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Post by angelena on Mar 27, 2013 22:20:44 GMT
Hi all ;D
My traditional cob was in a cart at the age of 2 with the gypsies. Not sure how much she had done with them but going by her paper fin shoes I reckon quite a bit.
I have long lined her around the yard ,on the roads and she has never put a foot wrong.
Now it's 2 yrs since she was in one. How should I go about getting her back in a cart. Should I start from scratch or straight from harness and work towards getting her back in a cart?
I have someone coming to help me who has lots of experience as don't fancy doing it alone. Thanks.
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Post by penduk on Mar 28, 2013 7:38:15 GMT
I would start from scratch. The travellers tend to put to and go. She will have learnt stand and full speed trot with nothing in between. They also tend to use the slap on bum method of driving.
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Post by angelena on Mar 28, 2013 12:44:54 GMT
Good advice. Yes they do have different methods of training sadly. I would want her to be done the correct way and make sure she understands commands. But she has been really good on them when I have put her on lines. That could be down to me putting in a lot of groundwork with her though. Thanks.
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Post by zoonie on Mar 31, 2013 12:51:49 GMT
Keep up the good work - you will have a lovely well trained cob as a result of your efforts. Penduk is right in the description of what to expect - my own gypsy cob would stand like a rock till you put your toe on the carriage step then he was off like a two bob rocket!! It took ages to train that out of him but he is the lovliest mannered pony you could meet now. Great that you're getting someone experienced to help as it isn't something that should be tackled solo. Also I would add, make sure she is used to properly fitting harness - the gypsies tend to pull from a belly band with shafts and just have the traces wrapped around the shafts to keep it all together. Shafts are just for steering and the weight should all be pulled through the traces from a properly fitting breast collar. The collar should be up off the point of her shoulder but not so high that it will interfere with her windpipe. She will probably not be used to breeching either so unless your carriage has brakes (usually only found on 4-wheelers) she will have to hold the carriage through the breeching on downhill slopes. You could lunge or long rein her in harness with the traces fastened quite tightly onto the breeching to get her used to the feel of it. If you have a driving whip or a long schooling whip teach her to move away from it with gentle taps on her ribs - this will also help once you get up on that carriage - and have loads of fun and let us know how you get on  |
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Post by angelena on Apr 17, 2013 8:17:40 GMT
Thanks for that. I am novice when it comes to driving as only done it a couple of times. Will let you know how I get on. Thanks.
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Post by angelena on Jun 21, 2013 9:56:20 GMT
My girl is going next week to be broken in will let you all know how she gets on  |
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Post by penduk on Jun 25, 2013 7:20:36 GMT
That is good news. Are you getting lessons at the same time? Then a couple of lessons with your girl so that you both are using the same system of commands?
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Post by angelena on Jun 25, 2013 7:26:55 GMT
Yes I have to go drive her to see how I do. Like I say I have only done it a few times. But should be ok I hope |
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Post by fidgetpants on Jul 9, 2013 12:38:14 GMT
Good luck with her, lots of pics please |
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