Even when we have the best of intentions to work our horses through the winter season, sometimes mother nature has instead forces us to appreciate the rest and relaxation portion of the year that winter is meant for. I know what you're thinking... rest?! relaxation?! What are you talking about? Winter can be a brutal …
Continue reading Preparing your Horse for the Carriage after a Winter Hiatus
This winter has been a really nasty one for us in Bucks County, PA. We've had some serious cold days and way too much ice. It has put training some what on hold from January through February so far. Now, this isn't always a bad thing. Rest is always needed throughout the training process. But, …
Continue reading How to Continue Learning Outside of the Carriage
Many of the people I teach carriage driving lessons to come from some sort of background in riding. So, often times I am able to relate some of the things that transfer over from riding to help explain and have a better understanding of. However, there are also a lot of concepts students are very …
Continue reading Communicating with Your Driving Horse: The Three Aids
If you've been paying attention to our Instagram lately, you will have seen that Jasper has taken another step towards officially becoming a driving horse. We are now ground driving with a travois! So let me answer what is probably your first question - what the heck is a travois? The travois originates from the …
Big things are happening over here!! This week we took a new step in our driving training journey. I introduced Jasper to the cart in harness! We did NOT actually hitch yet, and still have a little ways to go until we do... but he was SO GOOD about the cart while ground driving! Now, …
The Pony Bunch 