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Draft Horse, Work Horse, And Mule Books

If you have draft horses, these book titles are must haves!  You can learn about the history of draft horses in the United States, how to put your horses to work around the farm, hitching draft horses in a multitude of configurations and much, much more.  If you want to learn about draft horses, these books are for you.

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Work Horse Handbook - Book

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Training Workhorses Training Teamsters - Book

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A Teamster's View - More And Different

Steve Bowers has been teaching about driving horses for more than twenty years, and he has been training horses for more than thirty years. In this book you will find a collection of some of his more popular articles he has written about using horses.

  • Author: Steve Bowers
  • 6 x 9" Soft cover
  • Lots of B&W Photos
  • 212 Pages
  • $19.95
  • ISBN: 0-9718342-0-2
  • Item # BK69

Work Horse Handbook 2nd Edition

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. Great reference for anyone working their horses.

  • Lynn Miller
  • 8.5 x 11 inches soft cover
  • 368 Pages
  • Over 850 drawings and Photos
  • $32.99
  • Item # BK5

Training Workhorses Training Teamsters

This text covers the subjects of; training horses to work in harness - on the farm, in the woods, and on the road, correcting behavior problems with work horses - and training people to drive and work horses.

  • Lynn Miller
  • 8.5 x 11 inches soft cover
  • 352 Pages
  • 482 Photos
  • $32.99
  • Item # BK32

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Draft Horse Images - Book

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Haying With Horses - Book

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The Percheron Horse In America

This book covers the Percheron Horse in America from 1848 to 1990.  Some horses and prominent people are highlighted.

  • Author: Joseph Mischka
  • 7.5 x 10" Hard cover
  • 100 B&W Photos
  • 179 Pages
  • $24.95
  • Item # BK1

Draft Horse Images

A book of humor filled stories from a life of farming  

  • Robert A. Mischka
  • 8.5 x 11 inches soft cover
  • 160 Pages
  • 300 Full Color Photos
  • $25.99
  • Item # BK10

Haying With Horses

If you want to make hay with horses, Haying With Horses is the book you need.  

  • Lynn Miller
  • 8.5 x 11 inches soft cover
  • 368 Pages
  • Over 850 drawings and Photos
  • $32.99
  • Item # BK9

It's Showtime - Book

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Farmer Pirates & Dancing Cows - Books

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Draft Horses Today - Book

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It's Showtime!

This is a beginner's guide to showing draft horses.  It contains information on what judges look for, grooming tips, tail tying, mane rolling and other show topics.

  • Robert Mischka
  • 7.5 x 10 inches hard cover
  • 128 Pages
  • 140 B&W Photos
  • $21.95
  • Item # BK3

Farmer Pirates & Dancing Cows

Humor-filled stories of a life of farming by Lynn Miller.  Includes Miller's thoughts on food safety and supply, magical moments of the re-enchantment of agriculture to the benches used to sharpen tools.  It is a book of thought and reflection.

  • Lynn R. Miller
  • 86x 9 inches soft cover
  • 221 Pages
  • $14.99
  • Item # BK39

Draft Horses Today

Draft horses and mules are alive and doing well.  This book discusses the various breeds found in the United States.  It then covers where to find horses, equipment, machinery, and people to train draft horses.

  • Robert Mischka
  • 8.75 x 11.25 inches hard cover
  • 166 Pages
  • 290 Photos
  • $32.95
  • Item # BK31

They Did It With Horses - Book

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Draft Horses: An Owner's Manual

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A Practical Approach to Selecting, Training, and Using Draft Horses

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They Did It With Horses

This is a book of photos of horses at work. The sections include logging, firefighting, agriculture, performance, and home delivery.

  • Author: Philip Weber
  • 8.5 x 11 inches hard cover
  • 256 Pages
  • Over 400 B&W Photos
  • $23.99
  • Item # BK2

 

Draft Horses: An Owner's Manual

This manual for draft horse owners of the 21st century comprehensively covers the unique aspects of caring for work horses and ponies, divided into three sections: draft horse basics, discussing routine care and feeding; monitoring draft horse health.  

  • Author: Beth A. Valentine and Michael J. Wildenstein
  • 8.5 x 11 inches hard cover
  • 236 Pages
  • Full of Color Photos
  • $32.00
  • Item # BK81

A Practical Approach to Selecting, Training, and Using Draft Horses

New comers to the draft horse world will enjoy this introduction to draft horses.  The book covers selecting a draft horse, starting a horse in harness, the first hitch, problems and preventions, and do's and don'ts.  

  • Author: Merle E. Saxon
  • 7 x 9 inches soft cover
  • 46 Pages
  • Black & White Photos
  • $11.00
  • Item # BK27

Farming With Horses

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It's Showtime - Book

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Laminated Draft Horse Poster

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Farming With Horses

Steve Bowers aims to show those interested in farming with horses everything they need to make the old ways work like new.  With a wealth of color illustrations and clear, to-the-point prose, Farming with Horses reviews the different types of harness and collar, explains how to select a work horse and how to hitch a horse to an implement, and fully describes lateral and longitudinal alignment, rein grips, and every other aspect of farming with horses.

  • Steve Bowers and Marlen Steward
  • 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches Soft cover
  • 160 Pages
  • Color Photos Drawings
  • $21.95
  • Item # BK100

Braiding Manes And Tails - A Visual Guide to 30 Basic Braids

Braiding is the final touch that gives your horse a polished, well-turned-out appearance.  When it's not show day, braiding can preserve a long mane or full tail, or provide a fun, calming activity for horse and rider.  Learn the details that can help you master 30 braids suiting every discipline, including hunter, dressage, saddle-seat, Western, and draft

  • Charni Lewis
  • 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches hard cover
  • 152 Pages
  • Color Photos and B&W Drawings
  • $22.95
  • Item # BK95

Laminated Draft Horse Poster

This magnificent full color chart shows in beautiful detail the major breeds and those lesser known, the parts of the draft horse, and the harness.

Laminated for permanent protection. Durable plastic coating is applied to both sides and sealed at all edges to protect against air, moisture, etc.
  • Draft Horse Poster
  • 36 x 24 Inches
  • Laminated
  • $21.95
  • Item # BK108

 

Let's Show Your Mule

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Oxen A Teamster's Guide

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Let's Show Your Mule - A Mule Photo Album

Let's Show Your Mule is full of color photos from the 1993 show season.  Mules are shown in parades, halter classes, cart classes, hitch classes and more.  

  • Author: Robert Mischka
  • 9.25 x 11.25 inches hard cover
  • 92 Pages
  • Full of Color Photos
  • $19.95
  • Item # BK47

Oxen A Teamster's Guide

Oxen: A Teamster's Guide is the definitive resource for selecting, training, feeding, and caring for the mighty ox. Written by Drew Conroy, a professor of dairy science with more than two decades of experience as a trainer and teamster.

  • Author: Drew Conroy
  • 8.5 x 11 inches soft cover
  • 292 Pages
  • Black & White Photos and Drawings
  • $24.95
  • Item # BK107


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