BK> Howdy Bonnie..  I'm the oldest lurker of this echo.. 
 BK> and I've got 2 Quarter Palomino mares (mother and 
 BK> daughter), and a semi retired Morab, I think. 
        Well hello there, I hope to have 'my'mother and daughter team back 
together by April.
 BK> Yep, driving Tush as much as possible also.
        What kind of driving do you do?  I bought a race training harness and 
then a jog cart, then was told that the harness wasn't such a good idea.  It 
doesn't have breeching and the traces only go 3/4 of the way back.  I have 
taken him out a few times and didn't have a problem.  I did have to make 
extensions for the loops (shafts go through) as the shafts were too high and 
the reins kept getting caught.  I guess race horses don't turn much .
 BK> 21 is a tad aged to breed..  we tend to ease off when 
 BK> they start getting up into the high teens. 
        She has already had 5 foals and we thought about breeding her back 
morgan, but the foal wouldn't be registered.  Our farrier also told us what 
it was like to have a mare bleed out after foaling and I don't think I would 
want this to happen to her (she was my first horse).  My daughter will start 
on her this year and also use her as her 4-H project.  I was told as well 
that sometime between the time I lost her and where she is now that someone 
taught her to drive, so I will get to enjoy her as well.
 BK> Los Angeles, Ca.
        Long way from here.  What are your tempratures like this time of 
ear?
 BK> Sun finally made it out today.
        And what exactly does that look like? :-).  It has sunk into a deep 
freeze again, feel awful bad to see the horses covered in snow and ice.  I 
keep looking for spring.
--- Maximus 3.00
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