attachments between traces and tree

[Dave McWethy]

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Hi Jane

Nice to hear those Fjords are doing some useful work!

Does your singletree have eyes that you can put a carabiner into?  Or do
they have curlicue ends?

I think well of carabiners, and use them for pole chain at the front, for a
pair, and I use the ones made for climbing from outdoor stores   I like the
ones that have screw down locks for that purpose.  I would be more inclined
to use plain steel ones from the local hardware store for the back.  They
are remarkably tough, and more rugged than aluminum, which wear at the point
of contact over time.  Not as much a problem up front.

Dave

Re: Aloof Fjord and attachments between traces and tree

[Mariposa Farm]

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Don Brackett wrote:


 We are looking for some sort of clips to attach the trace extenders to
 the tree.  We've tried several methods of attaching the chain to the
 tree and feel there must be some piece of hardware out there that would
 work better and quicker. Anyone have suggestions?



I use carabiners.  They are the aluminum climbing d ring clips.  I also use
them on my gates because they don't freeze up and the horses can't open them.
About 7.00 each

Mark

Mariposa Farm

Re: Aloof Fjord and attachments between traces and tree

[Don Brackett]

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Hi Karen,
I think any horse takes time to adjust to a new home and new people.  My 
mare was a cuddlebug from day one but our gelding took several months to 
settle in and it was close to a year before he was affectionate and 
welcomed lots of attention.


We've been having a blast hauling our firewood in from the woods.  Osa 
loves to pull!  Her attitude is so much more positive when doing draft 
stuff than when riding! A partridge came up practically under her nose 
the other day and she just twitched her ears.  She'll stand all day 
waiting for us to finish loading just looking around the woods.  What a 
great girl.


We are looking for some sort of clips to attach the trace extenders to 
the tree.  We've tried several methods of attaching the chain to the 
tree and feel there must be some piece of hardware out there that would 
work better and quicker. Anyone have suggestions? Osa's pulling a sled 
(old snowmobile runners with a box built on top to hold split and cut up 
fire wood),  we put two bales of hay in it for seats for people when 
it's not in use for wood.  

Jane, in Maine where it snowed today and now is raining.  Many people's 
wells have gone dry in the last few months and we're all a little 
nervous that it'll freeze hard before we get enough rain to refill them


Karen Keith wrote:


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Now, here's my theory.  I bought this guy at auction.  The lady 
selling him said she'd had him since Feb and only picked him up to 
resell.  I know he was bred in NM.  I figure I'm either his third or 
fourth owner in his four years.  (I bought him, coincidentally, on his 
fourth birthday.)  So, maybe he is just reserved about bonding with 
humans?  Waddayathink?