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Just heard yesterday that a neighbour of ours across the other side of the valley is giving up. 100 cow herds are deemed too small and the big milk buyer has said he will stop lifting his milk because he still has tie stalls !!! A more laid back herd of cows you would be hard pressed to find. These are among the last of the old fashioned kind of Ayrshire cows. Dont know how to turn the tide…
John

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Good idea Charly.. what about “Cheese and Yogurt making for your dog”…cant be illegal to eat pet food surely ???
John

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My 2 geldings need that size at the start of the spring Marshall but usually end up a bit smaller. I run with sweat pads and I like the flexiblity to change sizes as they change, so usually go with a slightly larger size. I have a variety of hames but not so many on the 25″ plus size…
John

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Hi Ronnie.. the 1928 “horses-mules for profit” shows a gang plow set up for 5 up. .. the main evener has a 32″offset to the land and 8″ to furrow and is set bang in the middle of the two beams.. best of luck and dont forget the fotos…
John

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Was on their web site last night and the foto of the single Clyde with the red and white rubber tired waggon in the heading… yours truly built that wagon 20yrs ago.. good to know pitch pine makes for a strong turntable….
John

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Hi Marshall.. while I agree that brothers may not know they are related, I firmly believe the mare will know her son. The matron instinct will recognise him I think.. the colt on the other hand might see her for what she is and as LStone said it will bring other issues.. good luck with it anyway,…
John

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Hey MuleRyder.. that was a great description and makes it plain to follow. thanks. One thing I did notice was that I seldom need to trim the bars now.. its almost as if they have become another calus… is that normal ??
John

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Hi Brendan.. sound like it was a great trip and a country I would like to visit also. We hold Cuba up as proof that a society can feed itself after oil.. However… your observations highlight a niggle I have in using draft animals when there is no choice. The less than good care by some but not all farmers. We have to remember that a lot of these farmers may have no interest in draft animals and may even be hopeless at using them properly but have no choice. The same situation happened in Britain during the 40s and 50s.. young farmers desperate to use tractors but dads wanted to hold on to the horses !! so the result was.. at best, a lot of disillusioned horses.. at worst.. downright cruelty.. I just hope that as the economic downturn continues that we continue to have choices …
John

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Hi Russel..from what I can gather its a great country thats been wasted by successive governments… as are so many countries. That stupid aparthide idea they had really alienated them . Having said that America had it and Britain started the whole sorry idea. Of course its swung completly the other way now with that mugabee gangster not wanting to let history lie.. why do countries recognise that man as a leader BTW:confused::mad:.. Good job I didnt go into politics eh!!!.. Id spend all day with a red dot on my suit:D. I would be interested to hear from your angle Russel as being on the inside …
John

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Thanks Tim.. I take it that its not gloss paint you use on the yokes… I looked at the new pole for the plow and had wondered if it would be of any benefit…
John

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Hi Ed.. it looks in your foto that the top hame strap is in the middle of the ratchet. If you shift it to the bottom it may have the effect of squashing the collar down and open up the sides but make sure the trace hooks are still on the right place on the collar, you may have to go up a size on the hames…..
John

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Hey Patrick.. you certainly are in great company, welcome. Good friendly bunch.. I put my foot in it on here a while back when someone mentioned a “dray”:o.. im sure you will find the thread 😀 ..
John

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Hi Richard.. 1st off sorry for your loss man. I totaly agree you did the right thing.. kids are more resiliant than we sometimes give them credit for. Farm kids probably are harder… i dont like that word.. to death than city kids… i dont mean less caring but more accepting mabey.. Every parent has to face days like you have just had and I firmly believe lying is not the answer… neither is a detailed breakdown of the whole thing…..funnily enough a lot of cartoons carry a good message. The Lion King springs to mind…
John

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Some of the hitch horses over here have really big flat feet with literally a square toe!! I would go as far as to say bordering on cruelty. I noticed the change on the 2 youngsters first but the older horses are comming on. It seems to me that if the heels are allowed to grow the feet start to revert to the flatness.. mabey not but seems that way to me.. bear in mind im not a farrier but just an owner that has trimmed for years and only recently tried the Pete Ramey ideas. Its great to have farriers on here. Regards the CPL issue my vet recons its a lack of elasticity which effectivly stops the fluid being pumped back up and with the trim I had been doing ,the heels were a bit longer, which I thought closed the gap at the pastern and mabey cut down on the flex.. so I figured that dropping the heel and shortening the toes the breakover would be better.. again no science behind it .. just me trying to help a problem that is in Clydes…
John

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Over here they market a Husky.. or is it Sthil ?? cant quite remember.. saw under the “Rancher” brand and its aimed at lighter duty.. Both do a cheaper brand anyway and when you have a shot with the hobby saw you see where the exra money goes
John

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