Come along with Ranch Ride Carriage Drive as we show you how to choose the best width for your hand, talk a bit about synthetics, and show you what to look for in your safety inspections.
Category: Topics in Horsemanship
A Brief Overview of Carriage Shaft Hardware and Fittings
Ranch Ride Carriage Drive answers your questions! Lately we've had some questions about the hardware and fittings on carriage shafts. What's this brass thing? What goes in this second staple? If you've ever wondered, here's your chance to find out! Come along with us as Paul explains each fitting, step by step.
Practicing Start, Stop, and Steer with a Simple Cones Circle
Ranch Ride Carriage Drive practices driving turns and transitions using a simple cones pattern to improve confidence and accuracy.
A Little Horsing Around on the Ranch!
After the ranch maintenance work is done, we take some time for training our horses. Today, we're changing it up by pairing Dainty with Jace.
Traditional Carriages and Attelage: Elegant Sport Driving
Antique and reproduction carriages require skill to drive, but offer the driver the opportunity to preserve our driving traditions and to participate in the elegant, and growing, sport of Attelage. Learn more about Attelage and why the Achenbach driving method is our choice for traditional driving.
CHA Certification Clinic, Waco, Texas, May 2024
Recently, Ranch Ride Carriage Drive was on the road to McLennan Community College's beautiful Highlander Ranch in Waco, Texas. Seven drivers attended a week-long Certified Horsemanship Association driving instructor / driver certification clinic.
Why Certifications?
This week, we are away conducting driver certifications with the Certified Horsemanship Association! Why are certifications so important? Currently it’s too easy to hang up your sign as an “expert” without any real training or knowledge. In many cases, the public really doesn’t appreciate how much potential danger there is, or what could happen if things go wrong.
A New Turnout: Fitting the Pieces Together
Today we're helping a client to set up a new pony with a new harness and new cart. Correct fit and adjustments are important for safety, comfort of the horse, and load balance!
Practicing Achenbach Four-in-Hand Technique
Ranch Ride Carriage Drive puts the rein machine to work again... this time to practice our Achenbach four-in-hand driving technique!
Fun in the Cones with Libertad and Fen!
Today we are having "Fun in the Cones" with Libertad and Fen... a great way to build skills and confidence as you train. Best of all, this is just fabulous fun!
