What does a rescue work horse think about their old life before they were rescued? Was it all trauma, or were there happy moments as well? Is it something that's more complex than we'll ever really ...

Horses play a crucial role in the traditional agricultural lifestyle of the Amish community; however, sometimes they're being so overworked and abused that they're not of good use anymore and are then ...

Coauthored with Jeanette Harder, Ph.D. Understanding Amish values and customs helps us support families and communities to keep their children safe. In this piece, we provide background on various ...

The visits are nice. Occasional visits. Reuben Kauffman will park across from his boyhood home and change into the simple black and white clothes of the Amish that are stashed for him in his father’s ...

Over the past couple of years, Strasburg Township's zoning office in Pennsylvania found itself fielding more and more requests from Amish people to house horses on residential lots. Most Amish in ...

The Indiana Amish Anabaptist Service Program will return to Catoctin Mountain Park this month. The same group came to Catoctin last March to perform service activities. As conscientious objectors, the ...

SULLIVAN, Ill. -- Samuel Herschberger, at 20, is no longer the little Amish boy the public took to its heart more than 10 years ago. He has grown into a blond-haired, blue-eyed young man tending ...

Programs such as annual safety days in Ohio counties touted as ways to make connections within those communities.

Researchers have seen changes in the Amish community, particularly in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They said the Amish are diversifying their occupations, moving west to find more farmland and ...

HARMONY — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is sending or delivering letters to Amish in the Harmony area letting them know about a project on 10 miles of U.S. 52 from the Iowa border to ...