tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post3638444523166067919..comments2023-10-24T09:42:05.608-04:00Comments on Riding Miss Daisy: The Journey to DrivingMellimaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673715214541094159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-54093389751948015992011-12-23T18:00:55.497-05:002011-12-23T18:00:55.497-05:00I really enjoyed coming out and helping you Meliss...I really enjoyed coming out and helping you Melissa, it was a great learning experience for me too! :)Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716255908611793398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-52321874140352339462011-12-19T23:09:55.793-05:002011-12-19T23:09:55.793-05:00I would have someone lead her or be there on a lin...I would have someone lead her or be there on a line when you start her out without blinders. First pull the cart behind her then attach it to her. Most horses do well.<br />the past picture before the video in this post was the one I noticed she needed the shaves brought down. See where the breast collar is sitting in the picture? That's the level the shaves should be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-8680630038367142742011-12-18T20:22:35.872-05:002011-12-18T20:22:35.872-05:00Thanks for the information Sydney! The first coupl...Thanks for the information Sydney! The first couple pictures of Daisy hooked up were from her first day driving, in which we hooked her up quickly with as little 'messing with' the harness as possible to keep her comfortable. . . the last driving picture is where we moved the shafts down to. Are they still too high there? (can you tell?)<br />And thanks for the tip with the blinders. . . I was thinking that as well that I should get her used to driving without blinds. I don't know how she'll take it the first time though.Mellimaushttp://ridingdaisy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475862114676393206.post-40903750182911351822011-12-18T19:14:38.578-05:002011-12-18T19:14:38.578-05:00Good job! I am so glad you seen through to train h...Good job! I am so glad you seen through to train her to drive. It really makes a horse so much more versatile in things you can do with them and how they accept new things. <br />A couple things I noticed and want to point out. Driving with blinders is great, and a traditional way to drive but I have seen a great wreck happen on more than one occasion due to always driving a horse with blinders. The one time at a show a gelding who was very well trained (and just won a class) got his bridle taken off somehow. He was still attached to the cart and seen it and freaked out because although hes not stupid he knew something was following him but he finally seen it! Since that day I have always started horses with open bridles and always drove older horses who have been in blinders in an open bridle before I put them in the cart with a bridle if I did not train them. <br />Also your shaves are a bit high. This is going to place the weight of your cart and passengers on her belly. You ideally wan it in line with the point of her shoulder (and the tugs since they come off the breast collar at the point of the shoulder)so the weight is evenly distributed and the shaves cannot bounce up or down and place too much weight on the horses back or belly. Plus you can catch a line around a shave or the bridle which is worse when they are pointing too far up.<br />No sleigh to use in the winter? Google Skiijoring :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.com