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06-24-2016, 06:14 PM
Hello Nanno
Here is another Amish Based draft horses trick. for training young stock.
Usually used in multiple abreast hitches like they use for spring plowing and breaking young horses.
4-6 horses.
It is not considered "nice" by today's standard but is still in use by the Amish.
It is called a "Jockey Stick" .
The way it works is a piece of wood hooked from the cheek rings or bit cut to the spacing you want strait across to the other animals bit or bridal. Reins connected to just the out side horses (Well Trained) when you pull one rein the outside horse goes with it, the horses in the middle of the hitch have no choice but to go the same way.
The Jockey Stick just transfers the pull of the "Driven" horses to the Green horses. to learn to turn with the hitch.
You only need 2 reins to drive the outside animals with. Granted this is a method for open field with a heavy load like a 3-4 bottom plow on behind. It is a "Breaking Method"
I would like to try it on goats, Just a team with halters on, to see how it works.
Happy Trails
hihobaron and the Troops in SC
Here is another Amish Based draft horses trick. for training young stock.
Usually used in multiple abreast hitches like they use for spring plowing and breaking young horses.
4-6 horses.
It is not considered "nice" by today's standard but is still in use by the Amish.
It is called a "Jockey Stick" .
The way it works is a piece of wood hooked from the cheek rings or bit cut to the spacing you want strait across to the other animals bit or bridal. Reins connected to just the out side horses (Well Trained) when you pull one rein the outside horse goes with it, the horses in the middle of the hitch have no choice but to go the same way.
The Jockey Stick just transfers the pull of the "Driven" horses to the Green horses. to learn to turn with the hitch.
You only need 2 reins to drive the outside animals with. Granted this is a method for open field with a heavy load like a 3-4 bottom plow on behind. It is a "Breaking Method"
I would like to try it on goats, Just a team with halters on, to see how it works.
Happy Trails
hihobaron and the Troops in SC