[drivingpairs] Re: Poles, etc
- From: "Don & Judy Hayes" <djthayes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:26:34 -0600
I like eveners, not fixed, but allowed to move. If the pair doesn't always
move well together, it becomes obvious right away. I have driven vehicles
with eveners, and some without. With some horse/vehicle combinations, the
difference in pull between the two horses will become very noticable. In
this case, the pole will be pulled to the side which is not pulling as much,
if you are NOT using an evener. If you are using an evener, the horse not
pulling "even" will be behind the other. With my Morgans, with the
singletrees attached to a solid bar, one horse would back off "just enough"
to not be pulling, but not really enough to let the pole swing. (She knew
how to get out of work). It was so little that most people would not even
notice that she was just "along for the ride and not shareing the work". I
had to be carefull how I adjusted the reins to keep her doing her share. If
you have a "working" evener, and want to fix it solid later, you can always
strap it tight to accomplish that, or perhaps take the evener off and attach
the singletrees to a fixed bar.
You didn't mention this, but I do hope you intend to use a neck yoke with
the drop pole, and not try to use a crab with pole straps!
I think ANY new vehicle should have flush hubs. Most people compete with
vehicles with flush hubs these days. Now, if you wanted to do "traditional"
classes in Pleasure shows, you might want the older style.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: <FriesianPrDriver@xxxxxxx>
To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 6:27 PM
Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Poles, etc
> When doing dressage and cones in a CDE, what does one prefer as far as
> evener's are concerned. I am looking at a vehicle that I have chosen a
drop pole
> for, as opposed to a spring pole, but thought that I should have the
evener
> fixed, rather than adding evener straps. This vehicle would not have the
fixed
> trace "hubs" (for that of knowledge of the correct term :-) attached to
the
> vehicle, hence the need for singletrees and eveners attached to the pole.
What
> would one consider to be the best setup?
> Also, would I be better off going with traditional hubs, or "flush" hubs
on a
> pony pair vehicle, as far as presentation scores would go, and
> competitiveness in cones?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Karen Wilkin (who will be showing a pony pair b4 the Friesian Pair - go
> figure ;-)
> Star Cross Stable Friesian Horses
> 47 Yellowbrook Rd.
> Freehold, NJ 07728
> Ph: 732-919-3827
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