Cedar Pond Farms
First thing every guest notices from the parking area: the horns. Then the first question: do they all have those? Our Horn Stories quiz answers that one and a half-dozen better ones — here's a taste.
Yes — the whole herd
Cows and bulls both carry horns. And a practiced eye can read them: cows tend toward longer, upswept horns, while a bull's run heavier and more forward. Herd watchers learn to tell who's who across a field by silhouette alone.
The day job
The horns earn their keep. They're predator control — a mother Highland standing between her calf and a coyote is a closed conversation. And on ordinary days they're simply tools: for a good scratch on a fence post, and for working through the brush and browse Highlands love to clear.
Gentle giants, genuinely
Big horns read as danger, but the temperament data says otherwise: 79% of Highlands score "calm" or "exceptionally calm" when handled. Respect the horns and you're standing with one of the gentlest breeds in the business — which is exactly how our guests end up with those impossible close-up photos.
Proof beyond the horns
Horns tell you about the animal; a registration tells you who she is. Every AHCA-registered Highland carries a registration tattoo matched to her pedigree and backed by DNA testing — the whole story is on our AHCA page, and it's why "papers" mean something when you buy from a registered herd.
Play the quiz, earn the badge
Everything in this post comes straight out of Horn Stories, one of our Educational & Fun Quizzes on the farm's quiz page. Start with the free Readiness Quiz — a real farmer reads your answers and writes back — then unlock the Educational & Fun set ($5 each, or all of them for $20). Finish three and the farm mints you a $10 coupon toward a real Highland Cow Experience, good for six months. No pressure, no fine print — just cows, facts, and bragging rights.
Take the Free Readiness Quiz →
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Our Location: 1369 Collins Road New Market, TN 37820