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Lane Linnenkohl
ParticipantParticipantPrice reduced to $1,000.
I would also consider delivering for a charge.
ParticipantThanks Don. I did look up Macknair before posting, but didn’t see the part on their site. I’ve sent them an email now.
I may drill and bolt it so I can take advantage if this clear NE Illinois October spell until I can get the replacement part.
Thank you for your help.
ParticipantPrice reduced. $1,200 or best offer. I’d like this to go somewhere where it will be used. If you’re interested, let’s talk. I’d rather not have to haul this to an Amish equipment auction.
ParticipantWhat is her investment in this that she has to react this way?
From the other side, be careful that you aren’t judgmental in your tone when you talk about what you are doing. I made that mistake early on. When I’d talk about what we were doing on the farm, my tone was such that I seemed to be saying if you’re not living this way, you’re a bad person. Really caused some resentment with my sister and brother in law for a while. Until one day we all talked it over and gained a better understanding.
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ParticipantHeld at Equus Oaks Farms, this workshop will be set up to give the beginning teamster a safe and confident start driving horses for work or pleasure. Learn to drive on experienced, reliable horses in a relaxed atmosphere. Topics to be covered will include caring for the workhorse, principles of draft, principles of driving, harness, harnessing and harness care, basic equipment and driving the single horse and team.
The workshop will run Friday, Saturday and end around noon on Sunday. Lodging is not provided. Several hotels are located within a reasonable drive. Lunches will be provided each of the three days.
The cost per person is $300. Number of participants will be limited to 10. A deposit of $50 is required to hold your place, the balance will be required at the time of arrival for the workshop.
Email us at equusoaksfarms@gmail.com or call (815)679-7595 with any questions or to receive a registration form.
Click here to see the Facebook event page.
About Lane Linnenkohl:
Lane Linnenkohl has been farming with horses for seven years. During that time he has trained five teams of horses to safely operate a diverse range of farm equipment. Lane and his horses have appeared at public reenactments both in the Midwest and the South, where spectators are awed and impressed with the horse team’s calmness and gentleness in crowded and noisy public situations. Lane enjoys passing on his love of working horses to his students. He has taught farm interns to drive horses safely and confidently, and currently offers private driving lessons. A believer in learning all aspects of working horses, Lane is a self-taught harness maker, having built several sets of harness ranging from modern styles to working historical reproductions.
ParticipantExcellent! It doesn’t matter what you’re pulling in the beginning. Just get lines in your hands.
Participant@near horse 28220 wrote:
Hi Lane,
Have you also posted at http://www.drafthorses.com and rural heritage online? Just a way to expand your coverage and, if I’m not mistaken, are no charge.
They are posted on Rural Heritage, and there is a charge there. Or rather you have to pay to join their club to post an add.
They are posted on a few horse related sites. We’ve had pretty consistent interest, but no one’s pulled the trigger.
Participant@mink 28217 wrote:
lane out of curiousity how much hay would be on that wagon of loose hay if it were baled into 40 pound bales? mink
I wish I knew, because you aren’t the first to ask a similar question. I was just thinking yesterday that someone somewhere has to have a density figure for loose hay that can be used to determine tons of hay in a given area.
ParticipantBack to the top. $600 for the pair.
ParticipantI have no issue with backing, and from the looks of it in the video, neither do you. Excellent job and thanks for posting.
ParticipantThanks. Keep us informed. When I lived in KY, an Amish acquaintance who used that system told me it’s good, but not worth the extra money. He recommended I stay with the haybine guards.
Participant@HeeHawHaven 28017 wrote:
No way! I got a ticket ther 2 summers ago! My mom lives in Woodstock and my sister lives right near you off Ridge Road in McHenry! We’ll hae to stay in touch so that we can meet the next time we’re out there! Does the team pull a sled? How close to the house with all the lighted up deer at Christmastime do you live?
dave
Ha ha! I’m on Ridge Road. Maybe a mile from the lighted deer property I guess.
I don’t really have a sled, but if it’ll move, my horses will pull it. I am thinking about getting a set of bobsled runners for my hay wagon.
ParticipantI learned some years ago that if you want to use horses, get rid of the tractor. Force yourself to find ways to get it done with the horses. We’ve been raising livestock for 9 years I guess, and have never owned a tractor. I’ve learned how much hay we can get up in a day, and try not to mow more than that if there’s any chance of rain in the next few days. My goal is to get the hay cured and off the ground as fast as possible. I’ve learned when I can push my horses, when I should hold back a bit, and when to give them a day off.
And then there are times like yesterday evening when I trotted the horses home 3 miles with a load of hay in order to avoid being trapped on the road after dark. We had already brought home one load and headed back to the field at a trot to get the last load up and in the barn. They pulled the wagon and loader around the field and got us home because I asked them to. I doubt anyone has ever been as proud of a tractor as I was of my two girls when we pulled that wagon load into the barn with a few minutes of daylight to spare. They got extra oats, all the hay they could eat, and today we stayed out of the hay fields.
Of course, tomorrow we’ll be mowing more hay. 😀
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