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criticalmass
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 Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: The Dead "Pulling Horse" |
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My mother's horse died yesterday @ 25 years old. It happens, but this horse was really well trained to pull a buggy and plow by a man that's either no longer alive or has retired from horse training.
So my question is where do you even find someone outside the amish commune willing to take on a horse for training in the Midwest or anywhere else for that matter?
I suppose you could do it yourself but there are some really crazy nuiances to horse training that makes for really painful trial and error. You also run the likelihood of irreversibly messing up an expensive investment if you do a poor job of training. |
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CarlinsDarlin
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: The Dead "Pulling Horse" |
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criticalmass,
Sorry to hear that. A friend of ours had a young horse that she wanted to train to pull a buggy last year. She contacted someone in Missouri and sent the horse there for a few months till it was well trained. Incidentally, the person who trained it was indeed Amish - so they do training for the English, too. Unless you have some specific reason for not wanting them to do it, I imagine you could find someone who would. If you like, I can find out the person's contact info that she used. I don't know how far away you are, or if it would be feasible, but I don't mind finding out if you want. Just send me a PM and I'll see what I can find out.
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RdSnt
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: The Dead "Pulling Horse" |
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I would think someone who trains for harness racing would be of help. Look for the nearest harness racing track.
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Gorm
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| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Re: The Dead "Pulling Horse" |
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Do it yourself, that is something peakoil is all about.
I have a 2-year old standardbred trotter who I train for harness racing (Linema Hubble). This is my first horse that I trained and prior to her I have hade wery little to do with horses in my life.
And it is not that hard to train a horse to pull buggy and plow. And its fun to, you learn a lot and use your hands a lot.  |
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criticalmass
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: Re: The Dead "Pulling Horse" |
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Thanks for all the advice.
My parents are located in WI. I think I'll suggest to her that training another horse on the farm herself could be rewarding. She gives riding lessons and saddle- breaks horses for other people. I think she's got it in her head that training for pulling is much more difficult.
I lack the knowledge to train a horse, but I think its something she's fully capable of.
If someone knows of a trainer in WI willing to offer advice on pulling horses and has used quarter horses in the past for 2 wheel carts and buggies, that would be infinitely helpful.
Thanks again. |
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skyemoor
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