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- December 8, 2012 at 3:06 am #44278
Eli
ParticipantPut harness on scarlet (our curly draft horse) today was just going to lead her around and thought I would let the chains drag and she didn’t care. So I hooked up a single tree and walked her around the yard gravel concrete and blacktop she didn’t care. So I hooked up the drag and worked the arena and she didn’t care. Then my daughter came out and ground drove her all over dragging the single tree and she don’t care. So I hooked up the sled and my daughter led her all over (the lines were not long enough to drive her fron the sled) and she didn’t care. Then my daughter ground drove her some more. Im very proud of my daughter and my horse. They both did awesome. We did a lot of prep work and it paid off today. Now if I could get her teammate to foal already she is supposed to be trained but hasent ben worked in years and we don’t want to start at the end of her pregnancy so for now its just a one horse show. Eli
December 9, 2012 at 3:49 am #76107Participantpictures of scarlet in harness from yesterday my daughter figured i should get a ride. The other is from this summer wile we wer breaking her to ride. i finally figured out how to post picture! Eli
December 9, 2012 at 9:14 am #76105JayChase
ParticipantEli,
It’s always nice to enjoy the hard work when it pays off! One of my sons (10 years old) works with the horses with me and I LOVE that time we spend together. I was curious as to why your lines aren’t long enough to drive from the sled and when I saw your picture, I’m not sure how it is hitched up. Does the sled have a pole? I’m relatively new, but have never seen a pole after the whiffletree…just curious…
Respectfully,
JayDecember 9, 2012 at 10:53 am #76102Donn Hewes
KeymasterEli, Beautiful horse, nice job on getting her going. Donn
December 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm #76104Jonathan Shively
ParticipantMan that is one nice chunk of a horse! Put your bridle back on her and if nothing else, use a set of lunge lines/ropes for driving lines. Keep a load/some weight on that sled so it doesn’t run up on her back legs and scare the crap out of her. What fun when the work pays off!!!!!!!!!
December 9, 2012 at 2:21 pm #76103mink
Participantgood job as stated above in france and other places you see rope lines alot . i suppose you could get a 50 foot length and cut it in half or how many feet you wanted . my leather lines are 20 feet or so long , coil up what you dont need .
December 9, 2012 at 2:23 pm #76106carl ny
ParticipantI know she’s part curly,what’s the other part??? she’s one nice looking horse.
carl ny
December 9, 2012 at 10:19 pm #76108ParticipantScarlet is a curly with Suffolk and quarter hoarse in her blood I think, my daughter knows a lot more than I do I will ask her and and post it later. As for the lines being short I didn’t plan on pulling anything I was just going to lead her around and ground drive her to get her used to the harness. I have proper lines just did more than I planed. The next day I put the head stall on and worked with her some more, she didn’t really like the blinders (first time with them) but did pretty good. The sled I was pulling is half of one I made it has a loop on it that we throw over the ball hitch on our Kawasaki mule or tractor so I just hooked the single tree to it. I plan on making a set of shafts and pole for it soon I can’t pull it in snow this way it would slide into the hoarse. I also love the time I spend with my daughter and the horses it is good for us booth. She is an awesome kid and her horsemanship skills far exceed mine. Eli
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