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For that price it should be like brand new. Here in N.Y. good useable two way sulkies sell for $150 unless they are something special. Oliver made a good plow but I wonder if you have something special or if you didn’t check prices. Good Luck with your sale but your prices seem steep to me.

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Any day is a good day to skid wood provided it’s not haying time or conflicting with planting crops. Dry wood is better than cutting it just ahead of the stove. Glad you are getting him straightened out on your own. Congratulations things can only go up from here!

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Looks good !

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I think Erika may be right on this one. It may take more Horsepower than you think to pull one of these things. It also depends alot on soil type, consistency, and rocks. 4 horses may struggle with the load depending on conditions. Although on the brighter side it may give you an excuse to get more horses:)

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Jen, thanks we’re happy with them. They will look better when they are all filled out and done growing. So far they appear to be very easy going, don’t spook and learn quick. Still in open bridles and probably will stay that way. Dixie has started working in public and Dan will next year. Raking hay this summer will get them sharp and they’ll only get better from here. Dennis

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Jen, My guidline as as little as posible to gain the desired results. I would rather have a horse work well with the least or almost no pressure if possible. It is far more enjoyable for me this way especially when driving 6 or 8. I have driven other peoples teams that “lug” on you constantly and I dislike it. This comes from holding a “heavy” line and asking them to go. They get used to this and then “lug” on you all the time. I like them to respect the bit and stand when asked, respond to the bit as well as respond to it when they get excited or scared but once they are well broke to all equipment our horses need minimal guidance so the work is stress free for us and them.

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I heard some harness and equipment went cheap but many of the good horses were no sales.

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Carl, It does help to stimulate people about working their horses. It’s fun to have someone else to “Play” with and then they go home ready to find more work for their teams. Other than the Amish around here there are very few farmers working horses so it is hard for many to find a place to plow or harvest corn so we host events for our friends. Some of our friends even help out their Amish neighbors plowing or filling silo. We have also done alot of logging within our group in past years. We get together and get out somebodies firewood or sawlogs. We’ve had alot of fun working together with good friends working horses, mules or oxen.
I heard Nip and Tuck did very well 3rd in walking plow and 1st in sulky if I remember right. He said they will be way better than his last team which were the best I’d seen around here. His last team he plowed at home by voice with the walking plow and riding on his sulky.

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Highway, A good friend of ours was there with his team of yearling Holsteins Nip and Tuck. They are going very well already. He goes up every year for the event because he has family nearby.

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It was my fault everyone got defensive. I am not condeming Lynn personally or any of his great works that we all enjoy. I will stick by the fact that the Journal isn’t what it once was and maybe it is because he is weary from 30 years of it. My point was if he used a little finesse with his views it may actually help him reach a broader audience and better get his messages across. I’m all for the cause and the lifestyle but to bring people on board it would help to not be on the fringe quite so much. Being controversial does get attention but not always positively. Maybe I will try and contact Lynn and see if I can be of any assistance to help the Journal. If you folks are so supportive of it maybe I’ll renew and give it another try. I just remember what it was in past years and it’s not quite as full of good stuff as it was. I want to be inspired but the editorials always leave me wondering what he even said at the end. Sorry to offend anyone here.

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Four abreast on a tongue usually is better with a longer tongue because of the extra evener bar and the flex of four horses on turns that could pull the neck yoke off the tongue. More than four abreast should only be used for tillage work with no tongue. Too much flex in the hitch although you can fasten the tongue but it will put alot of stress on whatever you fasten with. if we use more than four we hitch in tandem with rope and pulley hitch. Also with more than four Jockey sticks would be appropriate the further your lines get from your center team the less control you have of your middle horses which can cause issues also.

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There is no doubt Lynn has compiled alot of good information from old books and manuals and compiled into his books. His books are great and his magazine was and maybe can be again. It has a broad audience but it is narrowing because I know of at least a dozen others that are letting there’s go disappointed in the content. While folks should be well informed and proactive radicalism still makes you look like a freak to the masses and the public will have a hard time taking you seriously. I have written successful articles for some major magazines and maybe I should send some to Lynn if I get some new one’s written because he sure needs content. I do event coverage and profile/biographical articles on places I’ve been and my panel of mentors. I hope for the sake of the publication that it can be what it once was in the near future.

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Near Horse Yes it was the Cryptorchid problem that cost so much and I am unsure of the cost of a regular p[rocedure but I believe my boss had one done for $120. We have a friend that does them for $20 and has never lost one. We have had mostly fillies so haven’t needed only one other done over the years. I would say the heredity issue is true because his paternal half brother had the same problem.

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Highway, Just because he came through the New Holland Sale doesn’t mean he was an Amish horse. He could have been a pulling horse or owned by a rough handler that expected him to fly into the load and if he didn’t he may have been punished for it. As long as he doesn’t do anything real bad keep working him gently and possibly he might settle down. Good Luck

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