This message is from: Kay Van Natta <jadeb...@aol.com>
And it IS difficult to do a lot of sleighing if you're not in a position
to find or create groomed trails. Like Phil, I've certainly got enough winter,
but the public roads are my driving venue and the county isn't interested in
making them sleigh-friendly. Heck...they're not all THAT interested in making
them motor vehicle friendly!
And, from Loki's point of view, maybe pulling a carriage and pulling a
sleigh aren't as similar as they seem to us. I know we're always trying to
understand how things look to our ponies but it's often hard to be sure. Good
luck!
Kay in MI
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> On Jan 19, 2014, at 11:18 AM, "Mary Ofjord" <ma...@boreal.org> wrote:
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> This message is from: "Mary Ofjord" <ma...@boreal.org>
>
>
> I believe he just needs to be desensitized to the falling snow. :-) When we
> ride in the woods, one behind the other, the first person grabs a branch
> full of snow and lets it go in the face of the person behind! My friend who
> rides with me has sewn a piece of cloth to the back of her helmet cozy to
> keep the snow from falling down her neck, however, she could ride in the
> lead and do the same thing to me! Maybe Loki is fearful because he is out
> in front all by himself, although you say he does fine with his cart. He
> just needs to get used to snow balls falling from the trees.
>
> Mary Ofjord
> North Coast Services, LLC
> 218-387-1879
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> . Once hitched, Loki became very frightened because the heavy snow was
> falling off branches along with falling limbs at times. I'd never given
> much thought to how to accustom a horse to this situation because he lives
> in a pasture with lots of trees and I assumed that falling snow/branches
> wouldn't bother him but in the interest of staying safe, I unhitched him.
> Do you simply not go sleighing when snow & branches are falling?
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