We have the breeching down low in this case so that if a strap broke and it did come down round his hocks, he would not worry about it and would still attempt to slow the vehicle despite it not being "in the right place". If this happened while going downhill and he slipped, we do not want him to panic, so we train him to cope with it happily. Danny will do driving trials with his owner so needs to be able to cope with situations like this in different circumstances without becoming upset.
@hackneysaregreat Also on some of our other single videos you can see that we leave the bellyband looser than normal so that the shafts bounce up and down; we also adjust the pole tension so that it moves about more between a pair of horses (i.e. when going over a ramp or down a pothole). This is to show that they do not become upset when things move differently to how they "should" do when put to normally; if anything should break or come undone in the future they will cope with it confidently.
He is just lovely! Wonderful training you exhibit in all of your horses!
myhotchilipepper 4 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I love the explanation. Smart.
heidimule 4 months ago
Why do you have the breeching that low?
hackneysaregreat 4 months ago
We have the breeching down low in this case so that if a strap broke and it did come down round his hocks, he would not worry about it and would still attempt to slow the vehicle despite it not being "in the right place". If this happened while going downhill and he slipped, we do not want him to panic, so we train him to cope with it happily. Danny will do driving trials with his owner so needs to be able to cope with situations like this in different circumstances without becoming upset.
barryhook2 4 months ago
@hackneysaregreat Also on some of our other single videos you can see that we leave the bellyband looser than normal so that the shafts bounce up and down; we also adjust the pole tension so that it moves about more between a pair of horses (i.e. when going over a ramp or down a pothole). This is to show that they do not become upset when things move differently to how they "should" do when put to normally; if anything should break or come undone in the future they will cope with it confidently.
barryhook2 4 months ago
LOvely job
chelackie 4 months ago