[drivingpairs] Re: overchecks // required for minis

Now Laura, you've just proven my point.  I just had a discussion this 
past weekend with someone about the use of breeching (or lack of it's 
use) on minis.  I didn't know where the standard of not using one came 
from but now I do.  Thanks!
Ken
Laura Crews wrote:

>It's been some years since I quit associating with the mini horse AMHA, but 
>at that time they REQUIRED overchecks and PROHIBITED sidechecks.  They also 
>PROHIBITED liverpool bits.  They required snaffles but did not require two 
>of them together.  The AMHA is a BREED-RING entity and they want to 
>distinguish themselves from the ADS-type sport driving.  Their rules more 
>closely follow those for Arab and Saddlebred shows.  They also frown on 
>having breeching or thimbles on the harness, relying only on the saddle tugs 
>and hold-downs for braking the vehicle.  This works OK as long as you're in 
>a sandy ring and a wire-wheeled cart.  They also like to wrap the traces 
>around and around the shafts like stripes on candy.  I suppose this must 
>take pressure off the breast -- the pony pulls the vehicle from his sides 
>instead of his front end.  It seems to work, again as long as you're in a 
>sandy ring.  It also keeps the trace from sagging since there is no 
>breeching for the trace to run through, and of course the swinging of the 
>saddle tugs back and forth would cause slack to come and go in the traces.  
>The first time I saw traces this way horrified me from a safety standpoint.  
>Imagine undoing a wreck with all that stuf twisted around!!!
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>Laura Crews
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>Virginia
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>>From: billbuk@xxxxxxxx
>>Reply-To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: overchecks
>>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:40:30 GMT
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>>I drive minis and the rule book reads (AMHA):
>>5. Blinders and overchecks or sidechecks are required.
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>>Maybe this is just for the little horses that are prone to eat grass.
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