The Now of the Cow
Cattle are having a moment. Scottish Highlands especially — the shaggy, horned supermodels of the bovine world. After a year off, my cattle (and I) have been invited back to the Highland Games in Lincoln.
Cleaning Cows is a Labor of Love
Anyone raising long-haired Highland cattle — or honestly any bovine with a tail, which is most of them — knows what I'm talking about. The burrs have invaded, and they've brought two different armies. I spend a chunk of every August with scissors in my hand, prying burrs from bovine ears.
The Secret About the Now Of the Cow
We know the benefits of therapy dogs and the remarkable healing of therapy horses, but cattle deserve the same recognition: their healing qualities have been largely ignored...until now.
One Rule For Calves (and People) That Will Surprise You
Training calves is a lot like training children. Both have short attention spans, and both would rather play than work, as I discovered at the 2024 Miles Smith Farm camp.
Seeing the Barnyard in a New Way
What's the point of a cow experience for people who can't see the cows? I said yes anyway, figuring I'd learn something. That part I got right.
What 3,000 pounds of Cattle Taught Me About Letting Go
I gave this talk because a cow taught me something no human ever could.