Product Reviews

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Tired of never being able to find more than one stock photo of an item you're interested in? Wondering how it looks on a horse, how it feels in your hand, or how heavy it is? Well if I've come across it, you'll find it here! I call this the ReView section because it's got as many views of each item as I can arrange. I know how frustrating it can be to have to do your driving shopping online and I want to help. If you'd like to add a product you own to this page, please email multiple medium-sized non-professional photos and any description or comments about it to productreviews@cde4vse.com.

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Edgeman easy entry cart

A beautiful, well-balanced, well-constructed cart made by a local guy in WA, he got so many orders that the wait time became unacceptable and he soon went out of business. My only concern with this cart is the weight, I found it heavier than I wanted for my A mini at 119lbs with pneumatic tires. Otherwise it's a very fine vehicle and the horse never had any trouble pulling it when he was in shape. The wooden seat back, wooden singletree with brass hooks, and brass shaft tips made it much more elegant that your basic Frontier cart.

Graham Carriage Works "Hyperbike"

Possibly the most fun you can have on two wheels! The more carts I drive, the better I like my Hyperbike for hitting the trails. Please note it is not intended as a training or breaking cart because it requires a reliable horse with a solid "whoa" to allow the driver in and out (you mount by stepping over the shaft into a small space directly behind the horse, then sitting down and putting your feet up in the stirrups mounted on the outside of the shafts.) Nor is this a particularly great cart for doing dressage because it is hard to use a whip on the horse's barrel from so close and the incredibly fast response from the vehicle encourages your horse to think more about fun than bending or doing smooth transitions. This isn't surprising, given that the Hyperbike wasn't designed for dressage! What is was designed for, in a word, is SPEED. Speed on a trotting track, speed in maneuvering, speed in communication between horse and driver. The Hyperbike is advertised as "The closest you can get to riding your mini" and I completely agree with this. Kody loves the fact I can reach out and scritch his rump when he's done well, I love that his radiant heat keeps my legs warm in the winter just like riding, and I can even use my toes to ask him to yield if I want to. What fun! All you have to do is think a turn to be spinning around on a dime. This is also the only vehicle out there that can be lifted easily over obstacles in the trail while still hitched to the horse, disassembles completely without tools, and provided the driver has their stirrups adjusted correctly and braces against them properly on turns is very difficult to overturn. You've really got to work to flip a Hyperbike.

New for 2007 is an available singletree! Perfect for those rough and bumpy trails.

Bellcrown Minicrown

Ozark Mtn. carriage harness

Camptown Mini Sport Harness

Camptown Freedom Collar

Carriage House Super V/Deep V Collar

Camptown Pillow Pads

Iowa Valley Carriage kicking strap

McKee Ultralite Whips