Cattle are large, powerful animals driven by instincts honed over thousands of years as prey. Understanding those instincts isn’t just interesting trivia — it’s the line between being a safe handler and becoming a statistic. A cow will do anything to protect her calf. Reading her behavior can prevent serious injuries.

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When I'm hitching a Highland steer to a cart or heaving a saddle onto Finn, a 2,000-pound Highland steer, a visitor is liable to ask, “Does he mind that?” The answer reveals something interesting.

Dairy cows, like those black-and-white Holsteins, are the product of generations of selective breeding aimed at one goal: more milk, and lots of it.