Hello!
So I really wanted my mini to pull my younger siblings around on the sled, but I couldn't afford a harness, so here's what I did.
Materials:
•a Breast Collar
• A regular horse's saddle girth
•A small Lead rope
•A lunging rope
•A regular horse's saddle's safety strap
•Some leather or twine string
It took a while to figure this out and design it so it wouldn't hurt/pinch/bother her and so she wouldn't get tangled up. I put the saddle girth where it usually goes and tied each end together so it was tight enough to stay on. Then I put the back safety strap ( as a loin strap) where it usually goes and made it fairly loose so it wouldn't bother her, then I used twine string to hold them in place. I used a breast collar on her and attached it to the girth so the girth wouldn't slip down when she pulled. To keep the back strap on, I put a soft lead rope where the Breeching would go and attached it to the other strap and then used leather regular horse reins as the crupper.
Then I took the lunging rope and attached it to the girth, and put it through the safety strap (loin strap) and the crupper and then put it through the sled rope and brought it back around and put it through the other side and attached it to the other side of the girth. Then I led her with a halter and lead and she pulled the kids on the sled. =)
I tried posting pics but for some reason, it won't let me--
So do you think this is safe and okay for me to do?
Thanks for your input! =)
So I really wanted my mini to pull my younger siblings around on the sled, but I couldn't afford a harness, so here's what I did.
Materials:
•a Breast Collar
• A regular horse's saddle girth
•A small Lead rope
•A lunging rope
•A regular horse's saddle's safety strap
•Some leather or twine string
It took a while to figure this out and design it so it wouldn't hurt/pinch/bother her and so she wouldn't get tangled up. I put the saddle girth where it usually goes and tied each end together so it was tight enough to stay on. Then I put the back safety strap ( as a loin strap) where it usually goes and made it fairly loose so it wouldn't bother her, then I used twine string to hold them in place. I used a breast collar on her and attached it to the girth so the girth wouldn't slip down when she pulled. To keep the back strap on, I put a soft lead rope where the Breeching would go and attached it to the other strap and then used leather regular horse reins as the crupper.
Then I took the lunging rope and attached it to the girth, and put it through the safety strap (loin strap) and the crupper and then put it through the sled rope and brought it back around and put it through the other side and attached it to the other side of the girth. Then I led her with a halter and lead and she pulled the kids on the sled. =)
I tried posting pics but for some reason, it won't let me--
So do you think this is safe and okay for me to do?
Thanks for your input! =)