Hoofprints on the Land

Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1645021521
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
Perfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future. Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse Köhler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practises, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces. Whether it be sheep, cattle, reindeer, camels, alpacas, goats or yaks – this ancient and natural means of keeping livestock challenges the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet. From the need to produce food more sustainably and equitably to the consequences of climate change, land degradation and loss of biodiversity, we can learn from pastoralists to help repair the human relationship with livestock to return to a model of intelligent cooperation rather than dominance. As Ilse writes: ‘Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.’

Camel Karma

Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
Publisher: Tranquebar
ISBN: 9789384030636
Category : Camels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
According to myth, the camel was created by Lord Shiva at the behest of his consort Parvati. Parvati shaped a strange five-legged animal from clay and asked Shiva to blow life into it. At first Shiva refused, saying that the misshapen animal will not fare well in the world, but later gave in. He folded the animal's fifth leg over its back giving it a hump, and commanded it to get up, "uth." That is how the animal got its name. The camel then needed someone to look after it, so Shiva rolled off a bit of skin and dust from his arm and made out of this the first Raika. Historically, the Raika of Rajasthan have had a unique and enduring relationship with camels. Their entire existence revolves around looking after the needs of these animals which, in turn, provide them with sustenance, wealth and companionship. When German veterinarian, Ilse Kohler-Rollefson, arrives in Rajasthan in 1991, she is Immediately enthralled by the Raikas' intimate relationship with their animals but also confronted with their existential problems. This is the story of the quest that follows to save a globally unique and humane animal culture and find a place for the camel in rapidly changing India. It is a journey that is often exasperating, sometimes funny, but keeps revealing unexpected layers of rural Rajasthani mores. A travelogue of a sort, this book takes us deeply into the diverse cultures that make Rajasthan such a fascinating place.

Birding Under the Influence

Author: Dorian Anderson
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1645022234
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year—a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months—is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That’s next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian’s double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life.

Hoof Prints

Author: Melanie Sue Bowles
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1561648558
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
In more heartwarming stories from Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, meet Jesse and her baby, Riley, the first of a whole barnful of foals! Learn the ways of horse friendships: Meet big old Ranger, who eases Rosie from her mourning for Cracker, though it is finally Rebel and Gambler who invite Rosie to make a threesome of their twosome. Then there's Indigo, a very wild Mustang who finally decides he can trust Melanie enough to greet her in the laundry room. See all of the books in this series

Hoof Prints on the Canadian

Author: Wallace C. Moore
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662450036
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
Hoofprints on the Canadian is a book that is made up of several short stories about the life and times of African Americans in the West. Each story has its own hero and villain. The thing that ties them together is the attempt to showcase African Americans in a different light. The stories prove that the color of a man’s skin will not tell you if he is good or bad. It also will not tell you if he is brave or heroic or if he is a sniffling coward. Several of the stories depict Black outlaws who take on the character of Robin Hood. These are men who strike a blow against society on behalf of the downtrodden. Several stories deal with love and expose it to be what it really is—something that drives men to the brink of insanity and yet they cry out for more. It also deals with the common man who is forced into the limelight simply because he is at the wrong place at the right time. Most of these stories are set in the Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma. They help to showcase the rich racial makeup of the state. The fact that all of these men are basically the same—some good and some bad. Hoofprints on the Canadian is a title that was conceived by the author at the tender age of twelve. It has traveled around the world, sometimes in print and other times in the dark recesses of his mind. At last, these stories will be brought to light for the world to share. To truly access these stories, all you have to do is simply follow the hoofprints left in the soft sand on the banks of the Canadian.

Ark of Hoof Prints

Author: Evelyn G. Lohmann
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373474122X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Travellers from the planes. Book one in a tales of a Herd. Ark Of Hoof Prints Hoof Prints- Travelers From the Plain. Horses‘ hoof prints are driven from the grass plains, by the storms and flames of fire. The Blue Mountains are where herds of horses have from the beginning of time sheltered from the seasons‘ storms. The horses have to leave without finding many other who have survived the storms. She-With-The-Sight and her cruel owl try to hold the survivors from the great herds to feed to their shrouded needs.

The Ark of Hoof Prints

Author: Evelyn G Lohmann
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734749174
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
Normal life was to end on ‘The Day’. Horses had been working with humans for so long! No one remembered not doing so. From that day on those that had not been evacuated have to find a way to overcome the strange results of the experiment in their Closed lands.

Hoof Prints to HIS Prints

Author: Jeff May
Publisher: Woods2Word Publishing
ISBN: 0692372709
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description
"Hoof Prints to HIS Prints" brings together everything a spiritually-minded deer hunter experiences while pursuing the whitetail deer. Many deer hunters are talking about how they feel so close to God in the woods. It's not surprising. The Bible says, "As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for you, O God." In "Hoof Prints to HIS Prints", you will enjoy more than 52 stories tracking through the seasons of life—stories of inspiration, laughter, friendship and comradery, family and even trials. Each devotional walks a trail through the woods and into the Word of God. You will likely relive many of your own adventures in the whitetail woods. You don't even have to hunt to be captivated by this book. It aims to interest everyone who is searching for meaning in life. This is a book you will read and then want to share with others. Come along for the pursuit. There's a great trophy waiting at the end.

Deforesting the Earth

Author: Michael Williams
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226899268
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 716

Book Description
Since humans first appeared on the earth, we've been cutting down trees for fuel and shelter. Indeed, the thinning, changing, and wholesale clearing of forests are among the most important ways humans have transformed the global environment. With the onset of industrialization and colonization the process has accelerated, as agriculture, metal smelting, trade, war, territorial expansion, and even cultural aversion to forests have all taken their toll. Michael Williams surveys ten thousand years of history to trace how, why, and when human-induced deforestation has shaped economies, societies, and landscapes around the world. Beginning with the return of the forests to Europe, North America, and the tropics after the Ice Ages, Williams traces the impact of human-set fires for gathering and hunting, land clearing for agriculture, and other activities from the Paleolithic through the classical world and the Middle Ages. He then continues the story from the 1500s to the early 1900s, focusing on forest clearing both within Europe and by European imperialists and industrialists abroad, in such places as the New World and India, China, Japan, and Latin America. Finally, he covers the present-day and alarming escalation of deforestation, with the ever-increasing human population placing a possibly unsupportable burden on the world's forests. Accessible and nonsensationalist, Deforesting the Earth provides the historical and geographical background we need for a deeper understanding of deforestation's tremendous impact on the environment and the people who inhabit it.

Of Hoof Prints and Heartbeats

Author: Michele Venné
Publisher: My Joy Enterprises
ISBN: 098862527X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 558

Book Description
She's a survivor. He's never forgotten her. Self-forgiveness is the toughest. A serial criminal from her past haunts Samantha Tanner. As she deals with accidents and death on her ranch, she gets help from unlikely places. Cole Branson's memories of Sam are stirred when constant threats from an unknown source escalate. He realizes his heart's desire, but will it be too late for them both? Fate presents them with a second chance. Will they take it, or will the menace that continues to plague the Tanner family triumph? Of Hoof Prints and Heartbeats is a gripping and compelling Book Two novel in The Tanner Trilogy. The past and present collide in a past love and a serial criminal, and you get to witness victories and defeats for the heroes and the villains.