Hello I live in Northamptonshire and I am looking to purchase a small horse drawn cart suitable for a 15hh cob to pull around the fields. Mainly to be used for collection of horse manure and after washing out delivery of hay to our cattle. Does not need to have a seat or be brightly painted as I will be walking alongside.A tipping one would be brilliant.
I found a brilliant one on Dragon Driving but it was going to be to small as it said would suit up to 10.2hh -14hh. My cob is a chunky boy.
I went to the Lamport Countryside show yesterday and met talked to the man giving the Shire Horse display and he has agreed to help me and find harness for my cob with a collar and teach me how to work with my horse. He's local so it will be brilliant. I am really looking forward to it. My aim is to learn to harrow our fields and I would hope may be next summer if all is going well get a Bennington Fun Bug to drive on the Road or a Hillman Twingo ( half the price). Any one have experience of either of these 4 wheel carts?
I thought I would practice first with a muck cart in the fields. I did drive a cart 20 years ago so feeling a little rusty.
So help please in finding my field muck/field cart.( nothing on EBay/preloved or Dragon Driving) Also looking for a full sized breast Collar. ( Cob one I purchased was to small for his broad chest). I am getting advice from the Heavy Horse Expert as to what type and size of collar would suit my horse. Danny (cob) will be visiting him next week.
I have posted previously about my hunt for working horse harness.
Will keep you posted on our progress.