Study on Bonded Goats

[Sanhestar]

Hi,

I tried to find the blog this morning but had no luck.

The ox was a "Altes Deutsches Niederungsrind" which roughly translates to the black and white dairy breed that was common in Germany before the Holsteins took over. He had been raised on the Domäne Dahlem (historic farm near Berlin) and been used for farm work before he was sold.

Last I read his owner had to retire him because he grew too heavy to continue pulling her waggon.

There's a small bullockie-community in Germany, trying to keep up the use of cows and oxen for driving and riding. And a "cow school" in Switzerland, she works with Brown Swiss - kuhschule.com