Given that the average oxen enthusiast is a relatively peaceful person, don't automatically assume we won't throw down over the best way to do something.
How To Yoke Oxen from Hundred Year Films on Vimeo.
Discussing proper yoking methods may lead to -shall we say- "spirited discussion." Within that area, most of us have one way to do it: the best way.
Seriously though, having a regular yoking procedure makes a lot of sense. The animals like predictability and keeping a routine comforts them.
In this well-shot video, Rob Flory of Howell Farm in NJ show how he uses one tie rope and a short chain to yoke without as much heavy lifting. This isn't how I do it, but it's clever and useful nonetheless. He even acknowledges that he doesn't yoke all teams this way, but for these boys it works. Turns out "the best way" varies by operator. Go figure.
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