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ParticipantCarl, I saw that ad on tv when they are telling people that no animal should be outside when it gets this cold. They only showed a dog in the ad, but I thought the same thing, wow, some people will think they really mean ALL animals. I have a hard time explaining that I do not blanket my horses and they can go in if they want, but they don’t.
The Ad was a PITA.ORG ad. Considering how many stories I have read about this winter of dogs and cats being frozen to the sidewalk, or to a retaining wall maybe it is needed, but they should be a bit clearer about the kinds of animals.
Jean
ParticipantHi Erika,
The Green Mountain Draft Horse auction is the first weekend in May. I will post more information next week after our Annual meeting.
In the years I have attended it there have been a number of forecarts, buggies, meadowbrook carts, plus harnesses new and used. Lots of farming equipment and of course the horses. Last year we had everything from mini horses to drafts. Even a very sweet mini donkey.
Jean
ParticipantShe is lovely! Is she the only Suffolk on the farm?
ParticipantHey Melinda, Welcome to the group.
You have come to a good place. For those of you worried about our funny accents, you will be happy to know “they” have just done a study and found that the Vermont accent is fading fast. Guess “they” have not spent much time in my cousins neck of the woods. I can not understand a word he says and I am related to him.
Anyway, here are some tips that I have learned the hard way when it comes to buying equipment. Measure your horse the correct way before ordering collars, harness, carts, etc. I have spent more on stuff that is too small or just looks silly sitting on top of my huge horse. I currently have a lovely driving harness that is about 3 inches too small all around. (anybody have a morgan that needs a show harness) I have a cart in the basement that is too big for the minis, but I won’t be able to see over the butt of my Canadian Chunk if he is hooked to it with his too small harness. Lucky for me we have the draft horse auction coming up and I can unload some of it.
Keep your eyes open for some auctions it can be a good place to pickup equipment, just look it over carefully before you buy.
See what happens when I over sleep, I get rambling.
Welcome to DAP!
Jean
ParticipantThanks, that makes much more sense. Never did see the Morgan in them. I was just happy to meet that little filly!
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This mare and filly belong to a member of the Green Mountain Draft Horse Assoc. The mare is a morgan/perch. He also has her sister, great pair. The filly’s sire was a belgian. This picture was taken when the filly was 3 days old. Sweetest personality I have seen in a young filly. Fred works the girls single and double. They are no more then 15 hands high.
ParticipantI have been a vegetarian (not vegan) for 27 years, which makes a lot of people assume that I believe in what PETA stands for, but I don’t.
It seems that both PETA and the national humane society want all farm animals (cows, chickens, pigs etc) to be only loved pets. While this is warm and fuzzy thinking, one has to wonder what happens to all the farm animals that are alive now. Should they be let loose to wonder the world alone? Do we let them go extinct because we no longer need them to survive in their (PETA) world since we are all vegans living on bean pods. Crazy!
I am all for humane slaughter, would like to see more small farms provide for the community they live in. But I understand that won’t happen on a large scale. Thank goodness we in Vermont do have a number of ways to get local meat. I encourage my family that does eat meat to buy locally, I don’t even mind cooking it for them, just can’t eat it myself.
I would invite some of the local PETA over to take care of my horse after he has not been “forced” to work for a little while. He goes a bit crazy and is not a lot of fun to be around. I am sure a lot of us have those horses in our pastures.
Jean
ParticipantAndre have you found out anything new?
Participant@bivol 4640 wrote:
posavian horse, definitly. they are powerful, hardy, easy to maintain, can be outside all year round, and have calm tempers./QUOTE]
Not to mention stunning to look at!
ParticipantHey Ed,
Check out the classifieds on Greenmountaindraft.org, I think there are some harnesses there for sale.
What are your plans for the halflinger? Are you going to use him to pull wood, or help around the property.
JeanParticipantWhat a great horse! How does your forecart go in the snow with the wheels on? How deep was the snow you were driving through?
ParticipantMy cart is a pioneer. The runners replaced the wheels. It took us about 30 minutes to swap them out. This was our first time changing them over. I have been working hard on trusting Kruiser to do what I ask him and he has been great. However today I would say the bulk of the work was done by Kruiser, the snow was deep and the fore cart is heavy with the runners on it. I can’t tell you how much fun today was for me. I owe a lot of that to Ted, thanks if you are reading this. We would like to get a snow packer that would have been used behind a Ski Do Alpine packer, to pack a trail for the minis to go out on. My husband would also like to be able to ski on it.
Jen, I bought the runners from Pat Palmer in New Haven.
Jean
ParticipantMy draft mare will stand outside in most weather, and she has the option to go in. I check under her mane and behind her armpit to see if she is warm. She always is. I have had a light horse that would shiver if he got too cold, it is scary to see, but with a little extra hay it would stop. The first bad snow storm we had and Bess did not go in, I was nervous, but I figured she knows best what she wants to do. Her hair is very thick and the snow piles up on her back,which I think means she is well insulated.
JeanParticipantHey Jen, Check out vermont agriview online, you can find it if you google it. They list forage suppliers by county in the state. That is how I found my hay guy. You would most likely have to cross the state line, but you should be able to find something close.
JeanParticipantWelcome Geoff, It was a trip to Idaho that resurfaced the horse bug for me. Took a trail ride up in McCall, just me and the guide, so we were able to be more adventerous. It was a blast and I had a horse within a month of returning home.
Welcome to the board, you can learn a lot here.
Jean
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