Post by clara on Apr 30, 2007 12:15:34 GMT -1
Disaster Sporty has developed a cold, must have picked it up in the stables at the event. Real Bummer, waiting for the vet to have a look at him. On the up side the baby had a mouthing bit in for the first time today and we took him for a walk and he was really good and picked up the voice commands really fast.
Rene Schoop was there ! He drove the most beautiful Lipizzana Tandem - we're not worthy!! Shame he was so unreasonable with you!! If I was looking for a vehicle and harness on a budget there are two options. One is to look on the internet and see if you can find a 2 wheeler exercise cart with easy access in and out. I don't know where Dllylanedales got their cart from perhaps you can PM them. I tend to look for one made by a name of some sort because I am not brilliant at knowing about the building process and if it is a name I know it is ok for me and horse to use. For example good carriage building companies are Bellcrown or Bennington, Fenix, there are also some good polish vehicles about but they tend to be four wheelers. These vehicles tend to be better balanced and therefore more confortable for the horse. (Although for breaking you tend to use them slightly shaft heavy so the horse knows it's there - but you already know this I'm sure.) That said I know a number of people who make their own vehicles and do a very good job in the garden shed if you are teh handy andy sort. In our local yellow page ads paper there are always a number of vehicles for sale and you don't have to travel miles to look at them. The other alternative is to go to Reading Carriage Sales which is on next week (Thimbleby and Shoreland) look on their website for listings. My advice re harness is to go synthetic. It is easier to use, clean, much less expensive and again it is built to a good standard and you klnow it won't fail you. If you are breaking a pony with synthetic harness I would use safety snaps on the end of my traces. Good synthetic harness is made by Tedman Tedex, Zilco or cottage craft. This kind of harness especially if you buy neew is a really good investment as you can use it for general driving, you can use it for exercise and pleasure driving show classes and it will be good enough for Driving Trials too. If you buy a good quality cart and harness they will take you anywhere safely and in style and are well worth the money. Bellcrown do some excellent starter packs including the cart and harness for very reasonable amounts of money. Also you can resell them for a decent amount too. You need to find a two wheeler that fits your horse. If you don't know how to do this I a can give you some pointers and measurements to help you look for the right thing. The times I have seen animals driven in wrongly sized vehicles is too many to mention, even at county level in the show ring! If I were you I would try to borrow a breaking cart to get him going like Lucy dales did and then invest in something when you know he is keen on it. He may put his hoofs up and say 'Hey baby this just isn't for me!' Although I'd be surprised as most ponies love it. Blabbing again - sorry. Haven't read it through so hope it makes sense!!
Rene Schoop was there ! He drove the most beautiful Lipizzana Tandem - we're not worthy!! Shame he was so unreasonable with you!! If I was looking for a vehicle and harness on a budget there are two options. One is to look on the internet and see if you can find a 2 wheeler exercise cart with easy access in and out. I don't know where Dllylanedales got their cart from perhaps you can PM them. I tend to look for one made by a name of some sort because I am not brilliant at knowing about the building process and if it is a name I know it is ok for me and horse to use. For example good carriage building companies are Bellcrown or Bennington, Fenix, there are also some good polish vehicles about but they tend to be four wheelers. These vehicles tend to be better balanced and therefore more confortable for the horse. (Although for breaking you tend to use them slightly shaft heavy so the horse knows it's there - but you already know this I'm sure.) That said I know a number of people who make their own vehicles and do a very good job in the garden shed if you are teh handy andy sort. In our local yellow page ads paper there are always a number of vehicles for sale and you don't have to travel miles to look at them. The other alternative is to go to Reading Carriage Sales which is on next week (Thimbleby and Shoreland) look on their website for listings. My advice re harness is to go synthetic. It is easier to use, clean, much less expensive and again it is built to a good standard and you klnow it won't fail you. If you are breaking a pony with synthetic harness I would use safety snaps on the end of my traces. Good synthetic harness is made by Tedman Tedex, Zilco or cottage craft. This kind of harness especially if you buy neew is a really good investment as you can use it for general driving, you can use it for exercise and pleasure driving show classes and it will be good enough for Driving Trials too. If you buy a good quality cart and harness they will take you anywhere safely and in style and are well worth the money. Bellcrown do some excellent starter packs including the cart and harness for very reasonable amounts of money. Also you can resell them for a decent amount too. You need to find a two wheeler that fits your horse. If you don't know how to do this I a can give you some pointers and measurements to help you look for the right thing. The times I have seen animals driven in wrongly sized vehicles is too many to mention, even at county level in the show ring! If I were you I would try to borrow a breaking cart to get him going like Lucy dales did and then invest in something when you know he is keen on it. He may put his hoofs up and say 'Hey baby this just isn't for me!' Although I'd be surprised as most ponies love it. Blabbing again - sorry. Haven't read it through so hope it makes sense!!
) But fascinating to know that the carriages are still being handmade nonetheless. 
Afterall, I didn't know you wanted something 'shafty' so the pony realizes its dragging something behind. It makes sense, but I wouldn't have thought of it. 
