[drivingpairs] Re: starting pairs equipment
- From: Dwayne F.Wanner <dwanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:15:44 -0500
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> From: Peter Eldred <preldred@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:46:48 -0800
> To: drivingpairs <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [drivingpairs] starting pairs equipment
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> Can someone suggest if I'm on the right track here? I think I'm getting
> close to putting my two 'boys' together soon. To get us started, I've
> ordered matching breastcollars for pairs and traces , as well as the longer
> holdbacks (breeching straps), and pair lines. I'm hoping to use the rest of
> their single harnesses at first until I decide how well things are going and
> can afford the rest of it. Is that enough for now?
Yes i did the same thing. Do not forget the martingales in the front because
the polestrap is now really your hold back strap.
> Also, I've just tried working them side by side (in halters, not bridles),
> and they seem intent on biting each other A LOT. The gelding tries to bite
> the stallion on the neck and shoulder (whenever he feels that the stallion
> can't get at him), and the stallion tries to bite the gelding on the knees
> (whenever he feels that the gelding can't get back at him). Talk about
> little children!! When I have them in bridles will I be able to stop this?
> Perhaps when I can reach each mouth to convince them to stop? They live
> together all the time, and generally get along. They also know when I make a
> nasty sound that they're in trouble and they'll stop briefly. But when they
> get moving they get silly again. Maybe it'll just work out in time? I should
Use your neck yoke as spreader between them This will prevent the biting and
may get them focused on the work and not bumpinging into each oither.
> also mention that they're only 37" tall, but I still don't tolerate anything
> from them that I wouldn't from a 16hh horse.
> I have a clinic coming up in 2 months with an excellent pairs driver, and so
> I hope to have things sort of going by then. By the way, since that horse in
> Washington state came down with WNV in October, people on Vancouver Island
> have been vaccinating like crazy. Unfortunately, it truely has reached the
> west coast (especially since we don't really have a good cold winter to kill
> things like mosquitos).
> Rachel
> on RAINY RAINY RAINY Vancouver Island
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good luck
Dwayne wanner
Ontario
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