Hi all, Here are pictures of my pair of Fjords with their neck yoke. I really like this set up too. http://www.Oregonvos.net/~jrachau/fjord10.htm Happy Holidays! Jeanine Elska and Judit; mare pair extraordinaire! -----Original Message----- From: Helen G. Roeder [mailto:sunshinefarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:33 AM To: jrachau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [drivingpairs] yoke vs straps Hi Jeanine, If you haven't already posted this note to the list, why don't you do? It's a good way to share with the others. Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanine Rachau" <jrachau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <sunshinefarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:19 AM Subject: FW: [drivingpairs] yoke vs straps > > Hi Helen, > > I just put up a driving page on my pair of Fjords - it shows the neck yokes that I use. > > http://www.Oregonvos.net/~jrachau/fjord10.htm > > > Happy Holidays! > > Jeanine > > -----Original Message----- > From: drivingpairs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:drivingpairs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Helen G. Roeder > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:59 AM > To: Pairs List > Subject: [drivingpairs] yoke vs straps > > > > > I agree with Don. My first carriage came with a crab. It took me a > while > to figure out what the heck was wrong. This was some years ago and as we > all know, it was quite difficult to find any help....this was in the mid > 80s > and there were precious few pair drivers in my neck of the woods back > then. > Finally someone showed me a yoke. I had to find someone to fit the end > of > my pole with a swivel and make me a yoke. > As Don says, you can use a shorter pole with the yoke. I hitch my yoke > right up, almost against the horse. My pole is suspended, but with the > swivel yoke so close, there's no room for it to bounce up and hit the > horse. > The only distance between the yoke and the D ring on the breast collar is > the length of the quick release shackle. Not much room to bounce. > > Personally, I'm not interested in following tradition nor do I care about > what harness should be used with which vehicle. I'm only interested in > safety and comfort for me and the horses. Makes it more fun to drive. > But that's just me. THis is my story, and I'm sticking to it! > > Helen > Whitesboro, Texas > home of El Hasa Sport Ponies > (the Little Lions of the desert) > www.drivingpairs.com > _________________________________________________________ > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > http://www.drivingpairs.com/index.php?pg=2 > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > > > > _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/index.php?pg=2 `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````