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Pack Goats in the Apache Lands

By NJ

Nigel Summerly’s journey through the Arizona Apache lands introduces him to pack goats, the people who keep them and a dog that protects them. It’s a vivid narration. You can almost see the landscape, smell the air and hear the bells jingling from the necks of the goats. But hide your bananas and chips and keep... »

Pack goats, imminently useful

By NJ

When the average person thinks of goats, they think of milk or cheese, meat, soap or yarn. Rarely does a pack goat come to mind. Yet pack goats are very useful creatures, and while any breed or cross-bred goat can be a pack goat, there are certain traits such a goat should posess to be successful. At... »

Working Goats

By Martha Ann

South Dakota harness maker Marna Kazmaier says goats make great “working” animals — and she uses that term broadly. Kazmaier, who lives with her husband, Deron, on their Grasshopper Ranch, is a proponent of goats as pack animals, therapy companion animals, in harness pulling carts and even performing agility courses. Through her Web sites, Kazmaier... »

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