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.

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

""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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this completely revised, enlarged and updated edition of Sallie Walrond's classic work, a new series of step-by-step colour photographs, taken especially for the book by talented equestrian photographer Anthony Reynolds, takes the reader through basic lungeing and bitting techniques, shows the correct way to introduce both harness and vehicle and demonstrates by means of the author's own tried and tested methods the way to produce an animal who will go willingly and happily in harness. Safety is a priority at every stage and training for road work is included. The author's lucid, easy-to-follow text provides all the necessary information to enable any averagely competent rider to train a horse to go in harness with success whether the animal concerned is an unbroken two year old or an outgrown family pony. AUTHOR: Sallie Walrond's reputation as a driving expert is renowned all over the world. She has ridden and driven since she was nine years old. She is council member, judge, instructor, examiner and area commissioner for the British Driving Society. She teaches, lectures and judges internationally and has shown harness horses with success for many years.