[drivingpairs] Re: comments on trainers
- From: "cdeponyz" <cdeponyz@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:48:20 -0500
The driving pairs list is as much an open forum as the CD-L Negative
comments about trainers better left to private posts, n'est pas ?
Dana Bright
only thing negative here this morning are the temperatures !
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> From: "Newt Brosius" <newtb@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Starting a new Morgan Pair this spring -
> Advice?
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:44:52 -0500
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> Hi Rick: We lived in Southern VT south of Wilmington for about seven
> years.
> And I drove a pair for carriage and sleigh rides at our B&B. Just a couple
> of thoughts. Prior to moving to VT I had only driven singles. Driving a
> pair, they say, is easier than a pair. One horse tends to steady the
> other.
> Probably true. That's all I drove in Vt and it was great fun and my pair
> went quite well. But! Pleasure driving down the country road is a far cry
> from a CDE dressage test that I'm doing now. Therefore I suggest that you
> get them trained as singles and work then as singles as much as possible
> because that is where you or your trainer can really teach them. As far as
> a
> trainer goes I don't know anyone in your part of the state. In the
> Woodstock=k area thee is Barbara Achey, a morgan trainer who trained one
> of
> our guys years ago and there is Robin and Wilson Groves also in the same
> area. Barbara is great. I would steer clear of Wilson Groves who nearly
> ruined one of our horses and after the problem I contacted Lisa Singer, a
> friend and a well known trainer and CDE competitor, and she said Newt you
> should have called me first. Since then I have run into another person who
> had a similar problem. I think Robin is OK but Wilson has a temper that
> won't quit.. (This is why I didn't want to respond on the CD-L list.) Jeff
> Morse is in western MA and worked with one of our horses. He is also
> great
> Hope this is helpful and good luck. Pair driving is definitely the best!
> Newt
>
> Newt & Gini Brosius
> New Heritage Farm
> 63 Maple Shade Road
> Christiana, PA 17509
> 717-529-7006 & 717-368-5392 Cell
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> [mailto:drivingpairs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rick Vanderploeg
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:38 PM
> To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [drivingpairs] Starting a new Morgan Pair this spring - Advice?
>
> I have am NEW to pairs driving though I've been pleasure driving single
> for many years.
> I have a new pair of Morgan sisters, coming 4 and 5, that are untrained
> except some basic barn manners.
> I want to find someone to start them under saddle and driving as well as
> get me started with them as a pair.
> I'm looking for advice from this very knowledgeable audience on how to
> approach this on a budget. What has worked best for you? Can you
> recommend trainers?
>
> Please help.
>
> Rick Vanderploeg in Vermont
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