1st time ski-joering was a success!

2002-02-03 Thread Jonigriffn
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It was a beautiful sunny, 40 deg. winter day here in southeastern Wisconsin. We only have about 4inches of recently fallen snow, but this is the day we chose to hook up our gelding, "Green Briar Jock" and see how he likes ski-joering. We made

Re: fjord dream

2002-02-03 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Tammy, He was probably dreaming of food! LOL Yes, I have seen my fjords sleeping and moving their feet, Stella would knicker in her sleep and move her lips. I woke her up once when she was doing that and she looked around sort of dazed as

fjord dream

2002-02-03 Thread Jim and Tamara Hooper
This message is from: "Jim and Tamara Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone heard anything about horses dreaming? Yesterday I was watching my gelding and mare out the kitchen window and saw them in their winter paddock 65'x60' laying down in snow. My horses get up and lay down all the time. In

Re: Ski-Joring

2002-02-03 Thread Mariposa Farm
This message is from: Mariposa Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean, Thanks for the URL. I like the quick release they have. Looks like you wouldn't get a "false" release. Sometimes those panic straps are a little touchy. The shock cord is a good idea too. Somewhere around here I have one of tho

Re: Ski-Joring

2002-02-03 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, now, that sounds just like the set-up that the Skijorers with dogs use here! Except they use ski poles and don't have reins to handle. I KNEW that would work, if you had a horse you could trust and a quick release atrtachment. Mark, ch

Ski-Joring

2002-02-03 Thread Mariposa Farm
This message is from: Mariposa Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well now that we have had a little snow in northern Wisconsin I tried out the Ski-Joring too! I used our Camptown Dave harness with the draft chains on the traces to get a little more length and also so I could hook the two together behind t