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Oh man is all I can say! Check this out... OK, I am not posting this to be mean. We all started somewhere, for sure. This video is just a variety of educational talking points, so I thought I would post so we could just discuss basic safety, harnessing, and rein use.....with a good example of...

I was cruising around reading some other driving forums today, and saw a thread dedicated to fly control gadgets for driving. I really liked some of the products put out by the members, but was very disappointed that none of them came in a size even close to mini or pony. Of the things listed, I...

As promised, here are a few shots of my coming 4 year old mare Sasha pulling me around on a trial run of skijoring. This was just on our property, and only for short distances. It was a real challenge to turn smoothly, and since I had a bitless bridle on her, I was lacking some overall control...

Hi everybody! To avoid being repetitious, I'm going to ask that you go over to the main forum and see my recent post about deafness in my overo mare Sissy, who is coming 3 and a lovely little driving prospect. It has been a long time of suspicion, but over time and with my research today, I...

Hi everyone, I'm attaching a picture of my coming 3 year old mare Sitka, who I rescued as a yearling from a situation where many minis/ponies were sharing small spaces with 2 stallions. She was wild and untouched, thin, wormy, and totally suspect of all human beings. Since I've had her home...

Hey everyone! Happy New Year!! Well, I went out for a "drive" yesterday with my girls, actually a ground drive, because the road to the trails is a bit icy, and I wanted to take both mares out together. Since we are nowhere near actual driving as a pair, we just walked. The girls are doing...

Hi all... I have a question about hay, obviously. My 2 mares, who are 40", are definitely putting on some pounds right now. This is more noticeable this year than last as they are more mature, being coming 3 and 4, and in better condition coming into the harsh weather. I have decent second cut...

Hey all, Just thought I'd start a new topic of conversation that came to mind when I posted yesterday about my mares and my training plans for them to be fabulous trail driving machines. Anyone out there done any overnight or extended driving that included camping, or travel to a far away...

Hey all, Went for a lovely drive today, first with my 3 year old hitched, then with my 2 year old ground driving. Only had my cell phone, so the light and quality aren't great, but thought everybody would like to see some pictures. I know I love looking at everybody's horses!! Sitka (Sissy)...

Hey everyone! Well since the snow has arrived and I am driving less, I am starting to concentrate on the little extras that have been overlooked in my driving repertoire. I have been hitting the trails a bit and of course take some essentials with me, such as a knife, a hoof pick, zip ties, and...

Hi all, I just got thinking that I would love a driving magazine to read and flip through, but have not ever really seen one. Anyone know of good publications that cater to driving in general, or even better (but a long shot I'm sure) to driving minis or ponies? I'd prefer not to have to join...

So we are winter loving people, how can you not be when winter lasts 7 or 8 months!! My question is this: has anyone ever skijored with their minis or ponies? We have extensively skijored with our dogs, and since I stumbled into the world of minis two years ago I have been wondering and...

I recently found another inexpensive sulky style cart and just was able to finally pick it up this past weekend. I hitched my mare and found all sorts of things were in weird places. I had to move the footman's loops up by about 6 inches, remove the hardware that was used for a pleasure type...

Hello all! I have been so busy with work I have not been on the forum in a while. Finally last evening I had a good chunk of time and got both my mares to milestones in their training. My three year old had her first very successful drive off our property, down the road a bit, and across our...

Hello all.... I have a quick question about my little training sulky and balance. This is an older metal sulky that I got pretty cheap from a woman in Vermont who said she drove her Welsh ponies with it. If anything I thought it would be too big/high for my 40" mares. It was a bit long in the...

Hi everyone. I am fairly new on this site, but love the help and support everyone gives to each other. My dilemma is trying to help my 3 year old mini/shetland grade?? pony that I rescued last year with her younger sister. When I got them they came from a horrendous situation where they were...

I am in the process of ordering my first hyperbike, as I am a trail driver only with two hard to fit 39-40" mares, and want to have a handy little cart that can let me go everywhere in my neck of the woods here. I have spoken at length with Bob about cart measurements and specs, but now I'm...

Hi all! I was reading many old posts about hyperbikes, as I am wanting one quite badly for my two 38-39" mini girls. I had trouble getting to the website, even though I have been to it quite a bit before. Anyone know if it has changed domain names? I get redirected to some weird ad site today...