advice on proper yoke fit for a single

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  • May 3, 2009 at 11:11 pm #40506
    ivy
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    My small wayward steer has been doing well with his new yoke and britchen for 2 weeks now. But I don’t really know if its fitting him correctly. Its difficult for me to find pictures or videos of single oxen working (especially single steers training) to compare it to. I don’t want to be unknowingly making him uncomfortable, so I wonder if anyone here can comment on my yoke. I put some pictures here: http://stweb.ccv.edu/CIS-2410-VO01-V09SP/imp04290/lucky.html.

    If you have advice about my hookup or links to pictures or videos especially of the animal in motion I would really love it (and I bet other newbies with a single would too!)

    Cheers
    Ivy

    May 4, 2009 at 12:31 am #52140
    Howie
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    Just guessing from the picture I would say the yoke is to big. The fingers fit is with the yoke up closer to the head.
    P.S. That bow pin always goes in from the back side.:(

    May 4, 2009 at 1:34 am #52143
    Tim Harrigan
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    It is a little hard to tell because the yoke is twisted in the picture. But I think it might be one inch too big. Is the bow hitting the point of his shoulder? Does he act like something is bothering him? It is a little hard to tell from your pictures.

    May 4, 2009 at 4:36 pm #52141
    ivy
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    Hi!

    He doesn’t act like it’s bothering him to my knowledge (which is minimal) but I did suspect that it might be too big. I thought it might be because the yoke leans like that when we make a turn.

    Thanks for the tip about bow pin placement, Howie.

    I will look and see where the yoke hits his shoulder.

    Thanks!
    ivy

    June 21, 2010 at 9:55 am #52142
    Victoria Reck Barlow
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    Thank you for putting Lucky through his paces for us, Ivy!

    I have some photos, but the address I used was too sketchy to get the disk to you. Would you e-mail me the right one? CircleoftheSunNH@aol.com.

    All best to you,
    Victoria

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