The Essential Guide to Carriage Driving

The Essential Guide to Carriage Driving
Author: Robyn Cuffey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Carriages and carts
ISBN: 9780974635101

A comprehensive overview of the sport of carriage driving, written with the novice driver in mind. Covers topics such as equipment selection and fitting, basics of driving, safety, skill development, preparing for competition, sleighing and driving multiple hitches.

Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages for Pleasure

Driving Horse-Drawn Carriages for Pleasure
Author: Francis T. Underhill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780486261027

Entertaining guidebook offers wealth of information about horses, harnesses, coaches, stables and liveries. Over 100 captioned photographs of carts, landaus, phaetons, broughams, more.

Carriage Driving

Carriage Driving
Author: Heike Bean
Publisher: Howell Book House
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781620457276

""A book that will take the most novice beginner and permit him or her to progress to any level of driving with a clear understanding of how and why things are done."" --William E. Miller, M.D., President, American Driving Society ""[The authors] obviously know their subject well and treat it with much sensitivity and wisdom. I only wish I had this book before I started my driving program."" --Sasha Rockefeller The modern bible of carriage driving . . . now back by popular demand Widely renowned as the definitive book on training the driving horse, ""Carriage Driving"" offers an easy-to-follow, practical guide to this increasingly popular sport. The philosophy is simple but remarkably effective: If driving is as much fun for your horse as it is for you, he will be a willing partner in the endeavor. With that in mind, ""Carriage Driving"" focuses on building a strong physical, mental, and emotional relationship with your horse. Equine mechanics, selecting the right bit and tack, harnessing, and ground training are just a few of the topics addressed. Drivers at any level will benefit greatly from this groundbreaking book, which has stood for more than a decade as the preeminent resource on training a balanced, responsive, and safe driving horse.

The Encyclopaedia of Carriage Driving

The Encyclopaedia of Carriage Driving
Author: Sallie Walrond
Publisher: J. A. Allen, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988
Genre: Carriages and carts
ISBN: 9780851314464

This invaluable reference book present information on every aspect of driving, horses, vehicles, harness, and competition.

Judging Carriage Driving

Judging Carriage Driving
Author: Sallie Walrond
Publisher: Ja Allen
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
ISBN: 9780851316031

Drawing on her vast experience as an international judge of carriage driving, the author explains the judging procedures of every class including carts, coaches, mountain and moorland, donkeys, junior whips, disabled drivers, and horse driving trials.

Carriage Driving

Carriage Driving
Author: John Cowdery
Publisher: Howell Book House
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1988
Genre: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
ISBN: 9781852230678

A guide to carriage driving, discussing all aspects from pleasure driving to competition at international level. Advice ranges from choosing a suitable horse, selecting and maintaining equipment, to driving techniques and safety. Guidance on schooling, fitness, and other topics is also included.

Hints on Driving

Hints on Driving
Author: Charles Lewis William Morley Knight
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1895
Genre: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
ISBN:

Driving a Tandem

Driving a Tandem
Author: Paul Doliveux
Publisher: J.A. Allen
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
ISBN: 9780851316741

A tandem is a pair of horses harnessed one behind the other, pulling a small carriage. Written by a dedicated enthusiast and skilled exponent, this book will revive interest in what has almost become a lost art.

Sports Driving

Sports Driving
Author: Amanda Saville
Publisher: Kenilworth Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2007
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781905693016

This book aims to demystify the 'myths' of competitive carriage driving by providing a comprehensive guide to the tools and techniques needed. The author details the requirements of all three phases of competition with many tips on how to achieve success.

Driving a Harness Horse

Driving a Harness Horse
Author: Sallie Walrond
Publisher: J.A. Allen
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
ISBN: 9781908809100

"A sequel to Breaking a horse to harness."