Thanks for all the info and the great photos. Yep, we live out on the backside of Colorado. Along these lines, my wife worked for an old timey outfitter named Jim Brink a couple of seasons ago for free and got pretty comfortable with the horses. He used a bunch of big half draft types. Pretty good horses and by the end of the season she was taking a string in and out by herself. She thinks a big part of that working safely was the high quality of Jim's horses. The big question you all have pointed out is do I have and/ or want to spend the time it takes to do it right.
