3equines
06-22-2009, 07:04 PM
I mean, one H- aflinger P -ower tractor!
I split several large beams out of an old-growth cedar butt to use for hanging a heavy gate off of. The problem was, how to get the beams out of the woods? Well, it just happens that my friend's Halfigner mare, Natasha, knows more about working in harness than I do, so she was the perfect means to an end. Her owner coached me through the basics of 'gee' 'haw' 'gee around' and 'haw around', pretty soon I could turn and back her to the exact right spot for hitching up to the cedar beams. Of course, Natasha won't move until you tell her the right command in the right way, and if it puts her in a bad spot with the harness or log, she stops to make sure everythings OK.
I hope I can get Sweet P broke to drive and pull like that! I'll be hooking her up with Natasha as a team this summer to break her into driving, but it takes years and miles to get a horse like Natasha.
I split several large beams out of an old-growth cedar butt to use for hanging a heavy gate off of. The problem was, how to get the beams out of the woods? Well, it just happens that my friend's Halfigner mare, Natasha, knows more about working in harness than I do, so she was the perfect means to an end. Her owner coached me through the basics of 'gee' 'haw' 'gee around' and 'haw around', pretty soon I could turn and back her to the exact right spot for hitching up to the cedar beams. Of course, Natasha won't move until you tell her the right command in the right way, and if it puts her in a bad spot with the harness or log, she stops to make sure everythings OK.
I hope I can get Sweet P broke to drive and pull like that! I'll be hooking her up with Natasha as a team this summer to break her into driving, but it takes years and miles to get a horse like Natasha.