Central Park Carriage Horse Harness Set up( animal rights learning center) ban blinders.

[thecostumer]

I know that someone else has mentioned this as well. I'll just add on. The "spiders" are known as collar or britchen "hangers". Tugs are the part that your traces buckle into on a neck collar if you have buckle in traces - bolt in traces don't have them. Terrets. Not turrets. It's not a castle's tower. Breeching strap is called a Breeching (or britchen) "seat". Also, I put my throat latch through the ring on the side of the halter as well so my horses aren't able to rub them off.

[CarriageHorses4ever]

This is a really good basic lesson on horse harness. You you named and explained the harness parts very clearly. Have you ever thought of teaching people to drive as a sideline?

[KOOL2011]

Does it have the metal thing in its mouth to tell it where to go/speed?

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

@KOOL2011 yes, the bit. You pull back to stop and pull back longer to back up. The speed is

controlled by voice, as is the stopping, but we use the bit as well.

[jubie20021992]

You realy care for your horses and their saftey. there are those out there that do not treat their horses as good as you do. so you are a victim of profiling and i am sorry for that

[johnnyzmania]

best harness video on youtube ever.

[rustydanielle101]

wow, thank you so much for this video! This has helped me so much, It really helps me understand the harness better, im new to driving and diagrams just arent that great.

I also love to see that you know about horses you know your job, and you seem passionate about it, and the horse is well cared for.

thanks!

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

@rustydanielle101 Thank you very much, it was my pleasure.

[rajvader]

Nice. Interesting how terms vary by region. We usually us "singletree" rater than "whiffletree". (Brits sometimes say "swingletree") "Shaft loops" rather than "tugs", which we use an alternate for "traces". Of course, pulling heavier farm loads, we use a neck collar/hames rather than a breast collar. (Neck collars being newfangled, only from the Middle-Ages.) I bet the web halter is required by law... We like black training cord halters, which fit & look better under the bridle.

[MiscreantK]

I think this is my favorite out of all your horses.. is he a buckskin? In other videos, his color looks different.

[JanH1961]

excellent overview/explanation! 

[dragonwing22]

What a gorgeous horse! I can tell that he enjoys his work and is well taken care of. Good work, sir. I love this video.

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

@dragonwing22 Thank you

[desertblbuesman]

thanks very much for this great harnessing video. It is the est I have seen on YT.

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

Thanks for your comment !

[morganbreyers]

what breed of horse is he?

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

Fjord, Belgian cross

[DrPepperandOreos]

In a way, I find Peta hillarious. I mean, it's sad that they've managed to get so many followers, but thier ideas are just so stupid.

What needs to happen is that farmers, horse drivers, and all of these people being attacked need to get out there and educate people. Go to schools and fairs and all of that and try to counteract all of this. It'll be a sad day if PETA and all of those other big idiots win.

Nice vid BTW, even if a bit noisy in the background. Informative and detailed

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

Thanks !

[obscuredmelody]

DrPepper has a fantastic point about shedding light on the truth. Have you thought about starting a website? Or becoming a guest speaker for 4-H, FFA, or state fairs. Or how about contacting large equine magazines. The majority of the US is ignorant about horses, and know even less about specific disciplines.

[morganglow100]

why would they ban blinders, i drive horses and without them the horses spook all the time... how stupid can people be thanks for posting this vid :)

[Sheepinwolfgarb]

Not blinders like on the bridle, 'Blinders' the PeTA mockumentary that outlines the falsified 'cruelty' of carriage horses.

[FrontalTraction]

When the horses are in captivy they gat medicine, food, water, etc... Bu peta wants them to be free, but then, they will not live as long!

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

Not to mention that these horses are totally domesticated animals that have been selectivly bred for hundreds of years. So, if PETA took our horses, or any domestic horse, and "set them free" they would not survive. They dont have the skills to survive on their own, just as a domesticated poodle would die, so would our horses. Their ideas are asinine and make no sense. Their entire mindset is flawed to the very core.

[Sheepinwolfgarb]

I've read about desperate people releasing their horses into the wild to give them a 'chance'. Even if the horses try to join up with a band of mustangs, the mustangs will reject them in the most violent manner.

[Sheepinwolfgarb]

Oh, and I believe the average life span of a mustang is roughly six years. Whereas domesticated horses that are well care for can comfortable hit 30 plus years.

I wonder what PETA thinks we should do with the mustangs. After all, they aren't native to North America. Hmm...

[FallingandRunning]

@Sheepinwolfgarb

Even worse they were originally bred by and domesticated by humans...

[FallingandRunning]

@StopLiesSeeTruth

Actually as I understand it, they want all domestic animals dead. That's why for every 1000 or so animals that go to PeTA, 2 are lucky to be adopted. It's also why they push BSL, spay/neuter, and I'm fairly sure several other events.

[SARobb]

Thanks for posting this in such detail! I just got my 1st harness and the thing looks so much different in pieces in a box then the already set up harness. Really detailed pictures of a nylon harness are hard to find. Your a life saver!

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

Good to be up and about! Thanks

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

You will see my horses using both in different vids. It's`my understanding that with the "dutch" the horse is pushing the carriage, as the load is acting below the shoulder. With the "collar" the load is acting over the shoulder so the horse is pulling. Different muscle goups are used in each instance. For this reason I ocassionally change the set up on the horses that are comfortable with it.

If you watch the Amish, on heavy tasks like plowing, it's a collar and hames set up.

[StopLiesSeeTruth]

To add to my comments in the video, I should say that the work collar & hames set up is just as good a way to pull a load. It depends very much on the individual horse. For instance most Standard Breds would probably pull better with a collar & hames due to their narrow chest. Feinian has pulled with a collar & hames. I changed it one time in the summer. I thought it would be a little lighter, less contact with the horse,less sweat. He seamed to like it. So I left it.

[exposedtruths]

But Murphy, Noble Horse said those "posts" were better than a "wiffle tree." More proof they (Noble Horse)doesn't know shit!

[murphy60083]

Very nice video. I prefer that breast collar type over a traditional collar and I also like the whiffle tree vs. the posts.