Harness Fit

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  • May 23, 2011 at 12:09 am #42748
    Anonymous
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    As I am new to driving I wanted to get some opinions on harness fit and correctness of adjustment. This is one of my Clydes who is just three, I have been working with him in the round pen and have now started doing some ground driving with him. Let me know your thoughts. john

    May 23, 2011 at 1:27 am #67427
    Jay
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    The harness fit looks generally good to me. The tug comes of the collar nice and square and the “D” ring is well placed. I would shorten the back straps just a bit to bring the britchin ring forward and the britchin up just a little. I would also turn the neck yoke hooks to face in rather than out so that they can’t get clipped onto things at in opportune times. Looks great. Jay

    May 23, 2011 at 10:47 am #67426
    Carl Russell
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    I follow Jay’s appraisal. While shortening the back straps, lengthen the hip-drops so that the spider can sit atop the rump. There is a flat hollow at the end of the spine where you can almost see it is made to fit. Britchen should not follow to that height so the drops will have to be lengthened. The current location of the britchen is not bad, but could come up a couple of inches.

    Carl

    May 23, 2011 at 4:32 pm #67428
    Anonymous
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    Thank you Jay and Carl. The hip drop didn’t look exactly correct to me, but I couldn’t figure out what was off. Looking back at the pictures with your comments was very helpful. john

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