The Stables welcomed four unique new residents this spring when a small herd of registered Ankole Watusi cattle moved into the southside pasture on Stables Loop, said Linda Ingram, who along with her husband, Stanley, manages The Stables operations for Russell Lands. Two steers and two bulls were purchased from a breeder in North Carolina last winter, but clearance to export the exotic African animals to Alabama took more than a month.
To make room for the cattle, the Ingrams moved some of The Stables’ horses to other pastures on the property.
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