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I got a great suggestion from a member of another forum- Paint the nuts black. This solves all my problems. Easy to touch up and it will match any harness, Thanks for your suggestions!

Hi Al. It's th Houston Area Carriage Association Pleasure Show. I bet you know a little about it since you are one of the organizers. Ashley

I am going to be showing in an ADS carriage driving show next month.The show has Turn out, Dressage, Working, Cones, Gamblers and a Mini Marathon. I will be showing in my black cart with black metals wheels. My harness is black leather with brass hardware and gold trim. The cart is all black...

I have tried a little alfalfa. I just feel bad because he is such an easy keeper. When he gets the alfalfa he gets little to no grain and even less coastal. Poor guy has to watch everyone else eating. I guess I am okay with him being pokey. He is safe and sane. Thanks

I have a ten year old 34 1/2 inch miniature that I drive. He is VERY laid back. The kind that nothing phases. We have been conditioning for a few HDT drives which will be at least 6 KM long. We have been working on conditioning since Oct working slow and steady. We are also taking weekly...

I am going to try the Murphy's oil soap and contiue to use it. I guess I will learn to wear my gloves. No the harness does not fad on you. It is made from very soft supple harness leather. It has no dye on it. This is a quick hitch which is not meant for showing but I have another one that is...

I have an amish made quick hitch harness that always has felt greasy. It is almost like they soaked it in some kind of oil.IT is a russet colored soft harness leather. It is nearly new but I have cleaned it several times and it is not getting less oily or greasy. I have never put any kind of...

I think the type of hardware depends on what you are planning on doing. What ever you chose if you show all your hardware should match on your cart and harness Brass is the traditional choice especially in the pleasure driving shows. Stainless is used for alot of the CDE type driving. For an...

The event was fun but it was a muddy mess. We have been in a year long drought until this month. We got 3 inches of rain the night before the event. My pictures did not come out very good. I decorated 3 bales with Easter themed stuff. I tried to make each bale look like an Easter basket. I took...

1. How do you store your harness? I also store our mini Harnesses in suitcases. Our full sized horse harnesses our stored on harness racks in a climate controlled tack room. 2. How do you store your team harness with collars? We only have one collar and it is stored flat and wrapped by it's...

I decided to decorate the round bales to resemble Easter Baskets. I took Safe Choice ( Plastic Feed Sacks) and cut out various designs. One basket will be covered with polka dots, one with bunnies, one with diamond shapes. I spray painted the shapes and attached them to the bales with pipe...

I have been asked to help decorate a Round Bale Hazard for an event. There will be 18 total Rounds bales that will be set "up right". The bales are net wrapped so they have some thing to attach decorations to the sides. I am thinking I will only decorate 6 bales. I can put a pole in the top to...

Susanne- Thanks for the link. Great info. Looks like we are doing everything on schedule.

Those of you that compete in CDE's or other distance driving events- What is your conditioning routine?

Elizabeth Moyer did my logo. She was wonderful and VERY reasonable. Her website is http://www.moyercustomdecals.com/index.html. She does decals and logos. Ashley

I guess I shouild say he will be shown. I also like the look of the side check. I just wanted to make sure I was on the right track. We are not currently driving him with any kind of check but he does wear a bitting rig with a side check so he does know what it feels like. Thanks for the...

I have a gelding that we are training to drive. He will go in the country pleasure division. He has a very relaxed natural head set. We are going to have to get him a new show harness. Do you prefer a side or over check? What are the pros and cons of each?? Thanks, Ashley