The harness you are talking about is at the bottom of this page, right?
http://www.horsecart.com/harness.html
I live in WA and have dealt with this company before for several small items- they aren't much on communication but the items were shipped very promptly and were as advertised. I have not however bought harness or vehicles from them.
The harness
looks fairly nice although the russet is usually used as the lining not the black. But as much as I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, those prices make me very wary. Typically a good harness with that kind of outline should be more than $1,000...what corners did they cut to make it that cheap?! :new_shocked:
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I would be asking very careful questions about how it is made, the stitching, the leather quality, etc. before I bought it. I'd also ask about their return and exchange policies just in case. Will they exchange parts until it fits? Do they leave anything off when they scale it down for the minis? A lot of nice harnesses that say they come in mini sizes actually don't- they send you a pared down version without the padding, the teardrop, all the things that made it such a nice harness. Ask for pictures of exactly what you'd be getting and send precise measurements. I notice for instance that their "mini show collar harness" comes with a 14" collar. Ponies wear 14" collars- most B minis use a 12 and A's use smaller than that.
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That said, the harness does look nice. I commend you for wanting to make sure your horse is comfortable with a well-padded saddle when doing trail driving and hope you are happy with whatever you end up getting. If you want a mini harness that's great for trail driving, may I recommend the Camptown Sport harness? Those things are nearly indestructible, soft, comfortable, well-designed, and the saddle is both wide and padded with a spring tree.
Let us know how this turns out!
Leia