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Soule: I Guarantee You Will Fall In Love With This Cow
What's more fun than riding in a carriage pulled by a horse? How about a cart pulled by a Scottish Highland steer?
What’s more fun than riding in a carriage pulled by a horse? How about a cart pulled by a Scottish Highland steer?
Most people think horses are the only draft animals, but maybe they should think about it again. Something as insignificant as a flapping flag or a wind-blown sheet of paper can spook a horse that will gallop away. And that can be a big problem if he’s pulling a carriage or wagon. In the same situation, a steer probably won’t even get scared, but if he does, his natural laziness will limit his response to walking away or maybe trotting for a few steps.
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A runaway horse is a wreck.
A runaway steer is a minor setback.
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Owen, my fluffy yearling Scottish Highland steer, was confused when I first put a harness on him and attached him to a cart.
Owen spent two summers working with my summer camp kids here in Loudon, and now he’s the star of the 4H group, the Katama Cowpokes on Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s comfortable with children leading him or sitting on his back. Even so, this cart thing that moved along behind him was new.
Carole Soule is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm, where she raises and sells beef, pork, eggs, and other local products. She can be reached at carole@soulecoaching.com. Carole is also now a certified Life Coach who helps humans and K-9s achieve the impossible a little at a time.
