Rose takes a 78 blanket. We split the difference down the middle and had our shafts made 76".
They'll ask you to measure across the chest - but the shaftmakers really know the proportions of horse breeds and have that pretty much figured out when you tell them the breed you have. I can assure you, when you see the narrowest part of the shafts, you'll think they couldn't possibly be wide enough apart to fit your horse in there! They do have to be pretty narrow so the horse can push them into turns.
Wendy
NC
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> I thought so too. I am no expert, but i have been looking to buy a cart, and all carts recomended for a cob type horse (i tell the company i have a 14.1 hand haflinger) says to go with 74 inch shafts. I have also been concerned with the shafts being wide enough apart.
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> Alana
> Baltimore, MD
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vicki Garro vicgarro@...
> Sent 12/30/2009 10:06:30 PM
> To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [haflingerfriends] Re: Cart Question....
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> I have found the charts that Kathy quoted to be a guideline at best. I have noticed it to be on the stingy side when it comes to measurements. For example, the 30 inch singletree would be leaving trace rubs on those chunky haflinger sides. Your horse would not be a happy camper. I also would like to note that the shafts for my 10 hand pony are 67 inches long. Surely he his shorter than 3 inches less than your 14 hand horse. I use 70 inch shafts for my 12 H pony and 80 in shafts for my full size horses, including my 13.3 H haflinger. I do like to give them a little room to trot out and if the horse might be prone to kicking, I like to make sure that he can not reach the cart with those hooves. As for shaft width, I have had to widen some of mine to accommodate a haflinger belly. The point being, use these charts only as guidelines and take actual measurements from your horse.
> Vicki Garro
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