Come to Canterbury this Sunday morning. I will be driving the buckskin large pony to the phaeton. Introduce yourself. :0)
Well if you are going to the schooling show
Make a bold move and if you like a cart - introduce yourself and ask if they would mind:
a) telling you how they like it and where they got it
b) letting you sit in it - for a 2-wheel they will have to help by holding the shafts
c) let you move it around some to see how it handles on the ground - some carts are very well balanced and some are excruciatingly heavy to move around - not hooked - makes me wonder how the horse feels
d) take you for a short ride - when they are not busy doing classes
You might make a new friend and you’ll sure find out lots about the carts - even if they dont take you for a ride
good luck
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Come to Canterbury this Sunday morning. I will be driving the buckskin large pony to the phaeton. Introduce yourself. :0)[/QUOTE]
Can’t make it then but I may ride my pony Intro dressage at the Nov. 7th schooling show there. If not I will be at the Nov 1st show at Rebel Ridge. Will you be at Rebel Ridge for the STRIDE show?
I’ll give you another tip re ordering a newmade vehicle that my trainer taught me: you can actually order them unvarnished and then stain or paint 'em any color you want! I’m pretty sure Claudette can order one for you like that, but you’d want to check with her.
I’m for sure buying her country gig as Q’s first vehicle - but I’m a couple years away from that yet. Given what his temperament is, I’ve decided our next couple of years are best spent getting him some serious under-saddle miles and ground-driving miles, by which time he’ll have grown a little bit more of a brain (in theory anyway! :lol:) and be over the Goofbag Baby Brat phase, and ready to be a confident, CALM driving horse. 
