[drivingpairs] Re: Shetlands and Kicking Strap for pairs

Betty,
Do you keep them in the same stall? My two pairs live together in the same
stalls, though I know they would do fine separately, too. They share and
"bump" all the time :-)
Anne


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bettyann Seablade" <shadowbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:35 PM
Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Shetlands and Kicking Strap for pairs


>
> Hi everyone
>
> In answer to the questions about Shetlands there is also another division.
> This is called the American Show Pony Registry and the size is 48" or
less.
> It can be any registered Shetland or Shetland/Hackney cross.  I hope this
> helps whoever needed the info.
>
> In order to make this pair oriented, I will be starting my new pair this
> summer.  They are both Shetlands about 45 1/2".  They are black geldings
> each with a star and snip.  I have been walking them in and out of the
barn
> together all winter and now they don't mind bumping into each other at
all.
> That was my first step in getting them to tolerate each other.  I bought
one
> of them to match the other and they had to get to know each other.  I will
> keep you posted on their progress.  I will be hitching them one at a time
> with my experienced pair mare so that they get used to pair driving with
her
> first.  They each drive single already.
>
> Somewhere in my files, I have a copy of an article on a pair kicking
strap.
> I will try to find it and send it in to the list.  How would I do that?
>
> Betty
>
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