This message is from: Kelly Trirogoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello list;
I have enjoyed every waking minute of being a member of this list. I wish to someday visit you all. Your knowledge and information has helped me tremendously (even as a lurker). I have just paid my dues to the NFHR, and look forward to receiving my first herald. I wish I could go to moses lake for the dressage clinics, but it won't be this year. ANyways... I have been meaning to ask this question for a while, but i just keep forgetting to. I know that at least one of you in here can help me out. I have a lovely work harness I have just purchased for my fjord. Everything looks very nice on him, except the collar. I have to purchase a new one for him. My question is, how do I know what size to buy for him. One webpage says the collar must have atleast 4 inches between the throat and the collar, because the horse will inevitably have to put his head down to pull. Another webpage says that for light work only 2 inches is necessary between the collar and the throat. A third web page states that the collar should be snug. I don't want to waste my time (and my horse) with ill fitted collars. If I measure his neck, does the company do the math and add the necessary inches? He will be pulling a ring harrow (quite heavy metal, and a stone boat for pulling rocks out of the field) Any advice on purchasing a collar would be great. CheersKelly and Skovy in beautiful Qualicum Beach, BC _________________________________________________________________ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
