[TheForge] Fw: [EK-Equine] Trailering question....

[Dan Scheid]

hmmm most harness folks I know put the carts in front. but with the weight
on a blacksmith shop you may need to put it in back. ether way I would go
with a gooseneck. they handle this sort of thing much better.. you know a
center load race horse style would work nice. horse loads off the center
ramp and you have the wagon in the back with its own ramp.
Dan
>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
> > Phlip a farrier out this way (well San Jose 7 hr north) did this he made
> his
> > shoe'n trailer out of a two horse circle J cut the sides so they open up
> > ect. If he brings it to the show in 2 weeks I'll try to get you Pics.
> > Dan
>
> Yeah, if you can, I'd appreciate seeing them. My thought is to have the
> front set up like a normal horse trailer, with two stalls which can be
> completely separated with a partition, and use one side for the horse or
> mule and the other for anvils, hay, tentage, and whatever else I need to
> keep dry, etc to balance the weight of the equid. The back would likely be
a
> flat bed with a ramp, to hold my smithing wagon, which, if properly set
up,
> could have drop-down shafts, and with the connivance of another driver, I
> could unload  equid and wagon a couple blocks away, and drive the wagon to
> the event, with the second driver bringing the truck and trailer in. My
> primary concern would be balancing everything, and making sure that I had
> enough structural strength so the rig wouldn't bow in the middle or at the
> ends. With corner jacks and a little bit of planning, the trailer,
> rearranged slightly, could convert to a stall for the horse or mule.
>
> I'd need a sensible critter, though, which is why I'm thinking of a mule-
> also- a properly trained mule could look all silly and flop-eared bringing
> the wagon in, and still do a competent job at playing our equestrian
games.
> Could get some really funny shtick out of that ;-)
>
> This isn't something I'm planning for next week, though. It will likely
take
> me a couple of years to get things set up the way I want them, but plenty
of
> thinking and planning time is always a good thing ;-)
>
> BTW, Dan, thanks for sending me the picture of you and your filly- you
make
> a very pretty pair ;-)
>
> Phlip
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
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