I had mentioned on a previous thread that a wonderful lady has offered to teach me everything I need to know about driving! She is the current Australian Doubles Driving Champion!! Over 30 years experience driving. The kindness of strangers hey!
I met her on an Australian forum and she offered to help me out.
I'm taking everything VERY slowly as Bailey is still young but I can get as much experience as I like.
I rode in one carriage with my 'friend' while her daughter drove the other pony.
Both horses are full sisters and are shetland ( the UK style chunky shetland) and hakney crosses. Much bigger than our minis!
I don't have any of me in the carriage though!
We began on her property where she has a 'dressage course' set up with cones etc.
Then we headed off her property, which was beautiful, and headed to the roads and tracks surrounding her property. It's a 10 kilometre round trip.
Here's the both of them together. They will soon be trained to drive as a pair.
And on the home stretch. There was a stretch of wild wattle growing which actually looked far prettier than in the pics!
Let me just say that today would have to go down as one of the BEST days I have had in such a long time. I could not get the smile off my face. What a wonderful place to be. I have finally found what it is that I want to do with my little horses. I knew that showing wasn't the thing for me, but this filled my heart with such joy.
I'm hooked and I told my friend that I can understand why she still loves driving after 30 years!
I'm taking everything VERY slowly as Bailey is still young but I can get as much experience as I like.
I rode in one carriage with my 'friend' while her daughter drove the other pony.
Both horses are full sisters and are shetland ( the UK style chunky shetland) and hakney crosses. Much bigger than our minis!
I don't have any of me in the carriage though!
We began on her property where she has a 'dressage course' set up with cones etc.
Then we headed off her property, which was beautiful, and headed to the roads and tracks surrounding her property. It's a 10 kilometre round trip.
Here's the both of them together. They will soon be trained to drive as a pair.
And on the home stretch. There was a stretch of wild wattle growing which actually looked far prettier than in the pics!
Let me just say that today would have to go down as one of the BEST days I have had in such a long time. I could not get the smile off my face. What a wonderful place to be. I have finally found what it is that I want to do with my little horses. I knew that showing wasn't the thing for me, but this filled my heart with such joy.
I'm hooked and I told my friend that I can understand why she still loves driving after 30 years!