tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post8278996018282712923..comments2024-01-27T11:12:39.561-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Slave Driver: We Do Have A One-Way Ride...Lisa Deonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-69680110453301231222010-05-02T15:20:57.646-06:002010-05-02T15:20:57.646-06:00Thanks Slave Driver! And tell Ro thanks for measur...Thanks Slave Driver! And tell Ro thanks for measuring! Great idea to hide the ladies tool kit. I saw a Charmack trailer at a parade this weekend. Had never heard of that make before. It was for a stagecoach team.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-51837134629410276482010-05-01T09:54:33.817-06:002010-05-01T09:54:33.817-06:00The saddest one I worked was an infant that had pa...The saddest one I worked was an infant that had passed away. The casket honestly looked like a small white styrofoam cooler in the hearse. I was helping the owner of the company and we all decided we did not want to know the particulars. I even found out if the baby was a boy or girl, age, or how they died. The entire procession walked miles behind the rig to one of the oldest black cemetaries in the county. It was very dignified and very sad. Not my idea of a good day at work, but it gave the family some comfort to have the service done this way.UrbanAmishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-89431699430367117562010-04-30T15:17:11.096-06:002010-04-30T15:17:11.096-06:00Dear Once Upon An Equine,
I called Ro to get the ...Dear Once Upon An Equine,<br /><br />I called Ro to get the answer to your question, and since some days she has nothing better to do and is really just a paperweight with phone answering abilities she went out with her trusty tape measure (taken from the exclusive <b>Ladies Tool Kit</b>, which is hidden in a top secret location known only to Ladies or the men would forever be borrowing our stuff and we'd never be able to accomplish tasks like measure things ever again.) <br /><br /><br />For the a multiple carriage specialty, we use a Charmack gooseneck and we can fit 2 carriages and 2 horses in it. The trailer interior measures 30ft from the manger wall to the back, and is 7.5ft tall.<br /><br />The trailer we use for a single run or the hearse is 19.5ft long from the manger wall and 7.10ft tall (we need a taller one to fit the hearse).<br /><br />Both of the stock trailers are aluminum. And yes, cart or carriage in first, and use a very heavy duty ratcheting tie down strap. We shove the shafts under the vehicle. Then in goes the horse. <br /><br />The photos don't show that Tony actually had enough room to move around, even if he does have an enormous ass.Lisa Deonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-7738595402099698332010-04-30T14:28:22.930-06:002010-04-30T14:28:22.930-06:00I've got a question to append...
What make of...I've got a question to append...<br /><br />What make of trailer is that and how long is the horse/carriage compartment? Is it steel? I'm curious because I want to take my Fjord and cart out to some training and pleasure drives. Thought I could remove the shafts and fit both pony and cart in my 2 horse slant. No way! Trailer is 6" too short. So I'll be shopping for a stock trailer that is long enough for both. And I've been advised, like you showed, that the cart should go before the horse for safety of the horse, right?Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-51347295671493025582010-04-30T14:21:31.663-06:002010-04-30T14:21:31.663-06:00That's a beautiful hearse and this is an inter...That's a beautiful hearse and this is an interesting post. I don't know if I should laugh or cry; maybe a little of both.<br /><br />I absolutely hate funerals! I think I could handle them better if a big, beautiful draft horse were present. Petting such a horse would be very soothing for the attendees.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-31654966979281968192010-04-30T10:40:38.141-06:002010-04-30T10:40:38.141-06:00Beautiful blog, my friend, wonderfully balanced, f...Beautiful blog, my friend, wonderfully balanced, filled with 'life'michelleblacklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022820559109347058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-59505603919181894232010-04-29T11:47:28.103-06:002010-04-29T11:47:28.103-06:00He was limited to answering my questions, although...He was limited to answering my questions, although earlier he and Ro talked about other funerals, like her husbands and Glens.Lisa Deonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138993497339296072.post-67476574289155185012010-04-29T11:37:17.544-06:002010-04-29T11:37:17.544-06:00I'm surprised that Cliff did not mention when ...I'm surprised that Cliff did not mention when the a carriage driver died(not will driving). All of the carriage drivers walked behind the carriage in carriage attire. We had the riderless horse and had to walk through Ogden. The team that he drove often pulled the hearse, Dan and Doc, huge blonde Belgians, similar to Tony, but taller. Both horses died within a year.<br /><br />I guess that that was a little before your time. I am not sure if that was before Ro's time or not.Belle's personal assistanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202017525814542193noreply@blogger.com