Hi Renee, I said that. I've bee talking to Simon for ages, but as a typical inventor, he kept tinkering and modifying. He did send 10 prototypes to a woman in Texas who didn't do anything with them. Last year, I found out that she'd moved to North Carolina. I tried several times to contact her and go see the saddle chariots. Simon thought she was going to train a few people to use them for demo purposes. She wanted all or nothing, and wanted to have them manufactured in the US and be the sole distributor, but didn't pursue it.
Her daughter finally contacted me. I went and tried it. I drove a not very well broke pony. The Saddlechariot was a blast. We went up a hill, along a pretty bumpy riding trail and down a fairly steep hill, through sand and mud. No problems! You can turn on a dime! This was not the quick release version, but you can easily step off at a steady trot while still holding the reins. Simon was going to prod her into action or try to buy back the Chariots from her and retrofit them with the new harnesses. The old frames are not as pretty as the new ones, but are every bit as functional. Simon said people will always be able to get replacement parts and anytime there is a change or upgrade they will always mesh with the older models. They are probably going to be around $2800-3000 per cart and quick release harness. I told Simon we women will want the harnesses in different colors. He says he can do that and also powder-coat the frames for an additional fee! If he can get out of the deal he made with the other lady I may be able to get the older frames for us for a good deal if others are interested. One Saddle Chariot can be modified to work with several different sized horses, with a few extra parts. Cherie No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1375 - Release Date: 4/12/2008 11:32 AM ------------------------------------ IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
