Re: Harness question

2010-07-19 Thread Amy Evers
This message is from: Amy Evers 


Not too sure what you mean by "yoke style" harness Breast collar style
harness can be used for both pleasure carts like a meadowbrook and for
competition style carts such as Bell Crown or Pacific Carriage, etc. You can
also get neck collar harness made for driving (as opposed to draft work) that
is also suitable for both pleasure and CDE. Work type collar harness is NOT
suitable for CDE no matter what kind of vehicle you use. A Neck Yoke is used
for pairs with both kinds of harness unless you have a vehicle that uses
straps that connect to a "crab" on the pole.

Amy


Amy Evers
Dun Lookin' Fjords
Cottage Grove OR 97424



-Original Message-

This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards 

Does anyone with experience think a cart (yoke style) harness can be converted
for a CDE style cart? We have serious terrain rock hill mud here and the
meadowbrook barely holds together ;)

Tonja Acker-Richards
Pond House Farm

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Thanks for help filly integration

2010-07-19 Thread Tonja Acker-Richards

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Thanks for the help with filly integration question. We bought my  
geldings Nick and Ikes mother Raspotniks Caspian and low and behold  
she came with a nursing filly who we will name Chamois ...for obvious  
reasons if you've ever felt a baby fjord or a shammy cloth.


We've cycled all the boys, and the fillys half sister Tekla in one at  
a time with no events. Keeping them seperate herds for evenings until  
fall.


Our hills are taking off some of the baby fat ... On the momma... too!  
In the discussion about thunder, stalls runouts etc I want to add hill  
time, roots stumps and all make for fit steady footed animals. I think  
there are risks to all livestock keeping methods. Even kid keeping!


Tonja Acker-Richards
Pond House Farm

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Harness question

2010-07-19 Thread Tonja Acker-Richards

This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards 


Does anyone with experience think a cart (yoke style) harness can be  
converted for a CDE style cart? We have serious terrain  rock hill mud  
here and the meadowbrook barely holds together ;)


Tonja Acker-Richards
Pond House Farm

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