perchie.girl
Lovin' The Homestead
I have had horses now 47 years one at a time.... so I am not a horse trainer... Most of this time was spent boarding at boarding facilities.... I rode trail as a young person then moved from western to English when i wanted to learn how to jump. Then I realized I wanted more control of my horse with less effort and started Dressage lessons. My dressage trainer taught me a skill that changed my life.
How to train my horse to Harness. I drove My half Arab Half Standardbred for a good twelve years. One day I though.... Hmmm I wonder if he would pull a log..... I was sooo totally hooked after we did that. It was a big Eucalyptus log the hunter jumper people were using in the cross country course. It needed to be moved about 45 degrees from where it was to be in a better position to jump.
I hitched my horse with a slip knot incase there was trouble. He came to the end of the traces and stopped.... I asked him again and he dug in a little more..... then I said Go Go Go... He threw himself into it and I will be damned he moved it. When I un hitched him He was sooo excited and proud of himself...
ONly after I bought my first draft horse did I find out how much damage I could have done to my gelding.
Especially after I learned about the reasons for using certain types of equipment. I have done some work with my girl Mostly moving dirt and hauling the occasional passenger in my forecart.
The forecart I have is a Pioneer and Amish made. Forecarts are farming equipment kind of the motor part of a tractor with the horse as the engine. you can hook a range of things to a forecart from a Trailer to a mower to gang plow, Harrow, Planting eqipment. Even a snow scraper which can be used on dirt.
Any one using their horses for work?
How to train my horse to Harness. I drove My half Arab Half Standardbred for a good twelve years. One day I though.... Hmmm I wonder if he would pull a log..... I was sooo totally hooked after we did that. It was a big Eucalyptus log the hunter jumper people were using in the cross country course. It needed to be moved about 45 degrees from where it was to be in a better position to jump.
I hitched my horse with a slip knot incase there was trouble. He came to the end of the traces and stopped.... I asked him again and he dug in a little more..... then I said Go Go Go... He threw himself into it and I will be damned he moved it. When I un hitched him He was sooo excited and proud of himself...
ONly after I bought my first draft horse did I find out how much damage I could have done to my gelding.
Especially after I learned about the reasons for using certain types of equipment. I have done some work with my girl Mostly moving dirt and hauling the occasional passenger in my forecart.
The forecart I have is a Pioneer and Amish made. Forecarts are farming equipment kind of the motor part of a tractor with the horse as the engine. you can hook a range of things to a forecart from a Trailer to a mower to gang plow, Harrow, Planting eqipment. Even a snow scraper which can be used on dirt.
Any one using their horses for work?
