Working Horses of Lancaster County, 9780764361616
Hardcover
Lancaster’s Plain people and their powerful working horses: a rare glimpse.

Working Horses of Lancaster County

$80.45

  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    28 May 2021

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Summary

Working Horses of Lancaster County: A Portrait of Power and Tradition

Every day in Lancaster County, thousands of Plain-sect farm families rely on draft horses to work their fields, and carriage horses to travel. These animals are fundamental to a faith community that forgoes automobiles and tractors in favor of a simple, agrarian lifestyle.

This book combines compelling stories and interviews with over 240 candid photos, depicting the daily lives of these horses—from foals …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780764361616
ISBN-10:0764361619
Author:Beth Oberholtzer, John Herr
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:28 May 2021
Weight:1.13kg
Dimensions:207mm x 232mm
About The Author

Beth Oberholtzer

Beth Oberholtzer and John Herr of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, partnered on Working Horses. They also collaborated on Plain Meetinghouses, which celebrates Old Order Mennonite meetinghouses. Beth, who has a great fondness for horses, is a book designer for various publishers. John is an architectural photographer. In branching out to photograph equines, he built a special rapport with his subjects.

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