[carl ny]

A lot of the northeast is low in natural Selenium in the soil.I don’t think the red block has it but the “baby poop” yellow one does.That’s the one I use.Horses need selenium. Just my 2 cents,worth exactly what you paid for it..

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[carl ny]

I’m with Brad,a wooden pole has memory.. It will bend and spring back. When a metal pole bends, it’s bent…JMHO

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[carl ny]

There are no words to ease your pain. it will never go away,but it will get better.. You and yours are in our prayers.

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[carl ny]

Jared;

Maybe you need a couple of goats…Don’t laugh, we sold a goat to a lady years ago and she still raves about how weed free her cow pastures were. just don’t drink the milk while they eat the weeds,it will taste just like the weeds.I had a goat that liked pine needles, my wife still reminds me about the bath she got while I was eating my cereal…..LOL

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[carl ny]

Hi Steve, welcome aboard. We only live about 40 mi. apart. I live about 10 mi. east of Lowville,N.Y. This is a good site, I read it a couple times a day. Do you still have horses, if so, what breed??

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[carl ny]

I was raised on a dairy farm. We had one old 10-20 tractor and three drafts. Dick was a clyde-belgian-percheron stud horse. His team mate was Daisy,a belgian-percheron, and Queenie ,the single horse was also a belgian-percheron. Queenie was also totally blind. When I was around 4 or 5, I used to ride on Queenie while dad raked hay(not OSHA approved) with her. I also help put up loose hay by leading Queenie on the hay fork. It wasn’t until I was about 25 that my mother told me the truth. Queenie was baby sitting me to keep me out of the way. Dad was telling her what to from the top of the hay wagon. Oh, the memories !!!!!!!!!

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[carl ny]

Drafts want a low fat, high carb grain. Also, most of them don’t need a lot unless you are working them.These days a lot of drafts don’t get worked very much,not like the old days when they were worked every day.JMHO

carl ny

PS. there’s a good thread about diet under animal health,then click on diet.HTH

[carl ny]

I saw an article some where,some time,about using a 4WD ford ranger rear end.cant remember what year,I think it was mid 80’s.It’s suppose to have the right gear ratio for 540 pto at a good walk.Wish I could remember where I saw it.

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[carl ny]

Looks good to me except the tires are on backward…On a ground drive the tires are just the opposite of on a tractor. really looks nice otherwise.

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[carl ny]

my son taught his Belgian stud to drive at 14, before that he was only used for breeding. Probably depends on temperament. JMHO

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[carl ny]

I agree,it’s all in the hands..I too use it as necessary.

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[carl ny]

If your headstall works with the snaffle, it should work with the liverpool. Remember ,you need a curb chain with a liverpool. A liverpool is a great bit,I use one for all my driving. Just remember “soft hands”, you can exert a lot of pressure very easily.JMHO

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[carl ny]

I like the bay. My son has a pair.

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[carl ny]

I would ground drive with other horse first.once working good then hook to scoot,sled, or my favorite, an old tractor tire. then go to a forecart. JMHO, worth just what you paid for it…

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[carl ny]

To start with let me say that I know very little about oxen. That said, I remember an old guy around here years ago had a team of Jersey oxen. Of course they are a smaller ox but he swore by them. He said if you don’t need them any bigger,why go to the expense to feed them. Comes down to what you plan on doing with them. I do know that Jersey’s are a very docile animal and they taste good to. That’s all I ever raised for beef for myself. JMHO

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