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07-01-2016, 04:46 AM
Hello Nanno
That was My Arabian Stallion Baron Von Black and me for Stopping a Run Away Team of Belgian Drafters In a Packed Labor Day Parade They were pulling a full size Hitch Wagon With people from the Teamsters Union aboard, The Local Union was the Sponsors for the Team and Wagon.
Quite literally it was a desperation move for me to keep people on the ground along the parade route from getting trampled and run over by a heavy wagon.
Cause: hitch pin failed,Double Tree hit the horses in the heels, they kicked the wagon and Took off
The Neck Yolk was bolted to the pole same as chaining. Yes, a spooked team running down the street is bad enough but a hitch wagon still hooked spooking them every time it banged on them would have be lots worse.
I would rather just deal with team not the wagon but that was not an option.
I Give all the credit to Baron My Stallion (RIP) He was the one talking to Drafters I was way to busy watching people to keep them out of the way. When we got them stopped we swung around in front Baron Faced the team 3X his size down, Gave them that "Stallion" I will stomp you good. It you move. I got down saw the situation people were bailing out from the wagon(Good) A couple big Guys Came out from the spectators. used both to help and did get a new hitch pin put in the double tree. They had one in the wagon parts box..
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Moving on: Point of the story.
Hitch wagon had good hydraulic brakes, could have stopped itself If the horses would have NOT been bolted/chained to the pole. The neck yolk would have just slid off. and catching just a team without a heavy wagon bouncing off them would have been much better to stop.
BTY: I had been in other Parades with that exact team,( They were not a bad Team) some with my own horses (Baron) Or my Percheron Saddle horse Windy,(RIP) I trained him for some basic Dressage Talk about something Fancy to see a 1800 # Black Perch in Piaf or side pass. My Perch friends loved to take me along for their Parades, and loved Windy and me as a outrider. They were Hitch horse people, and would drive team, 4-6 up in parades and show.
Windy was big enough to impress and if the hitch had a problem big enough to do something about it.
All of the hitch horse people I worked with always maintained, "Went the Hitch was Showing Good, they were about 1 stride from a run away. The horse in the hitches were all HOT. Not Carriage horse dispositions.
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You know how parades go, Start and stop.
Hitch horses do not like to stand still, in Parade stops.
The trick was with Windy at a Parade I could put Windy into a Piaf catch the the hitch horses attention and keep them quite, or side pass up one side stand him at the head of the hitch Piaf a bit and then side pass back down the other side.
In Ending Nanno
We both Have different back ground Experience and are sharing it.
There is no ONE Perfect way, Discussion is always a part of the learning experience.
Happy Trails
hihobaron Blizzard ,Fuzzy,Pete, Sam and the Troops in SC
That was My Arabian Stallion Baron Von Black and me for Stopping a Run Away Team of Belgian Drafters In a Packed Labor Day Parade They were pulling a full size Hitch Wagon With people from the Teamsters Union aboard, The Local Union was the Sponsors for the Team and Wagon.
Quite literally it was a desperation move for me to keep people on the ground along the parade route from getting trampled and run over by a heavy wagon.
Cause: hitch pin failed,Double Tree hit the horses in the heels, they kicked the wagon and Took off
The Neck Yolk was bolted to the pole same as chaining. Yes, a spooked team running down the street is bad enough but a hitch wagon still hooked spooking them every time it banged on them would have be lots worse.
I would rather just deal with team not the wagon but that was not an option.
I Give all the credit to Baron My Stallion (RIP) He was the one talking to Drafters I was way to busy watching people to keep them out of the way. When we got them stopped we swung around in front Baron Faced the team 3X his size down, Gave them that "Stallion" I will stomp you good. It you move. I got down saw the situation people were bailing out from the wagon(Good) A couple big Guys Came out from the spectators. used both to help and did get a new hitch pin put in the double tree. They had one in the wagon parts box..
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Moving on: Point of the story.
Hitch wagon had good hydraulic brakes, could have stopped itself If the horses would have NOT been bolted/chained to the pole. The neck yolk would have just slid off. and catching just a team without a heavy wagon bouncing off them would have been much better to stop.
BTY: I had been in other Parades with that exact team,( They were not a bad Team) some with my own horses (Baron) Or my Percheron Saddle horse Windy,(RIP) I trained him for some basic Dressage Talk about something Fancy to see a 1800 # Black Perch in Piaf or side pass. My Perch friends loved to take me along for their Parades, and loved Windy and me as a outrider. They were Hitch horse people, and would drive team, 4-6 up in parades and show.
Windy was big enough to impress and if the hitch had a problem big enough to do something about it.
All of the hitch horse people I worked with always maintained, "Went the Hitch was Showing Good, they were about 1 stride from a run away. The horse in the hitches were all HOT. Not Carriage horse dispositions.
=========================
You know how parades go, Start and stop.
Hitch horses do not like to stand still, in Parade stops.
The trick was with Windy at a Parade I could put Windy into a Piaf catch the the hitch horses attention and keep them quite, or side pass up one side stand him at the head of the hitch Piaf a bit and then side pass back down the other side.
In Ending Nanno
We both Have different back ground Experience and are sharing it.
There is no ONE Perfect way, Discussion is always a part of the learning experience.
Happy Trails
hihobaron Blizzard ,Fuzzy,Pete, Sam and the Troops in SC