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Carole Redgrave
| | Posted on Sunday, 3 May, 2009 - 10:29 pm: | |
Hi All and thanks for your wise words!!! The deed has been done! Put the harness on and long reined him for the first time a week ago yesterday, proceeded all week with him dragging a log around then because he'd showed so much promise decided to go for it yesterday and put the cart to him and Hey Presto! Had him in the cart again today and what a natural he is. He looks fantastic, carries himself so much better than when being ridden- still a spooky beggar but it's easier to cope with in harness than under saddle somehow. Just hope he carries on being so good- it just seems too good to be true thats all and you're half thinking when is he gonna do something stupid but perhaps I'm doing him an injustice after all he's never actually harmed me all the years I've ridden him ( scared me half to death occasionally but never actually harmed me! )Fingers crossed!!!!! |
Andi Rutledge
| | Posted on Friday, 21 November, 2008 - 11:11 am: | |
speaking from experience with cobs ...have a go ...we broke one to drive at age 11 which i had been hunting hacking etc ....even drove her to meets ...and followed for a while ...have to say much better behaved in harness than under saddle ....23 now and still has attitude but still hunting happily ...would have competed driving with her if we could have found the right match for her as a pair ...at the time ...
best of luck i'd say give it a go . |
Nicolette Hughes
| | Posted on Thursday, 20 November, 2008 - 8:15 pm: | |
HI, we had a 12yr old pony broken in April for my 10yr old daughter. Pony has never been so happy! They are doing the indoor trials this year too. Have a go - nothing to lose! |
Wendy Peckham
| | Posted on Thursday, 20 November, 2008 - 11:35 am: | |
Hi Carole,
For what its worth, I'd say go for it. Age is no barrier whatsoever. However - given what you have said about your boy do be ready for anything. I drive a Welsh CobxClyesdale. He loves his job, prefers being driven to being ridden and has given me hours of fun (and anguish).
However, he, also has the Welsh Cob attitude - I just have to be one step ahead of him. The more work he gets, the better he is.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. |
Carole Redgrave
| | Posted on Friday, 14 November, 2008 - 11:13 pm: | |
Hi,
Would it be worth even trying to break a 13 year old Welsh Sec D gelding to harness? Since I started driving just over 12 months ago the Section D Who used to be my riding horse has been living the life of Riley in the paddocks with our brood mare. I recently put him out on short-term loan to a girl with a view to buying him but she's returned him after just 2 weeks! He is one hell of a handful but absolutely gorgeous with it. I can see I'm going to have a job finding another home for him- he just weighs people up and then takes the mickey out of them- usually frightening them half to death in the process! Has anyone had similar monsters and can they be mastered better in harness than under saddle? My other half would ( probably! ) be prepared to break him to harness as it's something he's been doing all his life but I can't decide whether to let him. He reckons it could go either way, he'll either take to it like a duck to water or --- well,let's not go there... What does anyone think? |
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