[drivingpairs] Re: cape cart harness

From: kathleen conklin <conklink@xxxxxxx>
To: driving pairs <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:59:43 -0400



hi margaret,

thanks for the info but EVERYTHING i have read about the curricle harness 
stresses that if one horse trips and goes down it will take the other horse 
with it.  on the other hand the cape cart harness is praised because you not 
only can hitch different sized equines but if one trips and falls it will never 
take the other horse down.

as much as i would like to, at this point in my research i just don't have time 
for knowledge for it's own sake <G> 

thanks for your interest....


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[drivingpairs] Re: Cape Cart harness
From: robert fairfield <rfairfield12000@xxxxxxxx> 
To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:44:57 -0400 (EDT) 


Hi:  Just thought I would mention a book that I have called "Hints on Driving" 
by Captain C. Morley Knight.  He has an interesting chapter on pair harness for 
a cart.  He apparently adapted a dog cart 2 wheel cart to a pair.  He used 
Curricle harness, though he does mention Cape-Cart as being more appropriate 
for rough work.  He goes into quite an informative description of the Curricle 
method.  Anyway thought it might be of interest.  The book is published by  J.
A. Allen & Co.,Ltd. in London it was originally published in 1884 I have the 
1991 reprint.  
  Margaret F
  Kenora, ON




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