Any Carriage drivers out there?

[tashpritty]

Hello

just wondered if any of you are carriage drivers?

any other disciplines welcome lol

 

[rara007]

Hi

 

[simplyhunting]

I backstep for one? lol near enough? lol

 

[brucea]

Yes. We drive our pony. Very good exercise. Also use him as the yard "tractor".

But driving o the road these days is sometimes a heart in mouth experience - he's absolutely 110% but the drivers are sometimes w****. Had a few near misses.

 

[tashpritty]

Back steppings fun

 

[Fii]

Up until this year we had a wagon rides business for nine years.

 

[Flame_]

Hellooooooo.

I'm a Horse Driving Trials groom. I do the fitness driving at home and backstep for competitions.

 

[PaintboxEDT]

yes my other half does heavy horse driving trials,we have a clydie and percheron x shire

 

[tashpritty]

oh tell me a bout it, the roads can be a nightmare
we have a transport yard and huge battery recycling place near to us and the lorries are a pain, i have to shut my eyes, never mind the horses

hehe i no someone who has the pony 'hitch up' and level the school out

 

[gillianfleming]

Another one here, drive my pony quite a bit, also help out at trials and take photographs.

Sorry i'm really nosey, who do you groom for Flame?

 

[AengusOg]

I work for two Highland pony stud/driving/showing yards.

 

[Donkeymad]

yep, horses and donkeys, we run a carriage hire business, weddings, private drives etc.

 

[Aoibhin]

im backup groom & backstep for a disabled driver.

the roads scare me witless sometimes, i have managed on one occation to have the mud wiped off the heels of my boots by the bumper of the car behind

but its ok as i "accidentally" dropped the water bucket i have clipped by my feet onto his bonnet at speed

OOPS

 

[chancing]

Hi I drive for a driving for the disabled charity up north. Have done for several years. I also ride my own pony.

 

[duggan]

Me too..... we have two drivers at the mo, both hdt equines. Love the whole game and any driving I can get my paws on

 

[SVMel]

Hi!! I started last year with my shetland. We learnt together and he is a real work horse in the field now as well as a pleasure to take out on the roads!!

Wish i started sooner!!