[drivingpairs] Re: marathon yoke

Does anyone have a picture of the marathon yoke as Hardy has described?  How
might one purchase one that would fit their existing pole?

Olive

>
> You are talking about a marathon yoke as pole head. It has the
> advantage that
> you can drive with a shorter pole, as you can hook it with quick releases
> directly into the breast collar (or kidney link of full collars)
> D rings at
> the center of each horse/pony, thus the pole head does not to be
> longer than
> being next to resp. very slightly in front of their chests. If
> you would do
> that with a conventional pole, without the yoke, then the pole
> straps would
> run at a right angle from the pole to the horses/ponies, thus not
> enabling
> them to hold back on the pole when needed, instead they would
> just be pulled
> in to the pole. With the yoke they can hold back as they can pull
> straight
> back and are not pulled into the pole.
>
> The shorter pole  has the advantage of needing less room to turn in tight
> hazards. For dressage and cones a conventional pole slightly
> longer and with
> pole straps or chains is fine.
>
> Also, as that question is sometimes asked: The yoke should swivel
> freely to
> all sides.
> Hardy
>
>
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