When training calves as oxen, use a step-by-step plan. Start by handling them often, tying, grooming, teaching them to lead with a halter. Then they are ready for a yoke. At first, keep one or both of ...

Stash looked at me through his fringe of shaggy hair as I shouted, “Walk on!” He just stood staring at me with a puzzled look on his face. I was standing about six feet in front of him and using the ...

Topper, a Scottish Highlander steer, is a stand-in for Rudolph while Bruce and Carole sit in his sleigh and Tazzy, the mini pig, waits for treats. Topper is one of the farm’s “ambassadors.” When he’s ...