[drivingpairs] Re: New Pair Fjord
- From: "Barbara Kurtz" <winddancefrm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:47:54 -0400
Milli Ann,
What a lovely post...I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a -just starting out-
pairs driver I was very encouraged by your success. Thanks for sharing.
Barbara in Ohio
Wind Dance Ponies
winddancefrm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sit in the driver's seat, decide where you want to go and let the
distractions of life pass by while you stay focused on your intended
destination, enjoy the journey! ~Barbara & Nicholas Kurtz
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Denmark" <mdenmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:41 AM
Subject: [drivingpairs] New Pair Fjord
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> Well I have had two really great days. Finally got to hitch Zeus, my baby
> gelding (ok-he's a 5 YO Fjord and close to 1100 pounds but still my baby),
> in a pair. His potential pair partner will be his full brother. They are
> the definition of forward horses. But we started him with the best mare
> in
> the world TUF Juli. Zeus thinks she is his true love-he doesn't know why
> she's different from the geldings but doesn't care either. Now she thinks
> he's a pest and tries her best to ignore him. Juli has trained many pair
> and three abreast hitches on all kinds of carriages and equipment so we
> knew
> it would go smoothly. She is almost unflappable and quite willing to
> remind
> the young ones to get to work. Zeus was happy to be right next to Juli
> and
> was only slightly confused on the first start off when he sort of got
> pulled
> along for a moment. He also wasn't quite sure what the pole was for about
> the first 2-3 seconds when it rubbed his leg but then went right on. He
> had
> to be quick on his turns as Juli can side pass/cross over so quickly that
> she can spin a two wheel cart 360 degrees almost in place as a single and
> expects him to get out of her way with the pairs carriage pole. We will
> try
> Zeus on the other side of the pole soon. Monday we took them down the
> road
> after making sure Zeus remembered his first pairs lesson. This is so
> exciting as it means we have more pair combinations to work with. All
> four
> Fjords will now drive pairs but some of the combos are not ideal due to
> gait
> patterns and way of going. We are looking for a sport model Fjord to
> match
> with another gelding. And dreaming of that 4-in-hand or unicorn in the
> long
> away future. Pairs driving sure is fun! This was quite a feat for us as
> we
> have always had a trainer start the pair but we took the chance and did it
> ourselves because we had the right mix and a lot of confidence in the
> ponies. Monday we even took Zeus for his first drive our down the road a
> ways and he was such a gentleman even though it was garbage day and there
> were many things to look at. I hope everyone else is enjoying their pair
> driving. Down here we are having beautiful perfect days interspersed
> with
> monsoons.
>
> Milli Ann
>
> Texas
>
>
>
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