This message is from: Sara Faull <s...@mandalafarm.com>
We have found that there is a big difference for the horses between a cart and a sleigh if it is a single horse sleighs that have the shafts connected to the sleigh(not bobsleigh that have the sleigh version of a cut under) when the horse has to turn the sleigh it needs to push the sleigh using the shafts- and depending on the snow pack and condition the runners can hit ice chunks or deep snow and be difficult to turn- or if your shafts are not long enough they could be jabbing into their sides as they turn. It is definitely a different sensation for them than a cart- I guess a similar situation might be turning a meadow brook cart in deep mud where the horse would be pushing the shafts to make a turn. sara in snowy maine > > Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 15:32:12 -0500 > From: Kay Van Natta <jadeb...@aol.com> > Subject: Re: Sleighing...hi Mary! > > 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 > > Sent from my iPad Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
