This message is from: "lindy hild" <bah...@comcast.net>
Hi Sarah, I am not a long-term driver - yet - but it just seems to me that a 4-wheeled vehicle , if light, would be a better bet than a 2-wheeled for your girl. My reasoning is that with a carriage (4 wheels) there is NO WEIGHT on her back, the weight of the vehicle and passengers is on the 4 wheels (duh). There is the pulling part, but that isn't weight on her back (and her feet and legs). In a 2-wheeled vehicle ( a cart) it needs to be really balanced or there is weight on her back and that might be a consideration. I am learning how to determine "balance" and it seems like it is kinda complicated: 1 vs 2 vs more than 2 riders, their collective weights, etc. moving the seat back and forth to achieve that perfection of floating shafts in the tugs. Also the footing that you will be driving in has an effect on how hard it is to pull, and the width of the wheels (narrow rubber on wood or wider pneumatic tires or big fat truck-type tires) It IS complicated, and I hope that others on the list who have more experience will offer their considered opinions so that you and the mare can get the best solution. Best of luck, and hang in there! Lindy , driving in soggy fields in the Shenandoah Valley. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
