Training Goat Team to Pull a Dog Sled - so cool!!!

[@amberlinbiegel8589]

This was so thrilling! The sensation of riding on a dog sled is like nothing else, so quiet, relaxed, smooth and calm. You enjoy your surroundings so much more - can't even compare to a snowmobile! I love you Julia, Charles and Simon!

[@meredithr9824]

Cool. You guys could write a little e-book on how to train goats. ☺

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Thanks Meredith :) Never thought of writing a book on training goats... cool idea!

[@diddleydadburn]

Fun video. Great job!!!

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Thanks!

[@patrickennis4612]

Great job!

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Thanks Patrick!

[@gunnergirl1663]

I would love to do something like this Are they nigerian? How much weight would u say they r pulling with sled ?

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Theses are a mix of Alpine/toggenburg, with a touch of Saanen. It's best to get them pulling once they're close to being full grown. Full grown goats can pull 25-35% of their body weight. Here's an article Julia wrote on how to train goats to pull: blog.cheesemaking.com/training-a-goat-to-pull-by-julia-biegel/

[@brianphilbrook5262]

Cool. I’ve been training my alpine wether to pull and work. I have a video on my channel it’s not great but it was my first time videoing him.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

It's great to hear of someone else training their goat! Keep it up - they are such fun creatures :)

[@jillcobb2097]

This is soooo cool!!

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Thanks!

[@ElixirsPrideDairyGoats]

What kind of harnesses do you use?

[@fourseasonsnorth]

We used dog harnesses and fixed them up a bit.

[@rodney73991]

very cool so sad goat cart i boat great cost would go together right. break work and seat go together. arm rest won't fit spouts screw into. wooden slead home mad give hope try make one my self. i watching roy undrhill wood wright shop so shave horse and make wheel horse bug think try do that only smaller. problem with out metal ring. black smith out budget at moment.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Hope it turns out well for you!

[@davidoconnor6793]

That's cruel

[@Serenityssillyvids]

David Oconnor not at all they are fine

[@jessicaspaid198]

Goats are stubborn enough creatures to refuse to do it if they didn’t want to.

[@fourseasonsnorth]

Amen!

[@stephseckold4324]

goats have only been used as harness animals for a couple of thousand years