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Oh, a friend of mine who is visiting today that drives horses came over to look at my new set up (not shown) and then noticed I did not explain how my harness show is different that some mini harnesses. The one in this post does not have an overgirth. It has a wrap strap that is too short to...

yes, the lateral movement, cones or poles to turn around and backing around cones and stuff will help. Another trick that worked for me in the 'olden days' was to do lots of ground work, the side passing, the turning on the forehand and kind end, you know, german-style ground training, with the...

I am new to driving minis, but like you, savvy with horses. I think that I too would have first walked the horse on lead past the sport, then ground driven her a bit same spot once safe to exit the cart. Here is my scary spook story, and boy I was shaken up bad; First, I have loop hand straps...

I think you missed one of my postings, the breeching is not set as high as in the pics posted. The thimbles are used because the hill is steep and I needed tips on the shaft ends anyway. I got a set from a pal who had a show harness without breeching, which I know about, but I see my mini bows...

Tina E and anyone else that noticed I had two weird straps sorta clipped on the shaft ends. They were some small straps I had laying about in a harness repair kit I have of bits and peices and I am just awaiting shipment of my shaft thimbles. (which by the way, if you need shaft thimbles for...

Thank you Tina, the tie down thingie was just half-butt rigged to keep the tips of the shafts from pushing forward when going down hill, and the breeching was raised, AND I did lower the tug loops lower than the last pic I posted. I have another harness on the way and hope I get it on right...

Cool about being in Hobart! I have a friend living right near there still. My dad was base commander when we were stationed there. Funny story, I was the first girl to enroll in FFA there and the boys were wicked mean to me, but I did not care. I learned to weld and show lambs and my steer and...

Hey Marsha, get this...I graduated from Altus High in OK back in '75, Boy did the tornados really give us a spin every year there....wow. and I remember buying water from these big tanks around our tiny town, and I had my first horses and some FFA show stock (steer, lambs) there. Do you know...

I like that attachment you have, very nice, I will try and rig up one like that if I cannot find it sold separate. Right now you will get a laugh outta me using a half-used roll of bounty paper towels to keep the neck strap from hurting her, see my last post just above this one. And no, this...

Thank all of your for your great advice. Sadly, I tried the lowering of the tugs (I actually tried all the setting adjustable) and today I think I hit on the right fit to relieve pressure off my little girls back. Like I said, unless going uphill, before the weight of the cart/shafts put all the...

Dear Peggy, yes, I had it level to begin with, but with the cart level she started struggling more and the traces would never get tight unless at a 5% or better grade uphill. Raising the tug loops up higher in the saddle, setting the cart back, gave her some relief and allows her to pull with...

sadly, no, tried lowering the tugs and it was so much worse that BB really could not even pull. The pics shown is the lowest I can let the shafts sit with her still able to pull without overbearing weight on her back. lowering the tug loops makes MORE weight as the cart tips farther forward. I...

I have not ordered this 3 wheel dog cart, they say they can adjust some dimensions, like shafts, to fit specific sized minis, etc. the 3rd wheel should not interfer if your harness is set up right for the correct L of shafts for your mini.

Help! I am an experience driver of horses in carts, wagons and carraiges. I recently acquired a small A sized mini. She came with harness and easy entry mini 2 wheel cart. I am stuck on a problem that I cannot seem to solve. First off, very little is level in my part of Virginia---finding a...