I *love* my little hay-hauling truck

JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash said:

Since everyone else seems to want truck photos, I'd like to see a picture of your mare.

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HappyCat said:

Raven and I in warmer weather. The woman who gave/dumped her with me said she's a mustang, though she's not branded. Took a couple years of rehab and conditioning, but she became a great riding horse!

This is what she looked like to start. I'm pretty proud of the changes she made with good handling and training.

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HappyCat said:

Raven and I in warmer weather. The woman who gave/dumped her with me said she's a mustang, though she's not branded. Took a couple years of rehab and conditioning, but she became a great riding horse!

This is what she looked like to start. I'm pretty proud of the changes she made with good handling and training.

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HappyCat said:

My mare is injured and on stall rest, so I need some square bales to feed (she's usually on pasture with round bales).
I picked up 15 bales from my hay guy, and drove ~30 miles to the horse farm. Bales weight 50-60lbs each, so in the 750-900lb range for total load.
She handled it well! No extra sway/swing in the back end. Still good acceleration and braking, though my MPGs took a hit.

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DonkeyJohn said:

Raven is a fine looking mare. I've been hauling small bales of second cut grass hay for local dairyman who supplies me with first cut for my donkeys....

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HappyCat said:

My mare is injured and on stall rest, so I need some square bales to feed (she's usually on pasture with round bales).
I picked up 15 bales from my hay guy, and drove ~30 miles to the horse farm. Bales weight 50-60lbs each, so in the 750-900lb range for total load.
She handled it well! No extra sway/swing in the back end. Still good acceleration and braking, though my MPGs took a hit.

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DonkeyJohn said:

Been raising miniature donkeys since 1987- always nice to run across another donkey lover. Have been thinking about getting a horse, not sure I'm ready to learn ins and outs of horse care, tack,and so forth, but riding sure is a pleasure. Should probably teach a donk to pull a cart first.

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HappyCat said:

Raven and I in warmer weather. The woman who gave/dumped her with me said she's a mustang, though she's not branded. Took a couple years of rehab and conditioning, but she became a great riding horse!

This is what she looked like to start. I'm pretty proud of the changes she made with good handling and training.

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HappyCat said:

Here's our two characters, they are always photo-bombing when I'm trying to take pictures of the horses, lol

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