Fjord Brabant cross second time between the shafts

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  • January 20, 2013 at 11:03 pm #44405
    meleon
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    Hitched my mare today. I took minks advise and moved my shaft position up higher on the the runner. Seemed to be an easier pull for her. The shafts aren’t hitting her in the hocks anymore either. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czyc92GX6lQ
    My wife took a video, but it was really uneventful :). She could use some work standing still while being hitched.

    I also hitched my Canadian mare. She trotted for about five minutes, and she was completely tuckered out. She really made it look like work. She probably has a few hundred pounds on the brabant cross, and she wasn’t the least bit bothered by it.
    Anybody got any tips for conditioning her?
    She’s has lots of experience in the shafts but with a breast collar(previous owner).is a neck collar that much different for her?

    January 27, 2013 at 3:38 pm #76783
    HeeHawHaven
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    Looking great! Keep it up!

    January 27, 2013 at 3:50 pm #76780
    Jean
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    What a difference from your first hitch with Daisy. that one looked very scary.

    January 28, 2013 at 2:01 pm #76785
    meleon
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    Yes Jean, it was kind of hairy for a second (it seemed alot longer at the time). The camera ran out of memory right after that little outburst.
    She calmed down completely in no time, and we were able to make a couple of big circles around the field and back into the paddock to unhitch on a good note.
    It’s unfortunate I only have day light on the weekends and I was under the weather this past weekend. So we didn’t get out.
    but I think a couple more trips out and we’ll have it beat.
    She really a great little horse, I’m so glad I took a chance on her.

    January 28, 2013 at 5:26 pm #76788
    Eli
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    Looks good a lot better than I’m doing I’m almost ready to send my mare off to the Amish for a month. Or I buy a 2000 lb Belgian to slow her down a little. I had some rearing and alot of running my first time out. Eli

    January 28, 2013 at 6:52 pm #76784
    meleon
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    Wasn’t going to post this, but here is the link to the video Jean is talking about.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXX-sin0Upw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    Jamie

    January 28, 2013 at 6:58 pm #76782
    dominiquer60
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    Glad she got over that quick. It was good of the sled to catch you so gracefully 🙂

    Many of us have had our little mishaps, luckily you were able to maintain some control and get her back rather quick. She is a pretty little mare, there should be more crossed like her out there.

    January 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm #76781
    grey
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    The “excitement” video is a good demonstration of why it is better to be on board rather than on foot when the horse is pulling something. Exacerbated, of course, by the poor footing (for the two-footed). At the very least, the driver should be clear of the turning radius of both animal and vehicle. My butt puckered, watching the driver regain his footing and stand for several seconds too long between the animal and the sled. But no blood appears to have been shed, so rather than it being a disaster, it is a learning experience!

    January 28, 2013 at 10:32 pm #76786
    carl ny
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    Lucky,VERY LUCKY !!!!!!!! Turned out ok but could have been bad.

    carl ny

    January 29, 2013 at 1:29 am #76789
    Eli
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    That looks a lot like what happened to me but I was alone. I stayed in the cart and held on. Glad everyone is alright. Eli

    January 29, 2013 at 2:20 am #76787
    carl ny
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    Safest place you can be is in the seat.

    carl ny

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