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Soule: Why Are Two Remarkable Heifers Searching For Work?
Eventually heifers Iris and Venus will be moms, and raising calves will be their jobs, but until then, they need work. Who will hire them?
Once upon a time, two heifers on Miles Smith Farm needed a job.
These were lovely Belted Galloways. Because this breed is black with a broad, white stripe around their bellies, some call them "Oreo cookie" cows.
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But these girls, named Iris and Venus, weren't cows because they'd never had calves. Such a female is a heifer.
Eventually, Iris and Venus will be moms, and raising calves will be their jobs, but until then, they need work, and that's part of the reason my husband Bruce and I are wintering in Martha's Vineyard.
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It's probably the only place in the U.S.A. where females can compete as oxen.
Carole Soule and husband Bruce Dawson own Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, N.H., which has downsized to about 15 head of cattle as Carole and Bruce edge into retirement. Cow Whisper Carole will offer cattle workshops to adults and children when they return to New Hampshire. If you want to work with Iris, Venus, or their bovine friends, email carole@soulecoaching.com.
