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shorthorsemom

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Just curious. How many folks are believers in gremlin bells? the woman who gave me my driving boy gave me a gremlin bell. She said it must be a gift to work at keeping gremlins away from your horse when driving. I hang it under my cart. Mine is a cat, she said since Ike was attacked by dogs once in his life that he needed a "gremlin bell". I am superstitious and so of course she made me a believer in gremlin bells. Just wondering if there is anybody else out there driving that puts gremlin bells on their cart for keeping the gremlins at bay. lol. just a funny string... It is said that the gremlins climb up inside the bell and get confused and they stay away from messing up your horse cart and harness.

ps, I throw salt over my shoulder when I spill it and don't walk under ladders... haha
 
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I had one for my Country Road cart. Really need to get one for my Hyperbike. ;)
 
I have one. My husband rides a mototcycle and it is traditional with them. So he got me one for my cart. I'm not superstitious, but I think it is a fun conversation item. I forgot what's on mine--flowers, I think.
 
I have one on my Meadowbrook.
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You can see it in this pic.

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Like Marsha, I am not at all superstitious, but I enjoy following certain traditions. We were given a gremlin bell and plan to use it, but even stronger than tradition is my ability to procrastinate...therefore it sits on a shelf.
 
I had one for my Country Road cart. Really need to get one for my Hyperbike. ;)
If you play Secret Santa, that would be a good thing to mention as a gift idea, since it is supposed to be a gift and not something you buy yourself.
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Mine is attached with a zip tie. How do others attach theirs? Mine dangles from the axel.
 
What size are they? I'd never heard of this one before! I am a little superstitious and also a lot "sensitive" to .... well, just say a 6th sense or intuition type of thing.

Now to give that idea to a friend or family as a gift for me... hmmm...
 
They aren't very big, less than thumb sized. They "need" to be an open type bell and not a jingle bell.

Here's the biker legend, I couldn't find one for horses:

http://www.gremlinbells.com/
Any place that sells motorcycling equipment will carry them. Or you can order one online. I got one for a new miniature horse driver and found it on ebay; it has horses on it.
 
If you don't want to pay that much (granted, they aren't expensive) I have found many bells like the ones on the website at flea markets and garage sales- for a quarter.
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I had one on my Harley and now I have transfered it to my can am. I plan on putting one on my cart when I get one but you just cant buy one, they have to be given to you for them to work as the tradition goes
 

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