Farming with Draft Animals
Event Details
This four-day class is a unique opportunity to use oxen, horses, and donkeys to do real farm work. We immerse you in a wide variety of fieldwork: tillage, planting, hay
Event Details
This four-day class is a unique opportunity to use oxen, horses, and donkeys to do real farm work. We immerse you in a wide variety of fieldwork: tillage, planting, hay harvesting, and cultivating—depending on the farm’s current needs and your personal interests! Part of each day is spent learning skills and the rest in field practice. Instructors help refine field work and draft animal handling. Assignments depend on skill, but we entrust you with real farm work. Activities flex with the weather.
Time
May 22, 2025 9:00 am - May 25, 2025 5:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Tillers International
10515 E OP Ave. Scotts, MI 49008
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Organizer
Rick Eshuis
Rick is a first-generation Teamster with a lifelong passion for working with horses. Growing up, he participated in 4-H and developed his horsemanship skills, spending...
Rick is a first-generation Teamster with a lifelong passion for working with horses. Growing up, he participated in 4-H and developed his horsemanship skills, spending 25 years raising, training, and showing Haflinger horses alongside his father. Today, he owns two Percheron draft horses, which he uses for recreation, agricultural work, and logging. With over 15 years of volunteer experience, Rick is dedicated to community service. He has served as a Tillers board member for the past five years and has been an employee for three years, continuing his commitment to supporting agricultural and equine traditions.
