Selecting a WhipThere a couple of guidelines I use for selecting a whip. The first rule of thumb is that a whip should reach the furthest shoulder of the furthest horse. In other words, assuming you are driving from the right side of the carriage, as most of us do, the thong should reach the left shoulder of your horse. If you are driving a pair, the whip should reach the left shoulder ...
StandFind a horse that refuses to stand, and there is a person near by who refuses to make the horse stand.
First and foremost, no horse is started as a driving horse in my practice unless it can stand quietly. The horse must be willing to stand fully tacked up, without being held, while I walk a large diameter circle around the horse. Since the process of hitching a...
Driving from the Left HandIn this month’s exercise of the month I’d like to show you a few of the things that wouldn’t fit onto the pages of my March/April 2009 Driving Digest article on driving from the left hand.
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