Author Topic: working an (unshod) shetland pony to move firewood? (Read 11566 times)

mab · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2012, 08:32:33 pm »

Nice,

Those are what I'm looking for - may have to improvise a bit - and Rosies got shorter legs than those ponies.

Hermit · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2012, 11:44:28 pm »

They look like Shetland photos before the pit pony shrinkage with their klibbers and kishies. That is what my post was trying telling you about on the Thordale website.

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2012, 02:30:50 pm »

they will love the work. as long as the ground is soft they will out last you any day. what size of load are you think they can carry. large logs could be difficult to balance.

jinglejoys · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2012, 09:53:37 pm »

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Simon did some small logging with Obahma in the basic saddlechariot
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Simons now got rollbars and a logging thingy on the Ibex Saddlechariot now

mab · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2012, 07:52:34 pm »

Oops! not checked this thread for a while

Quote from: shetlandpaul on September 05, 2012, 02:30:50 pm

they will love the work. as long as the ground is soft they will out last you any day. what size of load are you think they can carry. large logs could be difficult to balance.

I don't know what size yet - probably quite small until I have a feel for what she is comfortable with. It would be better to drag larger logs like in JJ's 1st video but I don't think there's any way up for a wheeled log carrier - yet - and dragging them without lifting the front end means they'll snag on roots / rocks /etc.

I do like those vids;

Long term,I'd like to make one of those log carrier dodahs (I don't have any suitable wheels ATM), though I do wonder how I'd persuade Rosie to walk on if I'm not holding her head away from the edible stuff.

What's the extra 3 wheeled trailer in the 2nd vid for?

jinglejoys · « **Reply #20 on:** September 18, 2012, 12:23:02 pm »

That's the log carrier (I'll check that with Simon)

Mel Rice · « **Reply #21 on:** September 18, 2012, 12:56:29 pm »

We tried our shetland out with an old tyre on the sand padock as a starter to pulling something useful....somehow never got further than that and now Ive got an exracer, hes so soft I dont think he will pull anything (dont realy want to let him try either!)