Thanks, Leia. Now that I got the cart perfectly balanced, there's really no weight on him. But I'm still glad that he has the spine clearance now. At some point, I could get the saddle pad redone, but I don't want to be with out it right now. It's prime driving season!Good for you, your setup looks great!
The shafts don't flip up when I'm in the cart. When we're going down the gravel road, the shafts are going up and down slightly, but only about 1/4" or so. I had just heard the the shafts were suppose to be parallel with the ground. They were until I put the extra pads on. But I've seen large horses pulling smaller carts where the shafts are angled a lot. I guess it's the balance that's important. But was wondering if angled shafts was considered "wrong".Not unless it is putting a lot of upwards pressure on the bellyband when you are in the cart. If the unwrapped shafts lighten but stay horizontal (i.e. don't try to flip up) when you sit down, then it's fine.
Thanks. He does seem to enjoy driving most of the time. We're taking him camping this weekend with the harness club. This will be his first campout.Your set up looks great! The shafts have a good angle I think! Your shafts sound like they "float" in the shaft loops and that is a very good thing. I really like your little horse, he looks so happy pulling you along!
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