer them free for public benefit here on our website. Click below to make a PayPal donation, however small or large, to support Tillers' TechGuide series. Print copies are also available at a nominal price, call or email.

Advanced Training Techniques for Oxen (PDF 0.3M)

Britchen, Brakes, & Head Yokes for Restraining Loads Behind Oxen (PDF 0.1M)

Building an Ox Yoke (PDF 2.2M)

Improving Ox Yokes (PDF 0.9M)

Neck Yoke Design and Fit (PDF 1.2M)

Selecting and Teaming Oxen (PDF 0.9M)

Training Young Steers (PDF 0.1M)

Yoking and Harnessing Single Cattle (PDF 0.3M)