HoneyPie
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I received my new Ozark Mountain carriage harness the other day
and I hitched my gelding up on Tues. I didnt really drive him that day but took pics for review.
I was ground driving behind the cart in this pic. My gelding is 36 in and I was reading a previous post saying most "B" minis are usually in longer than 48 in shafts which these are. Is he took close to the basket? I have never had him bump it.
Alright now the questions! This day I just hitched up and drove behind the cart for pics. I snugged the breeching up on this day and he was his normal stoic self. The next day I hitched him up to drive and let the breeching out a little and headed out driving behind the cart (which I always do just to make sure everything is in order) and he seemed okay. I got in the cart and headed out and he was okay until I stopped him. He stopped, then lunged forward, then stopped and tried to reverse quickly ending with a small rear. At this point I stepped out of the cart and begin ground driving, each stop session was a repeat of stop,lunge,stop,back,fidget. I kept repeating the walk, stop, stand routine over and over until he finally stopped and stood quietly several times. I determined that the breeching might be the issue and snugged it up. His demeanor improved after that and I was finally able to drive in cart with him behaving like his typical well mannered self. How snug should the breeching be? His sets up firmly against his hauncehs and I can slip a hand in between but I feel like its always engaged! Do I keep it the way he likesor ground drive him with it looser until he accepts it? These pics were taken with the breeching where he prefers it. Also his other harness had a pad on the breastcollar pad should/can you pad a curved breastcollar?Thanks for all your help!
I was ground driving behind the cart in this pic. My gelding is 36 in and I was reading a previous post saying most "B" minis are usually in longer than 48 in shafts which these are. Is he took close to the basket? I have never had him bump it.
Alright now the questions! This day I just hitched up and drove behind the cart for pics. I snugged the breeching up on this day and he was his normal stoic self. The next day I hitched him up to drive and let the breeching out a little and headed out driving behind the cart (which I always do just to make sure everything is in order) and he seemed okay. I got in the cart and headed out and he was okay until I stopped him. He stopped, then lunged forward, then stopped and tried to reverse quickly ending with a small rear. At this point I stepped out of the cart and begin ground driving, each stop session was a repeat of stop,lunge,stop,back,fidget. I kept repeating the walk, stop, stand routine over and over until he finally stopped and stood quietly several times. I determined that the breeching might be the issue and snugged it up. His demeanor improved after that and I was finally able to drive in cart with him behaving like his typical well mannered self. How snug should the breeching be? His sets up firmly against his hauncehs and I can slip a hand in between but I feel like its always engaged! Do I keep it the way he likesor ground drive him with it looser until he accepts it? These pics were taken with the breeching where he prefers it. Also his other harness had a pad on the breastcollar pad should/can you pad a curved breastcollar?Thanks for all your help!