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      Breakaway Halter Attachment Breaking Away!
      March 28, 2022

      The other day I was out for a lovely spring walk with my ponies. The [...]

      Which Style of Equine Boots/Shoes Works Best for Founder Rehab?

      How can Boots or Shoes Help My Foundering Equine? Founder is such a scary word. [...]

      08
      Mar
      How to Cover a Small Driving Cart

      Storing Your Driving Cart Storing carts can seem like a daunting task… how do I [...]

      01
      Mar
      How To Attach Quick Hitch Hold Back Straps

      How to Attach Quick Hitch Hold Back Straps to the Shafts of your Driving Vehicle [...]

      15
      Feb
      How to Adjust a Side Check Rein

      Adjusting the Side Check Rein on your Driving Harness The video below will show you [...]

      2 Comments

      01
      Feb
      ComfyFit Treed Saddle versus the Treeless Saddle

      Driving Harness Saddles – Treed vs. Treeless DISCLAIMER: This blog is about the ComfyFit Treed [...]

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      28
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      An Introduction to Therapeutic Carriage Driving

      Therapeutic Carriage Driving By Amanda Bubb As horse lovers, we all know the power of [...]

      1 Comment

      07
      Jan
      Are My Shafts too Wide or too Narrow?

      Fitting the Shafts of your Driving Cart Nearly every week I have someone call and [...]

      28
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      The 2021 HorseDriver Gift Guide!

      There’s something special about the magic of the holidays – those warm feelings of giving [...]

      02
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      Breakaway Halter Attachments – Mini Size and Horse Size

      We have come out with a slightly different Halter Breakaway Attachment for the minis and [...]

      22
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      Safety Check – Halter Cheek Snaps

      Sometimes halters will have a snap on the cheek. This makes putting the halter on [...]

      2 Comments

      16
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      How To Adjust Your Traces

      Harnessing and hitching a horse or pony for driving has such a long learning curve. [...]

      09
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      Buying A Harness One Piece At A Time

      Some of us can’t afford to purchase a new harness all at one time. (I’m [...]

      19
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      Back to Black!

      Supply chain and capacity challenges: Our long-time artisan partners at Countryside Harness have been kept [...]

      2 Comments

      06
      Sep
      The Farm/Work Harness

      Just how do you put on a Farm/Work style harness? The Farm/Work Style harness is [...]

      2 Comments

      02
      Sep
      Janie to Retire!

      After nearly 30 years, Janie Amdal is passing along the proverbial reins to the next [...]

      6 Comments

      01
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      How to Measure the Driving Collars (and hames!)

      I am often asked how to go about measuring an existing collar. Sometimes we buy [...]

      31
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      Donkathon: Donkeys Raising Research Funds for The Multiple Sclerosis Society

      This summer, our dear friend and long time customer, Polly Vacher, set out with her [...]

      30
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      Traces – Combo End or Slot End?

      When you buy a ComfyFit Harness or the Pleasure Harness you have a choice in [...]

      24
      Aug
      How to Fit Driving Harness

      A Guide on Fitting Your Harness Fitting harness can be tricky. Especially if one is [...]

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