Work Horse Handbook [Paperback]

Lynn R. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1983

This book has become a classic and THE standard reference on working horses. From care and feeding through hitching and driving: every aspect is covered. Find out for yourself why this book is considered by thousands to be the ULTIMATE volume on working horses in harness.

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About the Author

Lynn R. Miller is one of the country's foremost experts on small farms. A multi-faceted speaker, author, storyteller, artist, teacher, and farmer, his efforts to champion the causes, and advocate the support, of the small independent family-based farms and ranches of North America have made a significant difference. Miller has been farming since 1970 and working with draft horses since 1973. In 1976 he conceived of and started The Small Farmer's Journal, an international farm quarterly. To this day he functions as editor/publisher and as such he offers, to over 40,000 subscribers around the world a powerful tool for self-sufficiency, sustainability and community.

Miller has authored (and sometimes illustrated) over 12 books on various topics related to animal power and alternative agriculture, including; The Small Farm Dream is Possible, Why Farm, The Workhorse Handbook, Buying a Farm, Work Horses Today, Training Workhorses, Thought Small, Ten Acres Enough, Horsedrawn Plows & Plowing, Haying with Horses and more. He has conducted workshops and lectured extensively throughout the United States and Canada. He continues with research and development in agriculture alternatives. He is currently farming a mixed crop/livestock, high-desert, horse-powered, family ranch raising Belgian Draft Horses, commercial beef cattle, free range poultry, potatoes, hay, grain, while working to dovetail operations into an ever more beneficial symbiotic relationship with the fragile surrounding wildlife habitat.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Scribner (March 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960726802
• ISBN-13: 978-0960726806
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Draft Horse Bible", August 14, 1999

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Matthew L. Aamot <[e-mail]> (Elroy, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Work Horse Handbook (Paperback)

This book has been around for a while, and I believe we are on the 3rd copy in use at our farm since Dad bought one in the early 80's. There is just a whole lot of information to be found within it's covers- Breeds of Draft Horses, Feeding, Management, Equipment, and that all-important bond between a "teamster" and the team. Not just for the newbie also, as there is a lot of suggestions which I am sure would help experienced horse folks. Lots of good illustrations and pictures- Thanks Lynn!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!, May 7, 2002

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Robert (Fayetteville, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Work Horse Handbook (Paperback)

Don't know how I missed finding this book for so long, but I'm sure glad I finally did. It's incredible how much useful information is packed into this one book. Breeds, feeding, care, harnessing, working..... It's all in there! And even an experienced draft horseman (or at least I thought I was) can learn a lot from this book. I'm looking forward now to buying more of Mr. Miller's books.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best and Most Comprehensive, March 26, 2005

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Carole J. Cox "DrivingMs.Haflinger" (West Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Work Horse Handbook (Paperback)

Absolutely the most comprehensive book on driving horses available. A "must have" text for the beginning and experienced driver. Focusing mainly on the workhorse vs. the pleasure driving horse, Lynn does outline the differences and explains the merits of both disciplines. He has served as an inspiration and an absent mentor through the vehicle of this book. Mr. Miller demonstrates how the horse can be not only a companion and a playmate but also a practical, functional part of our modern life. I hope to do "all that" and then some!