Max's Mom
Well-Known Member
I've been inspired by paintponylvr and some of you who use your minis and ponies for "farm work". I'd like to use Max to drag the ring where I board him. The sand is too deep, gets all churned up, and hardly ever gets dragged, and I thought "Hey, this is something Max could do! And it would be fun... I think."
I own a work harness with a collar and hames, though I've always driven him in a light harness since we use a two wheeled cart. I think I can rig something up based on what I've seen here, and I can probably make a singletree if I can't find one. I'd love to have suggestions for the material to use for the drag, but I thought something like chain link fence material with a tire or cinderblock on it to weight it down.
My biggest concern is what the appropriate weight should be for starting out. He pulls about 400 pounds total with his cart when my daughter and I ride together, but obviously that is different from dragging something without wheels! Max is about 300 pounds, and just under 37 inches. He has a lot of energy, but isn't particularly fit, and is 19 years old.
Guidance would be greatly appreciated!
I own a work harness with a collar and hames, though I've always driven him in a light harness since we use a two wheeled cart. I think I can rig something up based on what I've seen here, and I can probably make a singletree if I can't find one. I'd love to have suggestions for the material to use for the drag, but I thought something like chain link fence material with a tire or cinderblock on it to weight it down.
My biggest concern is what the appropriate weight should be for starting out. He pulls about 400 pounds total with his cart when my daughter and I ride together, but obviously that is different from dragging something without wheels! Max is about 300 pounds, and just under 37 inches. He has a lot of energy, but isn't particularly fit, and is 19 years old.
Guidance would be greatly appreciated!