[drivingpairs] wcc mustang and a new yoke....



hi everyone,

it has been an amazing winter so far and i for one have taken advantage of the 
warm weather.  i bet i have ridden or driven just about every day in december 
and january.... quite an achievement in upstate NY this time of year <G>.

i did put the pair up for the winter because of lack of help but that doesn't 
mean that i don't take them both out driving with my new WCC mustang...
http://www.pbase.com/conklink/image/72736353
as you can see agnes takes full advantage of the seats by resting her big head 
whenever we aren't actually moving too fast.  she can rest it there even at the 
medium trot <G>.  i don't know if i would be able to hold that head up for long 
myself but surely she should be used to it by now <G>.  with this setup agnes 
will w/t/c both in the field and on the shoulder of the road and is getting 
quite unflappable with the entire thing.

on another subject....
i am interested in using a yoke with the mustang and it didn't come with one so 
i had one made locally
http://www.pbase.com/conklink/image/72845520
at 
http://merlimfgco.com

i just picked it up last night so it will be spring before i use it but i 
started thinking about using one from the pictures of jeanine rachu's pair 
set-up and had it made using her's as a model.  thank you jeanine for helping 
me in my never ending quest to "get it right"... at least "right" for me and 
the mules.  

i don't think the yoke was  a hard project for my friend joe merli but it is 
totally custom for the mustang and its pole set-up.  it is beautifully designed 
and finished as is everything joe makes.  if you live on the east coast he is a 
real source of custom workmanship if you need anything done on your carriages.  
right now he is on an intensive search for original early cart wheel rims that 
are 1/2 round smooth metal  [round hard rubber tires] to use on the 1890 
something oldsmobile he is making from the original plans.  it has a carriage 
body [can't remember what design]  and will be the 2nd 1890 -1900 era 
oldsmobile he has made which will end up in the oldsmobile museum.  if anyone 
thinks they have rims of the type he is looking for you can contact joe at 
merlimfgco@xxxxxxxxxxx  

kathleen & john henry \  / & agnes de mule \  /
http://horseblanketetc.com - carriage covers & 'gator pads etc
http://john.henry.org - John Henry's home page
http://www.pbase.com/conklink/ - photo albums
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