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Horse Driving

Learn all you can about hitching up a horse to a vehicle, which tack and equipment to use, techniques, and variations within the discipline, which can be done recreationally, in pleasure classes, and in the sport of combined driving. Horse Illustrated covers the sport, regardless of whether the equine being used is a horse, pony, mule, or donkey, and the vehicle is a wagon, carriage, cart, sleigh, or other horse-drawn vehicle. This discipline includes pleasure classes, combined driving, farm work, harness racing, and more. Read news from competitions or features on techniques, including long lining; how to get started in the sport and how to improve your skills, stories from those who participate, and more. This discipline is organized by the American Driving Society, the Carriage Association of America, local clubs, and associations in other countries.

Looking for something new in the world of equestrian sports? Something challenging? Fun? Something described as "fast, furious, and very skillful”? Consider the sport of scurry driving, an equestrian competition uncommon in the U.S. but gaining steady footing (hoofing?)...
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Driving Mini Horses

Imagine a Sunday drive through a vineyard: the clippity clop of little hooves as you trot along, able to easily maneuver places a full-sized horse and cart could never venture. For champion Miniature Horse trainer Bryce Baker and his...
My family has a long history with carriage horses. My grandfather had a barn full of them. Once he drove his two favorite horses (Percheron work horses, Benny and Betty) all the way from his farm in New Jersey...
The sport of driving is all about horse power, which can come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. "The beauty of this sport is that a good driving horse can be any breed, but what sets a successful driving...
For centuries, people have adored Austria’s native Haflinger. This versatile, athletic and family-friendly breed originated in medieval times in the Southern Tyrolean Mountains of today’s Austria and Italy. These horses can be found pulling carriages all over the world. MAX...
Flashy by nature with its shiny black coat, rippling mane and charismatic gaits, the majestic Friesian has served as both mount and muse since the Middle Ages, when knights rode these noble horses into battle. Intelligent, warm-hearted and born...
Sunday marked the final day of combined driving at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy. With reigning WEG gold medalist Boyd Exell of Australia, world No. 1 ranked driver Chester Weber of the U.S., and two...
The marathon phase of combined driving at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy took place on Saturday at La Prairie Racecourse in Caen. The sport of combined driving was modeled after three-day eventing, and the marathon phase...
The second day of the driven dressage phase of combined driving at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games started under gray, foggy skies. But spectaors were out in force to see some of the sport’s top names compete...
The final sport to take the stage at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy is combined driving, which started today with the first half of the competitors completing the driven dressage phase.Ijsbrand Chardon of the Netherlands....
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