[drivingpairs] Re: Tandem Incident
- From: FriesianPrDriver@xxxxxxx
- To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:25:22 EST
Hi Renie,
The gullet strap is a VERY good idea! Thanks. By chin strap do you mean
the throatlatch?
Kathy,
I think that the rings hanging from the straps attached to the loops of the
crown were too small for the reins to move very freely. The tandem reins I
have are horse length - that was why I had the excess coiled up - there was so
much of it. Personally, I would hesitate to leave leaders reins unbuckled -
The leader's trace connection to the wheeler would have to break b4 the
reins being unbuckled would be of any benefit - and they just don't break that
easily. I would be more concerned that in an incident, the unbuckled reins
might slip out of the drivers' hands, and therefore one might lose control of
the leaders b4 they ever broke free of the traces. Hmmm - scary any way you
look at it!
The weird thing is - the slight knock on the head helped me out! I had been
feeling a little fuzzy on and off all day until the knock literally knocked
some sense into me. My neck and back got adjusted - I guess some of it was
good!!!
And yes - my ground person is wonderful, quick, fearless, but knowledgeable
and strong! A real asset!!
In a message dated 1/23/2006 8:59:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ponylady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi
I'm a driver of Welsh ponies with tiny, tiny ears. A few great solutions
for keeping a bridle on any pony with tiny ears are
1) always keep the bridle path clipped. I use a surgical blade (15) to get
it very, very short and i do it often.
2) keep the chin strap a little tighter than you might on another horse or
pony.
3) use a gullet strap...runs from the caveson to chin strap and makes the
bridle fit like a halter.
Renie
ponylady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.GilcrestFarm.com
Karen Wilkin
Star Cross Stable Friesian Horses & Sport Ponies
_www.starcrossstable.com_ (http://www.starcrossstable.com/)
47 Yellowbrook Rd.
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-919-3827
f: 732-919-3828
e-mail: FriesianPrDriver@xxxxxxx
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