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I drove Sky for an hour today in the sled! So much fun... Here's a video!

Zorro has another 2 hours of long lining and Sky has 35 minutes of long lining as well! I'm hoping to get out in the sled a bit today!! We have enough snow and the sun is shining

Zorro, my three year old colt, beginning his ground driving training. I start them with one line and then we move to two lines when they are understanding voice commands and become consistent. He is very smart and will walk along, lower his head, step his foot over the line so it's between his...

I would love to join this challenge even if I'm a bit behind! I haven't been able to drive anyway because we are either skating around on ice or buried in snow drifts and enduring high winds and below zero weather. I will be driving my mare Sky and ground driving her 3 year old son, Zorro this...

This is a fun post! Maybe we can get it going again... I have a Kingston Saddlery Easy Entry cart with the curved shafts and the motorcycle wheels. It is a very heavy duty cart and I've liked it so far! I did upgrade the suspension with an axle suspension kit from Patty's Pony Place and that...

We have been using it to pull hay around. But either myself or one of my boys has been pulling it. I pulls really well over little to no snow and through deep snow! I'm very excited to get the chance to hitch it to my mini when she is ready. I tried to share this in the driving forum but it...

The dun mare in the photo was our main driving mare years ago. She had some health issues we worked through this summer and then I had to have surgery this fall. But I am doing well now and so is she so I will be putting her back in the cart soon! Our weather has made it difficult with all the...

I have been working on this set up for some time... in my mind! I've been trying to figure out how to make a game sled into something my minis could pull safely in the snow so we can have some fun this winter! Finally, with the help of friends, we came up with this! You can read all about it...

Well it's been a problem! This will be the first winter with the minis. I had a couple of big horses that figured out they could just walk over the fence lines. Luckily they like me so they just stuck around the house, but they made a MESS! And we have a big ranch that borders us so the cows are...

I have woven wire fences topped with smooth wire, some barbed, cattle panels and round pen panels. Of course, if I could afford it the barbed wire would be gone. But we rent and hubby doesn't want to put too much more money into things around here. I love the cattle panels as the minis like to...

**UPDATE!!! I just got a pair of the Cavallo CLB's and wrote about them on my blog. I put them up beside the Easyboot Mini for comparison! There are LOTS of pictures https://theessentialhorse.com/2016/11/21/cavallo-clb-vs-easyboot-mini/

I too have a Kingston Saddlery cart. It fit my budget very well and is a nice heavy duty cart for driving on the rough mountain roads where I live. I upgraded to the motorcycle tires as well. It was very affordable and they offer free shipping! Someday I want to buy a cart from Patty's Pony...

Yay!! I'm going to go find them right now!

Thank you Happy Appy! I appreciate your input

Thank you! I have to agree that the full neck collars do help them pull heavy loads and awkward loads more easily. Thanks for your input!

Just wanted to give you all a heads up! I received this email today about the miniature horse Cavallo boots! Hi Mindy, Thanks for checking in with us. There was a bit of a delay but our CLB boots are on their way and scheduled for delivery the first week of November. If you have any further...

I am going to be doing some mountain driving and also plan to adapt a sled for my minis to pull so I'm looking into a good collar so I can have a lower draft of pull, the single tree is lower on the front of the vehicle making the load easier for the mini to pull over rough terrain. Plus I have...

Before hitching her to the actual cart it is a good idea to hitch her to a travois. That is a nice intro to having shaft like things along her sides and will help her learn how to turn and move while hitched up. Also if she gets scared you won't run the risk of having an accident with your cart...

Here is the post sls! I don't know how to tag you (and don't know if that is an option...) but thought you would appreciate the info here.

I made a post about these boots just a little while ago with a big photo and more information! I think it's still on the front page of this forum... I can't find them on their website yet. Did you see them for sale somewhere?