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The Essential Guide to Carriage Driving A practical guide to carriage driving covering topics ranging from the selection and fitting of harness and vehicle to preparing for competition and driving multiples.
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Carriage Driving Carriage Driving focuses on building a strong physical, mental, and emotional relationship with your horse. This book covers equine mechanics, selecting the right bit and tack, harnessing, ground training and more.
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The Principles of Driving The Principles of Driving provides thorough and detailed instruction for training the driver and horse, using the world-renowned German training system, based on the Achenbach method.
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Competition Carriage Driving - HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Written for all who aspire to drive four-in-hand in competition. Edinburgh gives advice and encourgement on all aspects of training, preparation, and competition driving. Competition Carriage Driving will assist the driver to become safe and proficient in competition.
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Drive On Drive On is a guide to training and showing driving horses. Each chapter in the book discusses a driving horse breed along with the common show classes the breed is shown in. Training, equipment, and what is expected in each class is discussed. Some of the breeds covered in the book include: Morgan, Arabian, Hackney, Standardbred, and many more.
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Breaking & Training The Drivin Horse Doris Ganton shows the reader how to train a green horse to drive. It begins with describing the harness and how to adjust it. From there, you are shown how to introduce a horse to the harness, ground driving, introducing the horse to shafts, a two wheel cart, then a 4 wheel buggy.
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Make The Most of Carriage Driving This is an introduction to carriage driving in its various forms. The book begins with some history of carriage driving, then offers advice on training an animal to go into harness and choosing a vehicle and equipment. Other topics include: Driving single, pairs, tandom, and teams. There is also information on driving in the show ring.
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Starting To Drive A step-by-step introduction to safe harnessing, putting to and basic driving technique. Topics include: Putting on a collar, saddle and crupper, girthing up, putting to, rein handling, mounting and dismounting, moving forward, and other related topics.
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Driving Do's And Don'ts Common sense advice on a wide range of driving topics, aimed at avoiding common mistakes and becoming a safer and more proficient carriage driver. The book discusses correct harness fitting and care, vehicle maintenance, rein handling, driving on the road, preparing for a show, taking part in show classes, and more.
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Driving Questions Answered This is a follow-up to Starting To Drive. The book offers advice on correcting common problems such as napping, sore shoulders, pulling refusing to stand still and others.
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A Driving Horse Photo Album 2004-2005 A Driving Horse Photo Album is a collection of photos taken by Bob Mischka. Photos in the book include many different breeds of driving horse in all driving activities. There are many full color photos of formal turnouts as well as horses in marathon competitions. A wonderful book of driving horse photos
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A Guide To Driving Horses Sallie Walrond gives a brief history of driving in England. She then guides the reader through driving a single horse, a pair, a tandom hitch, show preparation and more.
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Sports Driving The term 'Sports Driving' is relatively new in the field of equestrian sports. This book demystifies the 'myths' of competitive carriage driving. It contains advice on acquiring the right pony and equipment, schooling to achieve results and how to turn out yourself and your pony at a National Championship. The author details all three phases of competition with tips on achieving flow and bend in dressage, speed in the marathon and accuracy in cones.
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Breaking A Horse To Harness Completely revised, enlarged, and updated edition of Sallie Walrond's classic work. Step by step photos guide the reader through the author's tried and tested training techniques. There is information and advice on lungeing, long-reining, safety and road training.
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Judging Carriage Driving Sallie Walrond has written a handbook that will be of inestimable value and universal interest to all those involved with carriage driving, be they judges, competitors or spectators. Starting with the judging procedure the author then systematically explains the judging of every conceivable class including carts, coaches, mountain and moorland, donkeys, junior whips, disabled driving and horse driving trails. The judging systems and classes of the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are also covered. With Judging Carriage Driving Sallie Walrond has produced a book that will undoubtedly further the interest and understanding of every driving enthusiast.
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Competition Carriage Driving On A Shoestring This book, for novice drivers covers suitability and training of the horse or pony, fitness and stable care, choice and care of vehicle, choice and care of harness, marathons - times, routes and hazards, and more. A great handbook for novice single horse and pony drivers.
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Driving A Tandem A tandem is thought to be the most challenging combination to drive, and certainly the most difficult to drive well. In this book Paul Doliveux has brought together a wealth of knowledge and understanding from a number of related disciplines to help the tandem driver, whether novice or advanced, succeed in this art. Written in a delightful and personal style , this book will appeal not only to tandem drivers but also to all horsemen interested in psychology and physiology of the horse and in gaining insights into the finer points of equation.
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Putting-To A Pair - Allen Photographic Guides Putting-to a Pair is a detailed guide to the most efficient method of harnessing and putting-to safely and correctly. The book includes useful information and tips on selecting a pair and carriage, pair harness, mounting the carriage and taking the pair out of the vehicle. The easy-to-understand, step-by-step text is complemented by clear photographs and is an invaluable reference for both the novice pair driver and the more experienced driver.
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The Marshall Collection Horse-Drawn Vehicles An extensive collection of horse-drawn vehicles including wagons, carts, vans, trolleys, coaches, sleighs, buses, cabs, fire-fighting equipment, and much more.
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