[drivingpairs] Re: day 2 and THANK YOU ALL...
- From: Jeff & Ginny Pomije <vjpomije@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:38:30 -0500
Typically there are two of us available to hitch the team, my wife and
I. So we hitch free standing, not tied to a post. Our usual process is
to have one of us hang on to the lines while the other hitches the
horses in the order suggested below. As we get more confident with our
team, we are from time to time tying the lines to the cart (again,
horses not tied to a post) and hitching up that way, though one of us is
either very near the lines or heading the horses. We drive Percherons
so we are frequently at events where there are some old time horse
people around. They are always telling us to just tie up the lines and
get your horse used to standing.
I believe you should go with the method that works best for your
situation and level of confidence in your abilities and your horses.
Jeff & Ginny
Big Black Horse
http://www.bigblackhorse.com
Robert & Helen Tolmach wrote:
>
> Just joined this List (although a long time member of the Carriage Driving
> List) and
> noted your post below. We too drive pairs (Morgans - 15.1 hh) but have a
> question for you. When you drive the horses up to the pole and then start
> hitching, are they free standing or tied? We (wife and I) always hitch
> together, one heading the horses, the other doing the some order of
> procedure as you use. Just reluctant to take the risk of an untoward
> incident if we don't have to work alone.
> BTW we have found in leading the horses or just heading them up, that using
> a short dope rope snapped to ring on a gullet strap that is a now a
> permanent of each bridle, gives the header excellent control of the horses.
> Helen and Bob Tolmach, Kanapaha Morgans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff & Ginny Pomije" <vjpomije@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 7:07 PM
> Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: day 2 and THANK YOU ALL...
>
>
>
>>
>> Hi Helen,
>>
>> I'm not sure if you had many responses on this, but the order I have
>> been taught is:
>>
>> Harness the horses
>> Put the team lines on
>> Depending on pole type, drive horses up to pole and have one step across
>> Tie the lines to the cart
>> Hook the pole/neck yoke to the horses
>> Walk to the rear of the first horse, reach in and hook the inner tug/trace
>> Hook the outer tug/trace
>> Walk around the carriage to the rear of the other horse, reach in and
>> hook the inner tug/trace
>> Hook the outer tug/trace
>> Climb in your vehicle and pause a bit so the horses get used to
>> standing. You don't want them taking off every time they feel weight
>> getting into the cart
>>
>> Un-hitch in reverse order. You want to put the tugs on inner first so
>> you don't end up between the tugs should the horses take off.
>>
>> I hope this helps you out.
>>
>> Jeff & Ginny Pomije
>> Big Black Horse
>> http://www.bigblackhorse.com
>>
>>
>> HELEN YARGER wrote:
>>
>>> Am interested in learning the correct 'way and order'
>>> of hitching a pair...as I too do it by myself with a
>>> pair of mini horses. Didn't know there was a 'correct'
>>> method of hitching a pair. If you don't mind sharing
>>> the info. Thanks.
>>> Helen Marie
>>>
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