Artemisia

Horse Drawn Promotions - Breaking horses to harness. http://www.horsedrawnpromotions.com/
This Paso Fino mare came to us to be broken to drive. However not every owner is a good match for their horse; in this case the mare would have required an experienced driver, so her owner made the decision to rehome her. We found an experienced lady who was prepared to take her on and keep her. Although it can be a heartbreaking decision, we believe drivers should consider whether the horse they have is suitable for the type of carriage driving they wish to do.

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[MadPossumProductions]

last year ,at a driving event ,sponsored by my driving club ,one of our members had a mare that was acting just like your girl in this film clip . several of us noted how "up " she was , but her owner was sure she would "work out of it " the end result was a horrific crash ,and four people in hospital . had any of us who "saw that comming" had the balls to REALLY say shes not up for this today , take off the harness ,that disaster wouldn t have happened .thankyou for schooling us to speak true.

[userunavailable3095]

I've run across a couple of these in my life. Neither ever made a good horse, and one ended up really hurting someone. I sometimes wonder if horses with a temperament like this one don't have something organically wrong, like a brain tumor. I groomed a Northern Dancer daughter who was like that too. You never felt comfortable around any of them. Sometimes the wisest thing to do is let it go, no matter how pretty and talented they are.

[MrStablelad]

Thank you barry for all of those Wise words, to other horse lovers

I Have to Agree with barry, as if she was sold on at a later date, But into young hands,

well who knows what could have happened, Maybe the death of a Driver, Horse, & the public, Maybe even involed with a Car.

Kind voice, Kind hands & I have to agree again Ref NO SMACKING AT ALL.

[hackneysaregreat]

You are very right, Barry.

Honesty saves lives.

[mfscroggins]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I have a four year old haflinger mare that is like this. She will work, but she wants to pay attention to everything else. She never seems to enjoy what she is doing and is always looking over her shoulder. I remember in an old video about a pony, you said the pony would only do 80% of what he was told. My mare was about 50% when I got her, now maybe 80%, but after months of work, I have to admit that we are not a good match.