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I had been using my bobsleigh a lot this winter. However, we lost all of our snow a few days ago.

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Here is that easy pulling mower someone was asking about. My friend was pulling it with his donkeys. Pulled like a dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr6gZnsZfEI

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Nice video, enoyed it.

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Another way to haul the logs.

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww161/chochocookie/biglogs008.jpg

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That is great. Sure like those chunky horses and the sleight bells. Have to look for a set like that.

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Here is a video of it in use

http://s384.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rodhorses/media/movinglogs004_zpsd117161b.mp4.html

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Back over the log and hook with tongs and winch up. Put chains around it. Back over another one and winch it up too. The trailer was so big and heavy I was suprised they could pull it empty. But the suprised me.:) Came up a half way decent hill to get there.

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Nice heavy duty rig.

My horses were with an Amish friend for a few years until I retired and moved to the farm permantly. Here is how he used to haul 2 or three logs ant a time with the horses.

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Billy – here is a video of mine in the woods.

http://s384.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rodhorses/media/bestwoodhauling.mp4.html

http://s384.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rodhorses/media/Comingwithbiglog.mp4.html

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They are looking good. The two best things for patience are 1. sweat under the collar 2. being tied 2 to 3 hours a day. Mine are old enough now, about 13 and 16, and have been used enough that I can just hitch them every couple weeks or so and they go just like they were hitched yesterday. You better have ahold of the lines when you tell them to go however.

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I have used my Haflinger team to rake. You get a hot day, a long field and a little grade here and there and it makes them work. One horse would be out of the question here.

She sure did have the horse hitched too far out in front. The tugs had to be hitched shorter, big time.

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I like the pictures. Speaking of collars, I have gone to adjustable collars. Especially good on thick necked horses.

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It is common for Haflingers to want to take up your space. Just get a stick or short whip and enforce your space requirement. I have one mare that gets herself worked up once in awhile and starts head bobbing and little jumps. Have use an “Equalizer” on her some and she doesn’t do it much around the farm anymore. But out with other horses, if she is not in the lead she will still do it some. I use the “Equalizer” in those situations.

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You come visit anytime!! Here is another one.

http://s384.beta.photobucket.com/user/Rodhorses/media/valleyturningaround_zps3e9cde0a.mp4.html

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I use drilltec on my shoes in the winter to keep them from slipping on the ice. Also use snow pads to keep from having snowballs build up.

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