2023: Our Year in Review!

Ranch Ride Carriage Drive has had a blessed 2023... enjoy this one-minute break featuring some of our highlights!

A Week in the Royal Mews

You may have seen photos of members of the British Royal Family riding by carriage from Windsor Castle to the Royal Ascot races, but did you know that members of the exclusive British Coaching Club do the same? Some of the most remarkable experiences of my driving career were the dozen or so times that our work with senior members of the British Coaching Club took us to the Royal Mews of Windsor Castle during the Royal Ascot Race Meeting.

A Day of Relaxation at the Ranch

After a long, hot job like a hay harvest, the residents at Ranch Ride Carriage Drive take a much-needed weekend break. Ranch work is never done, but rest and recovery is a must! https://youtu.be/kbrzPoKatss

Visiting the Pecan Grove, Part 2

Libertad and Tex visit the pecan grove as harvest time approaches. During the summer of 2023, pecan trees across Texas have been stressed by extreme heat and dry conditions.

Origin of the Achenbach Driving System

When World War I broke out, Achenbach’s system proved ideal for teaching driving to large numbers of new recruits, many of whom had no previous horsemanship skills.

Libertad Visits the Pecan Grove

Did you know that the pecan tree is the official state tree of Texas? Libertad puts on his "other hat" as a saddle horse and visits the ranch's pecan grove with Tex.