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  1. studiowvw

    harness and bit for the first time

    A good day with Diesel today! I put the harness girth, crupper and breeching on him for the first time, plus the open bridle and bit for the first time. (mullen bit) He took it remarkably well - had no anxiety about any of it. I thought some people here would like to hear how it went He has...
  2. studiowvw

    tandem team ambitions

    Well, I am just starting to put Diesel into a program of training. He had a few days around Christmas of 2012 as a yearling, then a few days last fall of line driving with Lacey. I have sold the other mini gelding I had - to a driving home. Now on to Diesel! He's turning 3 in May. My goal...
  3. studiowvw

    disking the garlic patch

    Yikes! The tractor was compacting the soil too much, so I hitched Lacey up to the mini disks and coaxed her into doing some heavy work. Meanwhile, Diesel the 2yo got some exposure to clanking machinery. If it quits raining and dries out a bit, i'll try this again with shorter trace extensions...
  4. studiowvw

    Lacey gives final approval on the new mode of travel for mini and cart!

    What to do when your trailer dies: scooter ramp load and truck box, leaving room for the cart. She travelled well in the box, I think it will be less stressful than the trailer. There is room for the two of them travelling sideways, but I haven't put in a partition yet.
  5. studiowvw

    Thoughts on a good drive today, from an "improving" driver

    I took Lacey out for a drive today down the rail trail. Very relieved, it was a good improvement. Thinking about why it was better than the last few drives... I guess the best results come from doing a program of spending time with her and Diesel in the last couple of weeks - I've been taking...
  6. studiowvw

    Hello again after a busy spring and summer

    Hello, thought I would jump right in again on my return here. Had a disrupted spring and summer due to my mother's passing and then having to catch up on everything. Summer is never great for horse stuff here due to deer flies and other big biting flies, but we have made it to a few events...
  7. studiowvw

    First hitch of the spring and all was perfect!

    Spring's taking its time getting here, but I am getting impatient! We did two mile-long walks last week (one line driving with bit, the other just on line) for conditioning. Today I hitched Lacey up and we went down the road to the neighbours', then back and the other way down the Trail and...
  8. studiowvw

    Almost lost Mustang today

    He went into the creek near a beaver dam and couldn't get out because of the ice at the edge. He was up to his head in the freezing water. A passing snowmobiler saw him in the water and came to the door. I wasn't home but my sister was visiting and she and the snowmobiler were able to pull him...
  9. studiowvw

    7 day program in line-driving - video every day, I hope

    Hello, thinking about how to teach a mini to line drive in response to post by SMV, who asked for some help. Thought I would do a 7 day program towards the goal of line-driving with one of my yearlings. I've found using a 7 day program is very helpful for myself to focus on what I'm teaching...
  10. studiowvw

    new pics of new Comfyfit harness - singletree now lowered

    Just wondering how the adjustment looks now? I changed to the new longer britchen strap and raised the breast collar as it seemed to be tipping and rubbing at the top. It is now tighter, but not rubbing. I moved the singletree to the underside of the shafts which improves the line of draft...
  11. studiowvw

    nice drive today - things getting better

    The new longer britchen strap arrived the other day. Today I had time and good weather and I hitched up Lacey for the first time in a week or so. Lacey now has a good relaxed walk - she walks about 50% of the time and usually stops or slows down on finger squeezes like she used to. I did learn...
  12. studiowvw

    new Comfy Fit harness arrived!

    I ran out a couple of times and tried some pieces on her - busy afternoon, but I couldn't wait! The breast collar is very impressive, so is the sliding saddle. It fits her girth - no more fighting to get it done up. The quality of construction looks very nice - will harness up tomorrow and see...
  13. studiowvw

    entered our first cart class at the fair, with pic

    Our first cart class on Saturday - we came in third in a class of 6 or 7. I had driven her for about half an hour on the track in the hope of taking the edge off - she was pretty good but had a hard time walking in the class. It was a fun morning - there was a turnout of about 14 minis for the...
  14. studiowvw

    is anyone interested in driving from a PNH or Nate Bowers point of view?

    Or even Carolyn Resnick. Traditional horsemanship never worked for me - I took lessons from traditional English/western, reining, dressage, driving coaches - this doesn't work for me. Talented people think you'll "get it" just by going around in circles long enough, un-talented people teach "by...
  15. studiowvw

    Woohoo! - ordered new harness ... and hoping to start an area club

    Now I just have to be patient for a few weeks! I ordered the Comfy Fit harness in black with sliding backband and deluxe breast collar. I think her current harness is causing some discomfort - too small. I've made a new, thinner, fleece & felt backpad to replace the thick neoprene one she...
  16. studiowvw

    new mini - very "quiet"

    Hello I've acquired a 36.5 inch pinto yearling in a trade for other livestock last week. She's very quiet - does not move her feet much - when with people, although she can run quite well when she's free. In Parelli-land we'd call her an introvert In fact I would call her an extreme introvert...
  17. studiowvw

    Flat tire! now what?

    Third drive is a bust . Got harnessed up, hitched up, planned our workout - started off only to hear the unmistakeable sound of a flat tire. How totally annoying! I unhitched, took cart back to the garage, air came out as fast as it went in. I had a replacement wheel with a good tire and tube...
  18. studiowvw

    our new adventure!

    Ok, I said I'd never haul a horse trailer through Toronto, but guess what, I did it and everything went fine. Freeways are actually easier for pulling a horse trailer as there is so much less stopping and starting. We made it home and the five-hour trip didn't seem to bother LAcey much. I put...
  19. studiowvw

    Lacey and I have a driving lesson with Lori

    Went down to visit Lacey a couple of weeks ago and Lori gave us a lesson. Once we both relaxed we did became a better team. At first she couldn't figure out why I wasn't doing it right At the end, Lori drove her for a few minutes. Finally found some time to edit it down and here is a link...
  20. studiowvw

    video of Lori driving Lacey

    Well, Lacey has been with Lori for training for a month and a half, and we drove down to visit yesterday. Long trip, (five hour drive one way, wow!) but it was worth it. Lori is starting her just exactly as I had hoped and she is doing awesome. She even pulled both of us for a while as Lori...
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