Harnessing a Team of Horses with Merry Teiken

Merry Teiken from Ogema, Minnesota gives us a look at how she gets her team of horses ready for a day of training. Merry and her dad have been training teams for many years and some of those teams can be seen on the big screen.
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  • @JoButterwick
    @JoButterwick Жыл бұрын

    It’s so good to see your horses with such gorgeous tails (undocked). Thank you.

  • @FarmFreshIB
    @FarmFreshIB6 ай бұрын

    Watching this freshened old memories. Not too many people around nowadays that still know how to hitch a team.

  • @garylawson7801
    @garylawson7801 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful gentle giants. They respond beautifully to you. You are a very knowledgeable driver, and it was a pleasure viewing this video. thank you for putting it out.

  • @BonnyCurless
    @BonnyCurless2 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous video... your Percherons are beautiful! I learned a lot here! Thank you for sharing!

  • @RaymondWKing-dn8wf
    @RaymondWKing-dn8wf Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the Harnessing Demonstration, Useful for those of us how are learning how to Harness our Horses! I have the Westen Style Harness like you're using in this video, this is what I grew up with and am used to.

  • @debbiealbrecht4114
    @debbiealbrecht41149 ай бұрын

    Beautiful decoration on your Leather harness

  • @TheWhip1996
    @TheWhip19962 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed watching your video over and over. I would find it to be an honor to come visit you and learn more about working with beautiful Percheron horses. I would have purchased Duke and Duchess had I had the chance. Thank You again

  • @ronelchadwick7110
    @ronelchadwick71102 жыл бұрын

    I remember harnessing grandpa's big work mules and horses.kids today need to learn how to do that.

  • @richardgreen7811
    @richardgreen7811 Жыл бұрын

    Really good stuff. After decades of riding Hunter / Jumpers, I now love to watch draft and carriage horses at work. You approach to harnessing and de-tacking was great. I had a general knowledge, but this made it so I would feel confident. They are so relaxing and spell-binding. My Thoroughbreds could be gentle, but a the same time, they never had my complete trust. And they can hurt you so much and so fast you really just maintained a vigilance. On those occasions when we were in emotional sink, we were unstoppable. Then, at the end of each work day, watching them relax after a bath and brushing, brought me a great satisfaction. I don't want one penny back of my investment.

  • @windymeadowsoxteam7783
    @windymeadowsoxteam77833 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much I am working on harnessing one of my oxen to drive and this was very informative. You are terrific with your horses.

  • @billcarriere5374
    @billcarriere53743 жыл бұрын

    Very good tutorial on harnessing , Except you should definitely take off the halters when hooking them up and putting them out to pasture. For safety sakes they can rub wrong or get caught up in the pasture.

  • @charissareedy4233

    @charissareedy4233

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @johnboscor.582
    @johnboscor.582 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice elaboration madam

  • @planetgannet
    @planetgannet6 ай бұрын

    Magic

  • @RaymondWKing-dn8wf
    @RaymondWKing-dn8wf Жыл бұрын

    I see your using a steel divider ring on your cross lines, we use to have some Sellaoid Rings, probably can't find them today. My Uncle Johnny Forrest was a prankster! He put a small broken pie in the bottom of one of His Frind Pipe, lit it and took a drag or two and let it go out. Put it back on the Ledge where it was. When they sat down for a brake haying His friend grabbed up His Pipe, lit it and was passably smoking it when all the sudden he had a Sudden unexpected BIG POOF blowing all the Tabaco up in the Air before his Face! He Jumped wildly back with a suspired look on His Face. When He discovered the culprit, the chase was on! Cowboys will be Cowboys! everyone had a good Laugh out of it

  • @100brucebrown
    @100brucebrown2 жыл бұрын

    Thank You

  • @carolcalhoun9969
    @carolcalhoun9969 Жыл бұрын

    I got a kick out of Little House on the Prairie-the horses just showed up harnessed and hitched-no mention of how long it took to get all that done-and supposedly Caroline did this herself now and then

  • @williamnomates1456
    @williamnomates14563 жыл бұрын

    Ma'am, the state of your harness does you credit, that is a lot of leather to keep in good condition.

  • @ibrahimmalcolm5406

    @ibrahimmalcolm5406

    2 жыл бұрын

    Instablaster

  • @kristiwetsel5473
    @kristiwetsel54732 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous team we have belgian I love you don't crop them ♡

  • @ronelchadwick7110
    @ronelchadwick71102 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully horses.do they ride

  • @RaymondWKing-dn8wf
    @RaymondWKing-dn8wf Жыл бұрын

    Like my Granddad John A. Forrest and you I to like Buckels over snaps, less likely to have a disastrous problem that can get a Horse hurt o even Killed

  • @woodsgremlin9995
    @woodsgremlin99953 жыл бұрын

    You can register a Percheron with a long tail. There's no rule against it.

  • @Marisaur

    @Marisaur

    Жыл бұрын

    she said theyre registered, they just dont have papers

  • @woodsgremlin9995

    @woodsgremlin9995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Marisaur If they're registered they have papers. If they don't have papers they're not registered.

  • @alicedurinick2811
    @alicedurinick28113 жыл бұрын

    What type of oil do u dip in?

  • @giourrutia1470

    @giourrutia1470

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same question..

  • @carriecox5049
    @carriecox504911 ай бұрын

    I have a horse his name sarge

  • @RaymondWKing-dn8wf
    @RaymondWKing-dn8wf Жыл бұрын

    I don't like Docked Tales and Retched Manes myself. God made Flys! for a reason and he put Tales on Horses so they would have their own Fly swatter. I don't like excessively long tales; that collect cockleburs and Trash. I learned how to pull a Tale and shape it up as a Kid. Today I prefer trimming and shaping a Tale, not so panful for my Hore!