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  1. hobbyhorse23

    Cargo Van conversions- how have you done it?

    I've looked up old topics on this on the forum and found some great info but some of the pictures have gone the way of the red X and I know there's some new ones out there nobody's posted. Can I see your mini cargo van conversions? After years of dreaming about it I just bought a 2005 Chevy...
  2. hobbyhorse23

    You know those "What Society Thinks I Do" memes?

    I made one for driving Miniatures. I was going to do a generic carriage driving one also, but someone beat me to it and did a better job than what I'd had planned so I stuck with the miniatures. I tried not to make it specific to one particular style of driving like breed ring versus ADS, just...
  3. hobbyhorse23

    Spring is on the way!

    Kody started shedding a couple of days ago and today the grass suddenly started sprouting up through the snow. Spring is on its way! I know the weather has been horrible in many places but has anyone else started working their driving horses? I've been ramping up my enthusiasm reading training...
  4. hobbyhorse23

    Short video of the boys crossing water at Happ's

    Becky Horat challenged me to put my footage where my mouth is and actually post some video, and to my own amusement I sat down and did so. Woohoo! This is my green pair schooling the creek at Happ's last September for the first time. Kody's done it since 2004 and as a Preliminary champ knows...
  5. hobbyhorse23

    Hey Myrna!

    I'm trying to decide whether to drag my furry beasties down there and was leaning towards leaving them home (the weather will probably be atrocious, I'm afraid it usually is in October and I got my fill of being rained out at Happ's in September) when I realized part of what I'd been excited...
  6. hobbyhorse23

    I no longer have 1.5 driving horses

    Turbo is driving!!!! Leia
  7. hobbyhorse23

    The pair saga continues

    I spent most of yesterday running errands and installing the new longer axle on my Frontier so by the time I was finally free to get the horses out it was getting dark. I wanted to work both of them so I said "The heck with it!" and decided I'd ground-drive them as a pair again despite not...
  8. hobbyhorse23

    I have been bouncing off the walls all week

    A week or two ago I realized the summer has been slipping away and suddenly it's three weeks from the ocean trip where I originally intended to see if the boys were willing to make their maiden voyage as a pair. I know that sounds nutty but when I was there last year with Turbo tied behind the...
  9. hobbyhorse23

    LB Beach Drive 2011!

    Hi everyone! Susanne and I have been plotting for a month or so but I realized we've been a bit lax in the advertising department and thought I'd make a public announcement. I'm sure she'll chime in here with links to threads about previous years and some of the video and pictures, but I just...
  10. hobbyhorse23

    What's wrong with this picture?

    Educational opportunity, folks. This is a photo used in advertising a product (the harness) on a large western company's website. How many things can you identify that are incorrect in this photo? The harness itself isn't actually that bad, but the hitching is attrocious! Leia
  11. hobbyhorse23

    Update on the kid

    Yes, I'm sorry, still no pictures! Skip reading here if that annoys you. I just wanted to share that I've had both horses back in regular work with the sudden arrival of decent weather and enough daylight and am quite pleased with the progress Turbo is making now that he's getting regular...
  12. hobbyhorse23

    Dosage of U-Gard for minis?

    ...how much is enough. I ran out of alfalfa hay and don't like the cubes or grass/alfalfa mix hays I can get locally so I thought I'd try this product as being easier to pack to shows than a bunch of extra hay. I'm feeling somewhat guilty as I typically prefer to do things the natural way but...
  13. hobbyhorse23

    Gathering information- why have

    I hate to be the one to bring this up as I know the subject arouses strong feelings, but I really am curious and with Convention being held here in the NW this year have a rare opportunity to attend and champion a possible rule change proposal in person. Can those of you who have been there in...
  14. hobbyhorse23

    Trying on a tandem harness *Pix Added!*

    6/3/11: Pix added on second page, see new post Step 1: Harness your very dominant senior gelding. Step 2: Harness your barely 3 year old, never had a full harness on, only started ground-driving last week baby. Step 3: Connect the two harnesses. Don't forget to stand back and try to take...
  15. hobbyhorse23

    Why do none of the NW AMHR shows offer package deals?

    ...due to budget concerns and a change in my work schedule which would have required far more vacation time per show than in the past. It was very important to me to try and support all three AMHR shows in Washington this year despite some scheduling issues with a couple of shows moving their...
  16. hobbyhorse23

    We did it! We did it!

    He was totally ready at the show last weekend but time just got away from me so the furthest I got was a brief reminder lesson in the aisle about working off the driving whip and having him walk ahead of me steering off the whip, my voice and the leadline. The next opportunity I got was...
  17. hobbyhorse23

    I know it's been awhile since I updated

    The weather's been terrible (rain, rain, and more rain!) and since both boys have been spending 90% of their time totally soaked and I seem to be working the other 10%, we haven't gotten much done on the driving front. It is definitely spring here though with the cherry trees blossoming, flowers...
  18. hobbyhorse23

    NWMHC schooling show

    Sorry this is a little belated! I took the kids for the first outing of the year to the NWMHC clinic and schooling show on March 18-20th and they were totally full of it. I was startled to find Kody was able to lunge comfortably Friday night so I turned him loose in the arena and watched with...
  19. hobbyhorse23

    Have you ever added an awning to your trailer?

    I was trying to think of how I could improve my trailer this year (beyond fixing all the leaks ) and realized how neat it would be to have a pull-out awning on the tack room side. I know some of the fancy gooseneck trailers come with them but have you ever added one to a smaller trailer? How...
  20. hobbyhorse23

    So who's going to the NWMHC schooling show/clinic

    I am! Kody, Turbo, my parents, the dog and I will all be there trying out the new RV on Friday and Saturday. The RV will be rolling out early Sunday so Mom can go to a dog trial with our Sheltie but the boys and I will remain and do our last few classes. I'm looking forward to teaching the...
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