2021....The "Oxen-ated" Year!
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"Working oxen usually require shoes, although in England not all working oxen were shod. Since their hooves are cloven, two shoes are required for each hoof, as opposed to a single horseshoe. Ox shoes are usually of approximately half-moon or banana shape, either with or without caulkins, and are fitted in symmetrical pairs to the hooves".
"Unlike horses, oxen are not easily able to balance on three legs while a farrier shoes the fourth. In England, shoeing was accomplished by throwing the ox to the ground and lashing all four feet to a heavy wooden tripod until the shoeing was complete".
"Unlike horses, oxen are not easily able to balance on three legs while a farrier shoes the fourth. In England, shoeing was accomplished by throwing the ox to the ground and lashing all four feet to a heavy wooden tripod until the shoeing was complete".
RadishRose
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I'm not sure what this wall sculpture is, but it reminds me of an ox.....
Wilmot teamster Claude Berry’s final send-off an ox pull to remember
Everywhere Claude Berry went the oxen were sure to go. “On a nice evening he’d take them for a walk like people take their dogs for a walk. He’d go up Stronach Mountain Road and away they would go, and they would follow him everywhere,” recalls Kathy Connell, reflecting on her father’s lifelong passion for all things oxen.
The sound of ox bells could be heard from the North Kingston Cemetery Jan.6 as teamster Collin Cole ensured beloved oxen enthusiast and family friend Claude Berry had a fitting ride to his final resting place. -
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
