Oxen Basics Plus Yoke Making

sun21jun(jun 21)9:00 amthu25(jun 25)5:00 pmOxen Basics Plus Yoke MakingThis comprehensive five-day class creates skills in driving, training, and yoking in a sequence of hands-on experiences.$675.005 Tickets Left

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This comprehensive five-day class creates skills in driving, training, and yoking in a sequence of hands-on experiences. Enjoy well-trained oxen responding to your voice commands. Learn to select, team, and care for oxen. Use low-stress training to teach calves. Drive teams hitched to various loads and practice field tasks. Make this the outstanding experience of your year! Most days, activities can last beyond 5:30 p.m. Beginner to intermediate class.

Students will also learn how to make a yoke using hand tools. added charge for yokes with a larger than 6” bow width) Email [email protected] ahead of the class with your preferred bow width.

Time

June 21, 2026 9:00 am - June 25, 2026 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

Location

Tillers International

10515 E OP Ave. Scotts, MI 49008

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Rob Collins

Rob Collins is a full-time high school teacher, oxen teamster and woodworker. He is the president of the Midwest Ox Drovers Association and writes extensively...
Rob Collins is a full-time high school teacher, oxen teamster and woodworker. He is the president of the Midwest Ox Drovers Association and writes extensively about oxen and teamstering.

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Tom Nehil

Tom Nehil is a structural engineer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he specializes in evaluation, preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. He maintains an active...
Tom Nehil is a structural engineer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he specializes in evaluation, preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. He maintains an active interest in the Association for Preservation Technology, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the American Concrete Institute. He is a regular instructor at Tillers where he teaches wood identification, timber frame design, and traditional stone masonry.

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