Oxen : A Teamster's Guide

Acknowledgments vi Foreword to the 2nd Edition vii Foreword to the 1st Edition viii Preface x Selecting the Ideal Team 1(29) Housing Your Oxen 30(7) Feeding Your Oxen 37(18) Principles of Training 55(23) Training Steers 78(14) Advanced Training 92(10) Training Mature Cattle 102(8) Yoke Styles 110(14) Making a Neck Yoke and Bows 124(16) Hitching Options 140(8) Oxen in Agriculture 148(27) Logging with Oxen 175(9) Working Oxen in Public 184(9) Competing with Oxen 193(14) Keeping Oxen Healthy 207(16) Hoof Care 223(14) The Problem Team 237(13) Oxen in History 250(10) International Development 260(10) Appendix I. Overview of Ox Breeds 270(1) Appendix II. Yoke and Bow Sizes 271(1) Appendix III. Calculating Proper Nutrition 272(6) Glossary of Ox Terms 278(3) Bibliography 281(4) Index 285