Recent content by LazyRanch

One of mine is referred to as "mini-mastodon" It is not rare to "lose" his harness in his coat. I know it's there, but after about 5 minutes of driving, it just works its way down and disappears. Clipping is frustrating as I often enter an event about 110 miles south of us in February. We are a...

I empathize with you! I was on my way home from a clinic and decided to stop for feed. While there, I decided to introduce my horse to the girls inside - been going to the same store for years, and they always ask to meet him. I unloaded PJ and was headed to the door, when this good ol' cowboy...

I have two 33" guys. Our easy entry cart has 20" wheels, my HyperBike has 24", and both carts have airless, solid tyres. I do have pneumatic 24" tyres for the HyperBike, but I hardly get to use them because we have goathead - the ruin of all things pneumatic, and any given swimming pool liner...

Leia, you are bang on here. Having worked in training barns of most flavours, I have come to learn that 95% of the time it isn't the bit or the horse - it's the rider/driver. There will always be occasions where the horse comes unglued, or there have been injuries, but most of the time it is...

I agree with this. I was looking at someone else's bitless bridle and it sure as heck looked and worked like what we used to call a "war bridle." The action was across the poll - not very kind at all. Those folks loved it and absolutely swear by it because their horse would rear and run away...

I have yet to have someone try mine - either with my horse, or theirs - and NOT use the "blast" word, or something similar. Hardest part is getting in and out, but like I said, once you get a system that works for you . . .

I have a wonderfully comfortable betathane harness from Zimmermans with hundreds of miles on it. Not as expensive as some of the "big" houses, cleans up quick and easy - sometimes in the sweaty summer months, I leave it on my horse and hose both off together - and they custom make to order. The...

Here is my horse (brown) PJ, and Mom's horse, Rascal, at a Darby. It was PJ's first and Rascal's second Darby. If you have never seen a Darby, it is a mixture of cones and hazards driven through on a prescribed course. With cones, just as in combined driving, the gates remain "live" - you...

What are you going to do with your horse? The one harness looks more like a fine harness - no breeching. That's ok if you are driving in an arena. The other harness has breeching, at least. Does the saddle have a tree? You might consider that if you are driving a 2-wheeled cart, the weight is...

Please don't use a seat belt! If the worst of the worst happens, your cart and horse will be on their sides - or worse yet, upside down. If the horse is struggling and thrashing, it will be enough of a mess without having to deal with trying to get your seat belt open. And if the absolute worst...

While roached back is a common feature of dwarfism, this is looking a lot like a total lack of muscling along the spine. The spine looks a lot like the shoulder blades sticking out - no nutrition, body has been feeding off itself, no muscle in the neck, back, sides, quarters, loins, forearms or...

Here are my two guys and the HyperBike. This was at a Darby. The black and white and done a Darby before. The liver is doing his first Darby. We had a great time!

Our season began "down south" in Feb. and I decided we'd go give it a shot. The wee beastie was about 3 1/2" deep in coat - enough to hide his harness nearly completely. He was hot, out of shape and completely lackluster. For the 2012 season, we'd like to revisit that venue, so I have decided...

This is way cool and I had no idea there was a name for it. I am a ghastly skier, but a heck on wheels skater. I have been known to terrorize our neighbours by buckling on my inlines and driving my most trusted horse. I use an old quick release from a trailer tie, just in case. I too am of the...

Saw video of Leia driving a HyperBike and I was cooked. There was no looking back. My mom got a Frontier EE. This year, I drove Mom's horse in a show series with the EE cart. After 8 shows, the EE cart still scares me. Rascal gets cruisin', that EE cart slews all over the place and I just pray...