[drivingpairs] Fw: Message submitted to 'drivingpairs'
- From: "Helen Roeder" <sunshinefarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Pairs List" <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:38:05 -0600
>
> Olive,
>
> We drive Dartmoor ponies which are only 12 hands and our primary driving
> interest is CDE's. I am telling you this so that you have an understanding
> of what our setup is based on.
>
> The pole head is fixed and the total width of the pole head is only 6"
> inches. The length of the combined caribiner and quick release is 7". When
> attached to the D ring on the breast collar this setup (which is for the
> marathon and the cones) gives the ponies about 3" of space between the
pole
> and their shoulder. The caribiner is connected to the breast collar and
the
> quick release is connected to the pole head. We use pole straps for
dressage
> to give the ponies extra room to move and the straps make a better picture
> for presentation.
>
> We do not use chains. We needed something that was quick on and quick off.
> When we need extra length we just add additional caribiners. If I had to
> deal with horses I might use chain to get the length I needed and use a
> caribiner on the breast collar and a quick release on the pole.
>
> Keith
>
>
>
>
> Do you use a pole strap? Do chains work just as well (for practice)?Do
you
> use the quick release on the pole and the caribiner on the breast collar?
>
> Olive
>
>
> // eompost 3DDE9DC7:5449.1:qevivatcnvef
>
>
>
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