[Carl Russell]

Thanks Geoff, Brad and Erik and I will try to have a conference call this weekend.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I use butt ropes across the back of the stalls to stop them from backing out…. breaking gear. Also keeps them in when I get distracted and forget to clip the leads.

Horses in nature only drink when they get access to water. They will learn to swish mouthfuls of water, but they don’t need water with their feed. I make sure they get a chance to drink all they want at least twice a day. Water lightly after work, and before work. Water before grain, after hay.

I feed hay first in AM, clean barn, feed pigs, milk, etc, then water, then feed grain. Harness about an hour later. Water when we get back, lightly if hot. Feed hay, water, grain, turn out, or if they’re staying in feed more hay in the manger.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

jac;21995 wrote:

We run Clydes and depending how i have the team set up, the check line is from 4″ to 7″ longer …..
John

Like he said….

There are adjustment holes so that they can be adjusted. I find when I’m standing up on a sled I need to extend the a bit as the main lines are not between the horses, where as when I’m plowing, I shorten them.

Drive them and adjust them so they work well, Carl

[Carl Russell]

I like tie stalls. I build mangers to feed hay, with grain dishes inside. I don’t keep water in the stall, and water them 2x daily at the tank….. saves spilled water=ice (more often when they’ve been worked).

I like mangers with tie bar at chest level, sloping down all the way to the floor. This allows for them to place their feet forward without kicking the box, and the deep manger saves hay from getting spread about the stall. If the manger is too small they will throw their hay around and it will end up behind them in the manure…..

Carl

[Carl Russell]

We only have raw milk, and always mention that in case folks haven’t any experience with it. Not so much because of it being unpasteurized, but because it tends to be very high in butterfat, richer, and sometimes that can be hard for folks used to drinking milk colored water.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

David Fisher;21971 wrote:

by the way, how old do I have to be to upgrade from a junior to a senior member?

Something like 50, or 100 posts will do it:D

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I recently received this e-mail and these links by a Santiago Alverez

Hello

I do not know the english language correctly. I am interested in indigenous breeds of Spain. I have attached information on “Pastores de Iberia”, my youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/santalba

http://www.youtube.com/user/santalba#p/u/0/5HyJPVppnr0

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carreter%C3%ADa

I hope that you like it.

Santiago Alvarez

He included some pics which I have yet to upload. Carl

[Carl Russell]

Scott G;21932 wrote:

Tim,

….
A few years back, I started replacing wire rope on skidder winches, etc.. with a new product called Amsteel Blue. It was originally developed for maritime use but has proven extremely useful for forestry applications. Stronger than wire rope of the same diameter and beyond light.

……

I have also used this as a replacement for steel cable on a small winch. I was really amazed that a “rope”could be as sturdy.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Mitch, I would go along with that supposition.

Yes, see you next week, Carl

[Carl Russell]

Mark Cowdrey;21907 wrote:

Carl,
Your painting story reminds me of “The Herring Net” by Winslow Homer.

http://www.artstor.org/indexers/10020/2-the-herring-net.html

Mark

No doubt…. hangin’ ass off the side of that dory to pull in the nets:eek:

Carl

[Carl Russell]

It seems to me to probably be some personal modification of the one good tool some guy had. Possibly for use in building projects where spikes were driven after logs were shaped/notched, or for wrapping hooks off of binder chains on logging sleds. It seems like too heavy to be used for just driving nails…..

Oh, Oh, perhaps it isn’t a hammerhead, but some extension to prevent the sharp part of the axe from hitting the ground or some other hard surface when used to split wood, or some other similar action…..

Sorry, time change, too much energy for this time of day… gotta go get chores done.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

Nice to read this quote to start this day. Thanks Rod.

I used to visit Nova Scotia on vacations, exploring back roads and little villages. One such adventure landed me in a small restaurant in a fishing village that was tucked into a natural harbor on a straight between two islands that extended off the end of the Bay of Fundy near the Grand Banks. On the wall was a painting depicting the traditional fishermen who had originated the village. A single man in a dory, with a hand line, with cod piled above the gun’als with darkening skies and rising seas, with no land in sight. And these guys rarely knew how to swim.

I am not a seafarer, spending my entire working life with my feet planted firmly on, or in, the soil, but the raw exposure to the elements, the expressed determination, the comfort of skill and craft was so evident that I was brought to tears, and couldn’t take my eyes off the painting while eating there.

What a tragic downward spiral our culture has been on. Thankfully there are still some of us who can’t ignore that part of life that is…..

Quote:

touched by the wing of the spirit and brought into the service of a life which becomes increasingly more beautiful, more generous and more noble…

We can climb out of this abyss, one righteous life at a time.

Thanks again Rod, Carl

[Carl Russell]

Step back behind the shoulder and drive him from there…. see if that makes a difference.

Carl

[Carl Russell]

I am planning on bringing my team and bobsled, but if anyone coming from central VT, or traveling through this area with a pick-up was interested in helping to haul either sled or log-cart, then I could have both there.

Let me know, Carl

[Carl Russell]

Post the photos into the gallery, then you will be able to copy and paste them directly into the post.

Carl

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