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09-01-2016, 08:12 PM
Oh, and Sputnik won our "goat cart race" today! Of course, we aren't doing anything more than walking with the occasional short trot right now while the boys are young, but Sputnik totally won the walking race! He seems to love pulling, and for once he's able to walk ahead of Finn. When we hike, Finn makes Sputnik stay in the back and I know he resents it a little.
I'm also happy with my hitches. Phil was concerned about the weight on Finn's back because he slid his hand under the saddle as he stood next to his cart. So I watched as Phil got in the cart and drove off and I could see the shafts "floating" in the shaft loops. I walked next to Finn and slid my hand easily under the saddle. There was almost no weight on the saddle at all while the cart was loaded. Sputnik's shafts were "floating" too, and neither goat was hollowing his back as he pulled. So I'm quite satisfied that the boys aren't hauling us around on their backs.
I'm also happy with my hitches. Phil was concerned about the weight on Finn's back because he slid his hand under the saddle as he stood next to his cart. So I watched as Phil got in the cart and drove off and I could see the shafts "floating" in the shaft loops. I walked next to Finn and slid my hand easily under the saddle. There was almost no weight on the saddle at all while the cart was loaded. Sputnik's shafts were "floating" too, and neither goat was hollowing his back as he pulled. So I'm quite satisfied that the boys aren't hauling us around on their backs.