Driving a miniaturte horse

I am new to driving and having trouble figuring out the harness. If anyone can tell me how it goes on it would be much appreciated. The piece that goes around the rump does not attatch to the strtap that goes down the back, it just sits there until it falls off again and again.

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Permalink Reply by Celeste on October 3, 2014 at 12:17pm

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Rojo on October 4, 2014 at 2:25pm

Dear Celeste...referring to your question, the breeching (britchen) is held in place by hip straps that feed through a gap (between keepers) on the backstrap. The breeching straps (also called hold back straps) then wrap and connect to the shafts on the vehicle to hold back the vehicle and prevent it from getting too near and hitting the horse. The whole breeching works like brakes so it is very important to adjust correctly. Refer to chart previously given from American Driving Society. Keepers are the little leather loops that keep straps from flopping around. Does this make sense?