Amish Country

Living in Holmes County, Ohio means that one lives within the largest Amish community in the world. The city of Mt. Hope is the center of activities holding a weekly auction where one can buy or sell most any kind of farm animals plus garden produce in season. The more conservative Amish (Swartzentrubers, Old Order, and New Order) are characterized by the use of horse drawn buggies and farm equipment. The following seven photographs capture the Amish use of horses in their everyday lives.

He delights not in the strength of the horse; He takes not pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in mercy. Psalm 147:10-11.