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Now available in DVD for all regions, WORLDWIDE!
A Yoke of Oxen & The Early Settlers - a look at the life of
pioneer settlers
Oxen played an important role for the pioneer settlers and in
pioneer life. At Ross Farm Museum one can see oxen at work and also
the making of oxen equipment such as an oxen yoke, blacksmithing,
etc.
With the help of Ross Farm we have been able to capture the life
and history of the early pioneer settlers and their work with oxen.
This in depth 90 minute video has been well received in the Oxen
community.
My objective, when I set out to produce this program, was to
produce a documentary of the teamsters, hear their stories, look
back into the history of the oxen, and create a story that was
worthy of this disappearing part of the pioneer life. From the
feedback received from customers, I believe I managed to achieve
these goals. We captured and preserved an important part of our
rural history and the pioneer life for many to see and other
generations to appreciate.
 In addition to my time filming at Ross
Farm, I spent a few days filming at the Bridgewater Agricultural
Exhibition, home of the annual International Ox Pull where some 80
teams come to compete.
The stories are told by the characters who work these fine
animals.
This is what H B of Dawsonville, Georgia said,
“This video took me back through the history of these
wonderful animals, and showed how they worked with the pioneers,
and even today, are still used on farms and in woods in some areas.
The music, the interviews, the pictures were all put together very
professionally. Just a very interesting video.”
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