When is a 3/4 ton workhorse a chicken?

When the doctor and dentist come...maybe.

Visitors and horses will find out on Saturday, March 9 when the horse doctor, dentist and shoer make their rounds at Howell Living History Farm.

Besides seeing some of the tools, techniques and products that relate to horse care as it was practiced during the farm's circa 1900 time period, visitors will be able to meet a veterinarian, horse dentist, and farrier and even try their own hand at a bit of horse doctoring.

Kids will be able to listen to a horse’s heart through an antique stethoscope and help determine the age of a horse by counting its teeth, explains Kathy Brilla, the farm’s program coordinator. During the morning hours, the horse dentist will be checking the horses’ teeth. From noon-1pm, visitors can watch the horse doctor give spring shots and worming medicine to the farm’s draft horses.

Children's craft program:  Horse Hoof Pen Holder
Groups of eight or more must pre-register
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Approximate time to complete project: 20 minutes
Materials fee: $4.00