[mr oak]

hi all,i’m getting on well with training my cob for forestry work here in england,i’ve been fortunate to be able to borrow coller, roller, bridle etc..to get him going and thinking about buying harness,i’ve been looking at d ring harness and hoped to get any feed back on it. i’m looking to get him pulling some hardwood coppice close by,its small stuff and no need for arches or forwarding so ground skidding to rides.any harness pros and cons appreciated.
jon

[mr oak]

back to the light bulb stories,a game keeper friend told me of an old game keeper in scotland ,retired and allowed to live in a turf roofed cottage that came with the job.the estate owner thought he’d better run electric up to the cottage as he was worried the old boy would burn the place down with his candles.they fixed poles up and a cable before the winter arrived ,and as winter came in the owner went up to see how he was getting on,as he approached he could see the usual candle flame flickering in the window,knocking on the door thinking something was wrong he asked the old keeper ‘are you not happy with your electric light’,the old boy said ‘ oh yes sir, very happy,now i have no trouble finding my matches or my candles when i get in at night’.

[mr oak]

thanks Simon, i’ve been looking at everything i can to do with the noriker(it takes some searching to find anything!)so i’m very interested in your sourcing them.i like the fact that foals only come from strictly working mares and stallions unlike our poor shires selected from mares and stallions with the longest legs and the softest feather!
which type would you be looking at?
do you have an idea of prices,age and stage of training that you could source,any info would be greatly appreciated.
many thanks jon

[mr oak]

hi Wolfgang & Simon,i’m new to the site and glad to find noriker mentioned. After doing some training with doug joiner, and hearing about his czech norikers, before they arrived, i’ve been trying to find out everything i can about them,the volcano seems to be the biggest and most popular with leisure riding,do you know if one line is used in forestry more than others?
glad to see you are interested in them simon as you are into it professionally.
Thanks
Jon

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