Soule: How to Make Cow Friends And Alienate People

That's the thing about cattle: they are forgiving. I can bark at a steer at nine in the morning, and by 9:02 he's looking for a treat.

By Carole Soule, Neighbor

Jul 25, 2026 8:04 AM EDT

This post was contributed by a community member.

Curious Bleu, a Scottish Highland steer who recently lost one horn, is the star attraction of the Ultimate Cow Experience at Miles Smith Farm. (Miles Smith Farm)

Visitors from Massachusetts were enjoying the Ultimate Cow Experience with my Scottish Highland steer, Curious Bleu, when a woman and her daughter wandered over. I asked who they were and said a tour was underway.
The woman said, "I'm Sharon, and this is my daughter."
Distracted by the tour, I must have said something like, "Horned cattle are tied out," and I thought I told them, "Please don't get too close to them; I don't want you to get hurt."

Sharon had just checked into a Suite in my Farmhouse and only wanted to walk around the farm. It turns out she did get hurt. Not by a horn. By me.

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Carole Soule is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, N.H., where you book an Ultimate Cow Experience. Carole can be reached at carole@cow-coach.com.
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