[JaredWoodcock]

Welcome cliff! And never say never

[JaredWoodcock]

If you don’t have a buckle and you need to tie some flat webbing type material on I like to use the “water knot”
https://www.google.com/search?q=water+knot&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS786US786&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrlavYsK7cAhXQTN8KHWYODDEQ_AUICygC&biw=1393&bih=733#imgrc=PfiyMZ6SMqQi_M:

You can usually pick up some webbing from a local hardware store, or use an old dong leash.

[JaredWoodcock]

I would second most of what George says except using the lines to reprimand. With a young horse like yours the line jerk will just confuse him. I used to be much more hard handed but I have been trying to be extra sympathetic over the last year and it works well.

I learned the method from my 4 year old son. I used to give him a list of things to do, “get on your coat and boots then meet me at the barn if you want to do chores with me” it worked 10% of the time and made him anxious. Now I say, “would you like to do chores with me” then wait patiently for an answer, then move on to each step until we are out and working. It took longer at first but now he already knows that when he answers “yes” he will be responsible to put his coat and boots on and work his way to the barn.

The same method works for horses. Once they know what you mean by “whoa, stand” you can work on the patience part with your own patience.

Lets say the horse stops and stands on command for 2 seconds then steps over to the right to see what you are doing. That is fine because he did what you asked, just not for as long as you need. So you follow that up with asking him to step back to where you need him with gentle line pressure and a voice command if you choose to use them, then release any line pressure and mental focus on the horse once he has completed the simple command that you asked.

Gentle corrections with the release of pressure the instant they follow your lead will build up over time to a good standing horse.

You also need to have reasonable expectations for a young horse and don’t take it personally when they fidget around a bit. As long as they are calm and you get the work done safely all of the kinks will work themselves out.

[JaredWoodcock]

That would depend more on my belt buckle and choice of hat than the harness that happens to be slung over the horses 😉

[JaredWoodcock]

I would just take off my belt and throw one wrap around the pole, good to go 😉

[JaredWoodcock]

I second Carl’s response. You can adjust your stub (inner) lines to allow their heads out. You will be setting up the lines so that they match the evener, if your evener is too narrow for the bed then you will need a wider evener and to adjust the lines to match.

Let us know how it goes?

[JaredWoodcock]

Sorry I couldn’t attach the Fact Sheet, Here is the direct link:

https://timbertax.org/publications/fs/taxtips/Tax%20Tips%20for%20Forest%20Landowners%202017%20-%20F.pdf

[JaredWoodcock]

I havent tried a 4 star.

[JaredWoodcock]

Yes, we ran a rotary rake with a team of halflingers on a regular basis last year.

[JaredWoodcock]

That makes sense. You brought this topic up a while back as well and it has been on my mind ever since.

I think some sort of unified body will help present DAP-loggers as a professional industry, and create pathways for forest owners and foresters to find us.

Despite the fact that I do not put a lot of faith in certifications; many people do use certifications as a way of finding a service provider that has been vetted. Maybe our group of DAP-loggers would either carry some sort of certification, or serve a similar purpose of vetting us as a professional service.

Does Healing Harvest have a way of addressing this same question?

[JaredWoodcock]

This is one of the issues that the BoD will be trying to address this fall. From my experience in the non-profit world organizations quickly grow out of the volunteer based efforts into working with either paid contractors or staff to ensure accountability and follow through for these types of initiatives.

Judging from my short time with DapNet I have seen a huge amount of progress based on a very small motivated group. If we can iron out a few small growing pains we will all see great things come from this network.

I really appreciated what you said at the field days about being present in the moment, it resonates with who I want to be an why I work with animals.

[JaredWoodcock]

Welcome Sam,
I am just over in Cambridge NY not too far from you.

[JaredWoodcock]

Lets try the photo again!

Anyone want to post the photo for me who knows how. I shrank image to 150kb and still doesn’t seem to work.

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[JaredWoodcock]

I will second some of what Charley said. We use portable electrified fence because it is easy cheap and it works. I try to rotate pastures daily and most of the time my fence isn’t even electrified because the animals are in the habit and they don’t test the fence.

Depending on the land and management you will need a minimum of 1 acre per cow and upwards of 10 acres per cow in poor conditions. It is also very hard to get the desired grazing effect with only a couple cows so you need to compensate with more land or supplemental feed.

In the northeastern US, If you have great ground and you rotate properly you can get away with the lower end of the spectrum. Larger herds and Professional grazers are able to push the limits.

If you would like some more specific resources on grazing let me know and I will pass them along.

Where are you located?

[JaredWoodcock]

A couple of friends and I are hoping to make it down. We haven’t figured out camping yet though….

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