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I’ll be the first one to order one….been asking John Plowden to make me one for a couple of years! 😉

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See my post above. Might be a good match for you. Jennifer.

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Thanks, Andy for helping out with this. J

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Thanks for the update, Mark. I’m relieved the job is done and everyone is safe. I doubt most folk understand what a potentially dangerous project this was. Great job everyone! Looking forward to seeing the photos and video!

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Looks pretty good. The top of the britchen could come forward abit. The flat piece at the top of the britchen should sit in that flat hollow ahead of the rump. The shaft loops look like they could be a bit lower or snugged down a bit. Definately need a belly band for the shaft loops. You could likely order one from meader supply.

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@Carl Russell 39029 wrote:

I have found that positioning yourself so that your feet need to move as soon as the horse moves can be a problem. I also like to move myself up alongside the horse, and out of the way, and start the horse while standing still letting the lines slide through my hands, sometimes for as many as 10 feet.

Thanks, Carl….in fact, that IS, exactly what this situation taught me. In stead of getting down in the ditch behind the log, I climbed up along side JD and could stand still for several strides as he did his thing and in most cases, by the time I needed to move my feet the log was free and we were ready to re-set the chain. AND I had much better control of that wild beast (kidding, he was happy to have me back on the lines, doing MY thing). There’s always something to learn in the woods, even when nothing exciting happens.

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I hear you, Ronnie. Two reasons….one, that’s the wood my neighbor wanted moved and two, JD is not fully sound. I was looking more for the hill work to condition his shoulder, not the load.

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Clay, Neal Perry (http://www.nealperryfarm.com), a favorite DAPNet clinician and trainer, breeds, trains and works morgans extensively in northern Vermont. When I am an old lady, I will trade in my percherons for a team of his morgans…very nice animal.

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How did the horse contract the disease? Horses are not a normal vector for Rabies. You may have a bigger problem in your backyard. I’m also interested in the symptoms he presented. Sorry to hear about your loss….very sad.

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Wow, George, you are so lucky. That happened to a friend who logs alone and he was trapped for hours. Eventually help came, but by that time, he had killed the blood supply to his hand and forearm, requiring surgery to replace the artery. He is OK, and still works alone in the woods. You guys are a tough lot!

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Congratulations to both of you….very exciting.

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I know I am not part of the board now, but I am the website administrator and I have to say how dissappointed I am that my plea for help on the website included one sentence in your meeting. If Justin is helping out….its a mystery to me. He needs access and I have to give it to him. As of FEB 1, I resign from this position. There will be no web support from me after that date.

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Draft horses should not need any grain unless they are in substantial work. I feed mine some alfalfa/timothy pellets only as a vehicle for some supplements, but no grain. No excuse for an overweight horse. Cut out the grain, add some free choice minerals and all the hay they want to eat. If they get fat on hay or seem to have an endless appetite, then its a mineral issue. Horse in regular work will need some grain for energy, but you would be surprised at how little is necessary. I would love to hear from Carl or Brad Johnson or some of the other full time loggers, what they feed their working teams.

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Yeah, what Steve said…hook her to a tractor. I had a heifer like yours and we ended up shooting her like a deer after she had escaped and would not be caught. I was a novice with cattle as well…not any longer. They either get along with some gentle training, or they come along via John Deere….their choice, lol.

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@Carl Russell 38434 wrote:

I just can’t resist mentioning that you won’t see any tape of me tying the horse to a post and throwing himself until he learns to stand….:p

Thank the light! Barbaric, stoopid practice, that is. No feel, no communication involved.

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