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Have been driving a pair, and driving a bigger single. Now, I find myself with only one Mini (my original beloved Hercules) and I am thinking- what now? I will keep my pairs carriage made by my husband as who knows what the future will bring but can't use it for Hercules as a single. I have my...

I have a new gelding who is just a touch under 40". I plan to drive him with my 34" gelding as a pair for pleasure. I may also drive him as a single to my four wheel vehicle which means I will need to get my husband to make me some shafts for it. The angle of draught of the 4 wheeler means that...

Had to share pics of a wonderful drive I was lucky to participate in. We drove through a vineyard region, stopping off at one vineyard for a glass of red, a mezze platter and scrumptious wood fired pizza. As you can see from the photos my ponies enjoyed a less sumptuous feast during the lunch...

My gelding has scrubbed out half his mane today - waaahhhhhhhhh!!!! I left him out this afternoon without his rug and hood. He rubbed some of his tail out too, but not too bad. The mane is an unsightly disaster. I am thinking I will roach it all, which will then mean roaching my mares mane as...

My husband has gotten my new carriage to a point where it is ready to show in!!!! He just needs to add the brackets to hold my carriage lamps and we are all set for a show next weekend. Wahooooooo! We - and when I say we, I mean DH- is going to rebuild the front end ( different set up for the...

I have been lurking but not signing in as I had forgotten my password and was too darned lazy to get a new one - obviously I found the motivation now. lol I bought a pairs harness for my two ponies who are 34.5inches(gelding: Hercules Morse) and 36.5 inches(mare: Muffin McClay). I scrimped on...

Just wondering how long is your carriage? Trying to work out dimensions on my own pairs-carriage to be, so that it will fit in the (bigger) trailer that my husband is building.

Total fantasy land post to be sure, but you gotta have something to work towards I have a prospective pair and have the loan of a vehicle to start them in, how lucky am I?! But down the track, I will need to purchase my own vehicle. My pair are 34" and 36.5". So far I have looked online at...

Who is using/has used collar and hames for their mini? How is it working out? Where did you get your set up from? I have revisited a lot of the old threads and can see that 'neck' collar set up hasn't worked out for a lot of people, but I was wondering if there may be some new products out now...

My pony is a lovey forward mover on trails, roadwork etc. Put him in a show ring though and he is a SLUG. Seriously. It is all I can do to get him not to stop still and stand at where the line-up will be everytime the circle passes by that point. Keeping him trotting is exhausting!! It was only...

I haven't been on LB for ages...or FB or anything vaguely social as I have been busy and am too much of a social butterfly to focus and get work done if I am looking at interesting stuff online. lol I haven't done a great deal of driving lately either but decided to head out to a show yesterday...

I know there are soooo many 'what cart' threads, but please indulge me. I currently have two carts. One is a knock about cart and the other is a wooden wheeled cart, see pics below. You cant see all the knockabout but you get the idea. The knockabout cart now has shorter shafts, replaced slat...

Well Pam from a Silver Penny Farm deserves a medal for patience and dedication to customer service. I could not have asked for a better experience with her, she was easy to communicate with and nothing was too much trouble for her to organise. My cart is enroute to LA where it will then ship...

What size shaft do you use for your mini and what is their height/length? My gelding is 38- 39-ish inches (measurements depend on how still he stands- lol) long and I have ordered 51" shafts on a new cart. I currently have a training cart and have had him stand in the shafts but not actually...

I see a lot of (gorgeous) wood carts in light stains as that seems to be the style in the US, but I was wondering if anyone chose a darker stain for their cart? Would LOVE to see pics. Pretty Please