[drivingpairs] Re: Fixed Pole
- From: kathy robertson <goodhors@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:20:06 -0800 (PST)
Fixed pole is nice since there is no weight on the
horses, supporting the pole end. It is not suitable
for rough ground, and will break if horses go thru
steep ditches for example. Can't take the opposing
forces of horses going up while carriage is still
going down to cross the ditch.
Usually attached to vehicle with a support and
receiver under the tieboard. Vehicle must be heavy
enough to anchor the leverage weight of long pole.
Many small, lightweight, American vehicles cannot hold
up the pole. This is where the buggy pole came into
being.
The modern equivelent is the sprung pole found on
modern vehicles. Kind of a combination of both styles
best features.
Sprung pole supports itself, but will go up and down
in a wide range to do ditches and hills. Minus is
they are kind of ugly and only fit modern vehicles.
Should be padded to avoid bruising horse, teaching him
to stay off the pole, pulling crooked. Sometimes a
horse has to hug the pole.
Kathy Robertson
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