He has learned how to assemble staffs for several residences, how to breed Haflinger horses (and muck their stalls), how to fire guns and how to fix furnaces.

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Scientists have shown how the insects will use the Milky Way to orientate themselves as they roll their balls of muck along the ground.

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Youngsters aren't allowed to ride until they first learn how to groom the animals, clean their hooves, saddle and bridle them and, yes, muck their stalls.

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