cart goats?

xoxoGOATSxoxo · #1 04/14/08, 03:39 PM

Can cart wethers (dariy breed) pull an average-sized person in a little cart? What can they pull?

Is it hard to train a goat to pull?

mpete · #2 04/14/08, 04:12 PM

When I was a kid we had an alpine doe that pulled me, my mom and my brother 2 miles one way to the bus stop, flat road except a rolling hill on the way back. Start by putting on the harness and leading him around, then attach the cart and lead him around, then add a person and do lots of leading and then the person starts to use the reins while the other person leads. goats are smart and seem to get it quicker than the horses I've worked with

xoxoGOATSxoxo · #3 04/14/08, 06:07 PM

goats are geniuses!

thanks!

DW Farms · #4 04/14/08, 09:07 PM

Oh yea!!! Goats make excellent cart goats, Check out my website http://workinggoats.tripod.com

Adam

mpete · #5 04/14/08, 09:38 PM

I like your site!

southerngurl · #6 04/15/08, 01:27 PM

Ok, I posted yesterday but it must have been deleted by the lastest crash.

DW Farms, it looks like from your site you sell equipment? Could you pm me with price info? I'm wondering what it would cost for all needed for a little cart set up? Just something that could pull one or two people? What about something that could be used to haul small loads? How much can one good sized goat (say a nubian buck) pull?

DW Farms · #7 04/15/08, 05:47 PM

Well, I dont actually sell the carts/wagons, but I do sell the harnesses, I make them right here in the USA. If you need help with those, I can help you

Adam

southerngurl · #8 04/15/08, 06:52 PM

Yes, I would like information on the harnesses. Then I'd just have to track down a cart.

Genevieve M. · #9 04/15/08, 08:56 PM

Can you send me the information too. We have a little Nubian wether that my daughter wants to teach how to pull.