Our Highlands aren’t pasture ornaments raised at a distance — they’re hand-fed, halter-trained, and around people every single day. When you buy from Cedar Pond Farms, you’re buying a cow that already likes humans.
Scotland’s oldest breed is famously hardy and gentle — but temperament isn’t only genetics, it’s handling. Every day at Cedar Pond Farms our Highlands are fed, brushed, and given treats by our farm guides and by guests on our cow experiences. That daily contact is the single biggest reason our animals are easy to work with when they get to your place.
Our herd is hand-fed and given treats by guests daily on our cow experiences. They’re used to being approached, touched, brushed, and photographed — not skittish, not flighty.
Our cattle have had a halter on them and are used to being led and worked with. That head start is worth an enormous amount the first time you need to move, load, or treat your animal.
All routine veterinary treatments are done on schedule — vaccinations, worming, and health checks — so your animal leaves here current and we can tell you exactly what it’s had and when.
We strongly recommend every new buyer book a Premium Cow Encounter before purchasing. This isn’t an upsell — it’s the best two hours you can spend before taking on an animal that may live 15–20 years.
You’ll get extended, hands-on time with the herd: feeding, brushing, and behind-the-scenes access. You’ll see how they actually behave, how they’re handled, what daily care really looks like, and you can ask us every question you have — fencing, feed, shelter, hoof care, temperament, cost of keeping. Most buyers tell us it completely changed what they thought they were getting into.
Buying a Highland is a long commitment. We’d rather you meet them, ask the hard questions, and be certain — than take one home and discover it wasn’t the fit you pictured.
Book a Premium Cow EncounterBook a Premium Cow Encounter and spend real time with the herd. Tell us what you’re looking for — a pet, a breeding pair, a small starter herd.
We’ll walk you through who’s available — calves, heifers, and registered stock — along with lineage, temperament, and honest pricing. See the current herd →
Fall in love with a calf and we keep raising it here until it’s ready — pickup at about six months old, weaned, halter-started, and used to people.
We hand off complete vet records and stay available afterward. We answer our buyers’ questions for as long as they own the animal — that never expires.
Every sale still starts with a conversation — but if you already know the animal you want, you can place a deposit to formally reserve it below.
A $2,000 deposit formally reserves an available Highland for you. Tell us which kind you’d like and the name of the animal you have your eye on, and we’ll take it from there.
A Highland is a 15–20 year commitment, so we like to get to know your setup before matching you with an animal. Tell us about your place and your plans — there are no wrong answers, and it helps us give you honest advice.
Tell us a little about what you’re looking for and we’ll follow up personally with availability, pricing, and honest advice about whether a Highland is right for your place.
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