What type of harness do I need for my Kbike?
I get this question at least once a week. The answer is: A Pleasure Style Harness. This is because the line of draft on a KBike is fairly...
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Mindy Schroder
May 23, 2022
Perfecting Your KBike Balance
Last weekend, Handsome Hubby and I, made a video showing how to perfect your KBike balance by adjusting your shafts. I do some trouble...
Mindy Schroder
May 10, 2022
Short Training Sessions
At least once a week I have a phone call or an email telling me that they have a yearling or a two year old pony and they would like to...
Mindy Schroder
Apr 4, 2022
How To Pony A Pony From Your Cart
One of my most asked questions is "How do you pony Oliver when you drive Zorro?" I also have people call and want some piece of equipment...
Mindy Schroder
Apr 1, 2022
How I Sit On My Driving Lines
In the blog about NOT walking behind your cart when training a green pony I mentioned that I would write a blog about how and why I...
Mindy Schroder
Mar 28, 2022
What should I do when my pony is afraid of something on our drives?
I see this question come up all the time on Facebook. And of course, the answers vary. But one that I see the most is, "Push your pony...
Mindy Schroder
Feb 24, 2022
Slapping the lines - Yes or No?
In the movies we often see people who are driving horses, slap the lines on their backs to ask them to go forward. In the case of stage...
Mindy Schroder
Jan 17, 2022
Walking Behind the Cart When Training - Please don't do it.
This post is going to be a hard hitting, plain spoken post. If that kind of thing offends you, I suggest not reading this one! In the...
Mindy Schroder
Jan 14, 2022
Why, oh why, do I harness the way I do?
I often get messages in my Facebook messenger from professional drivers. These messages nearly always explain to me how I am harnessing...
Mindy Schroder
Dec 9, 2021
What is Balance?
I know I talk about cart balance on here quite a bit. Two wheeled carts must be balanced properly to ensure BOTH the human and the pony...
Mindy Schroder
Oct 27, 2021
How To Adjust Your Traces
I love to help people! I find myself visiting with many people every week. And one of the most asked questions is: "How do I know if my...
Mindy Schroder
Aug 11, 2021
Another Pony Boot/Shoe Comparison
I was re-reading my boot comparison the other day and thought maybe I should do an updated one. Equine Fusion has come out with the...
Mindy Schroder
Apr 19, 2021
Thresholds
I see lots of questions about ponies and minis that are anxious when driving. This often looks like rushing around, trotting everywhere,...
Mindy Schroder
Jan 30, 2021
Why does my pony try to turn and face when I'm ground driving?
Here is another one of my tries at choosing a good title for a blog post. LOL! Not sure if this is a good one, but it's definitely long!...
Mindy Schroder
Aug 2, 2020
Which is my favorite harness?
One of the most popular questions is "What is your favorite harness?"
Mindy Schroder
Jul 19, 2020
Trail Drive/Hike
I love to take my pony to the mountains. We escape the heat, wind and the monotonous road driving. Both Zorro and I LOVE being in the...
Mindy Schroder
Jun 15, 2020
Away to the Mountains
I took the ponies and ran away to the mountains the other day.
Mindy Schroder
Apr 30, 2020
Conformation and Posture
I started a blog series over on the Chimacum Tack blog called Conformation Investigation. This is has spurred some interesting conversations
Mindy Schroder
Apr 1, 2020
Softness
My word of the year is softness. My favorite definition of Softness is the quality of being mild, gentle, or tender; lack of force.
Mindy Schroder
Mar 5, 2020
After Clinic Mullings
I usually take a few days after a clinic to mull over what I've learned and sometimes I find it helpful to write down what I'm thinking abou
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