[drivingpairs] questions
- From: "Alpenland Haflingerhof" <alpenhof@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:51:36 -0800
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BlankAll this discussion of single vs. double has me thinking. It was =
mentioned that horses need to be switched around and also driven single =
to keep them flexible, both physically and mentally, and that they will =
often lean if they're not switched.
I have a team of mares who have been driven in the same configuration =
pretty much exclusively since I bought them two years ago. I am a =
chicken when it comes to doing new stuff because I don't have anyone =
experienced to work with. This is the problem: The harness that I =
bought them with is a biothane draft harness which seems to fit them =
perfectly according to all diagrams. They lean (especially the right =
horse) when they use this harness. When they are hitched in the =
european-style heavy wooden collar draft harness that I use for parades, =
they don't lean. Last summer, in desperation, I loaded the team up and =
drove them 6 hours to a friends' house in Port Angeles and she, my =
husband, a friend of hers and I worked the team for two or three days in =
the biothane harness. When hitched with my harness to her carriage, the =
right horse leaned so badly that I was frightened she would fall, and =
the only thing that helped was to finally switch them. We tried =
everything else.. It didn't seem a bad habit as much as it seemed like =
a hardware issue.
My question is, why would they lean in the one harness and not in the =
other? =20
My intention is to switch them (now that I know what to expect) and also =
try to drive them single next summer. I intend to switch them around =
and also drive them with different horses to make them more =
independent/flexible. I hope this will all have a positive effect. I =
also am going to fly to Florida in February to work with another lady =
who drives, and her trainer, so that I can learn more about harness fit =
and the dynamics of draft. I figure, the more I learn the better!
Any comments or advice would be very welcome!
Heidi in snowy Leavenworth=20
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<DIV>All this discussion of single vs. double has me thinking. It =
was=20
mentioned that horses need to be switched around and also driven single =
to keep=20
them flexible, both physically and mentally, and that they will often =
lean if=20
they're not switched.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have a team of mares who have been driven in the same =
configuration=20
pretty much exclusively since I bought them two years ago. I am a =
chicken=20
when it comes to doing new stuff because I don't have anyone experienced =
to work=20
with. This is the problem: The harness that I bought them =
with is a=20
biothane draft harness which seems to fit them perfectly according to =
all=20
diagrams. They lean (especially the right horse) when they use =
this=20
harness. When they are hitched in the european-style heavy wooden =
collar=20
draft harness that I use for parades, they don't lean. Last =
summer, in=20
desperation, I loaded the team up and drove them 6 hours to a friends' =
house in=20
Port Angeles and she, my husband, a friend of hers and I worked the team =
for two=20
or three days in the biothane harness. When hitched with my =
harness to her=20
carriage, the right horse leaned so badly that I was frightened she =
would fall,=20
and the only thing that helped was to finally switch them. We =
tried=20
everything else.. It didn't seem a bad habit as much as it seemed =
like a=20
hardware issue.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My question is, why would they lean in the one harness and not in =
the=20
other? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My intention is to switch them (now that I know what to expect) and =
also=20
try to drive them single next summer. I intend to switch them =
around and=20
also drive them with different horses to make them more=20
independent/flexible. I hope this will all have a positive =
effect. I=20
also am going to fly to Florida in February to work with another lady =
who=20
drives, and her trainer, so that I can learn more about harness fit and =
the=20
dynamics of draft. I figure, the more I learn the better!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any comments or advice would be very welcome!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Heidi in snowy Leavenworth </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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