BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150329T150000Z DTEND:20150329T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Beasts of Burden\; Draft Animals at Work DESCRIPTION:Livestock trained to work\, such as horses\, mules\, and oxen\, played a vital role in the operations of early Texas farms. Whether it was pulling plows\, harrowing fields\, hauling cotton or cultivating corn\, beasts of burden made light work of sometimes daunting tasks. Join Barrington Living History Farm and the Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association in a unique opportunity to experience draft animals at work. Various aspects of field preparation using horses\, mules and oxen will be demonstrated\, with some hands-on opportunities. Activities are dependent on weather and soil conditions X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Livestock trained to work\, such as horses\, mules\, and oxen\, played a vital role in the operations of early Texas farms. Whether it was pulling plows\, harrowing fields\, hauling cotton or cultivating corn\, beasts of burden made light work of sometimes daunting tasks. Join Barrington Living History Farm and the Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association in a unique opportunity to experience draft animals at work. Various aspects of field preparation using horses\, mules and oxen will be demonstrated\, with some hands-on opportunities. Activities are dependent on weather and soil conditions LOCATION:Barrington Living History Farm\, home of Dr. Anson Jones\, last president of the Republic of Texas. It is located within Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park off Highway 105 between Navasota and Brenham on FM 1155. UID:e.92.30120 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T111915Z URL:https://chamber.brenhamtexas.com/events/details/beasts-of-burden-draft-animals-at-work-03-29-2015-30120 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR