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ParticipantOh boy. I think you have the “bug”
I am sure he hasn’t forgot how to log. Reno has always been one of those horses that likes a good load. I think he just likes the praise after a job well done. Him being nervous at the sound of the single tree baffles me though. Did he look nervous or was he “prancing”? Hearing that single tree dragging might have made him anticipate what was in store for him. He has always been very eager to work in the woods. And I always have been smiling when working him. You have one hell of a partnership with him and he will give you his all. That I am sure of. Oh so glad that he ended up with you. I couldn’t have found a better place!! Let us know how it goesParticipantNever used them single. They have never been out of sight of each other. They are a team. I have had success in the past getting pair bonded horses to feel comfortable working alone. These two are a pair for sure. I could tell you anything that you wanted to hear, that is not me. But on the other hand, if someone wants a pair to do everything with this is a serious team. If they were six inches taller and still dappled they wouldn’t be for sale. Other than my uncles Chief & Spud pair (also full siblings for sale) I have never seen a pair so well matched in stride. Trot, walk, back and swinging the pole in place.
They will not be at the field days. I am bringing my pair of three year olds that were there last year and my other pair of mares. I have one three year old mare that will be there for sale. I could bring them if anyone is really interested. My main thing is that they need to go to someone that needs a pair to work. I am willing to make a deal with the right “hands” No explanation neededParticipantMy mare, the only one that I have held on to for very long, will take 1 step with a 1 step command. She is also the last horse I hitch the tugs on when hitching. When she feels me pull on her tugs she will lean back to aid me (I hitch tight with a d ring harness). But I have bought and worked with a few others. I think that a sensible horse, with capable hands on the lines will learn pretty quick that lunging is uncomfortable. They seem to develop the “tighten up then go” over time. Some times I need a good “snap” to get things going, but not without letting them “feel” the load first. And I try to have them warmed up first. With consistency you can teach these fire breathing beasts anything. Just my 1/2 a cent. Hope I didn’t go off topic
ParticipantThey seem to be missing something……….Greys
ParticipantI would be happy to do a multiple hitching demonstration, as Sam would too I’m sure. Sam and I will have the horses there I think (Carl)? I had the pleasure of working with Donn last year with 4 abreast on his cart. He would be the best to explain the procedure. (Donn)? 2 4 6 8 how many horses should participate? Any chance to encourage folks to use the horses that stand idle while the tractor drives by is enough for me. NEAPD has been as much as a learning experience as it has a teaching one. Carl and crew have done an excellent job putting these people together.
ParticipantJust my two cents.
When a horse moves like you explain, I stand like a post.
Let them move into the pressure of the bit, and release it themselves.
I might hold a stick that they back into if they back up.
This creates a “zone” that is pressure free.
Move forward…bit
Back up…stick. never hit, just hold it so they back into it themselves.
I also never give the go ahead command till they stand still, might only be a couple seconds but if they are moving around I wait.
This has worked well for me.ParticipantWow, I never intended to put down Lynn or his journal.
I own almost every book he has written. Including The Glass Horse, which is a good read. I was just thinking that was an odd choice for the first thing you see when you open it.
Offended,, I’m not that guy.
In todays world it should probably say ITS NOT THE PIGS FAULT.
Sorry if I upset anyoneParticipantIf you have Millers mower book you might be trying to turn the flywheel the wrong way. It’s a typo in the book. He put a correction in SFJ a short time after the book was printed.
ParticipantDennis,
could you post a picture of the way you hitched your pole and evener placement. I have located a couple JD plows around here. Can smell the soil already. To bad its when I am scraping mud off my horses. 🙂ParticipantActually both the horses on the outside of my four abreast were two year olds. On the left was the filly I raised here on the farm and the other is a colt I bought as a weanling. The colt is in the furrow on the plow three abreast. Both horses were amazing all summer. They went on all sorts of equipment, mowers, reaper binders, spreaders and then the motorized forecart. The horse that had the most problem with the cart was my best mare (8). I always used more horses than I needed so the load was light on them. They have accepted all the noises and vibrations very well. I have been able to “talk” them up or down depending on the situation. I put them in the show ring at Champlain Vally Fair and the judge told me they acted better than most of the four year olds. Funny what having a job does for young horses. Most the horses at the fair live in a stall, hitch, run in a circle for 25 minutes then back to the stall. I would not act very well either!
ParticipantI have built some out of the rear section of wagon running gears. Around here the large farms destroy the front ends backing them up with 200 horsepower tractors and 10 large square bales on them. They end up a bit wide but slide the reach out and a pole in. A seat, floor and guard. Off into the sunset you go:)
ParticipantVets all agree that it must be a tendon rubbing on the rough spot on a bone. They also don’t know why it bothers him so much.Thanks to Jennifer he is in the best care possible! Where else but this “community” could you find someone so helpful, caring and knowledgeable to aid in the rehab of Reno. She is a true horse person. Thanks Jennifer!
ParticipantPatrick Palmer 802-388-6232
ParticipantNeal,
The guards I bought from my local New Holland dealer Part# 219190. The original keepers work fine. The stub guards look like a upside down knives mounted like a guard, there is no protection for the knives. The haybine style guards are quite narrow so the register needs to be right on. I will try to post a picture if and when I find where my camera ran off to.ParticipantMark, There is only about an 1/8″. I mowed again last night just cleaning up around the field, much of the grass was knocked down and lodged. We had no clogs, I use stub knife guards on the inside 3. I am using a 5 year old that has never been on any equipment before, forward motion has not been a problem!! He has actually come along very well. I assume that you got that shoe and it worked out for you.
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