My mother told me I asked for a pony about 5 minutes after I was born. So I’d say “equine obsessed” is a pretty accurate and simple...

Let me start off by introducing my very good friend, Adam Canaday. Adam, a Journeyman Coach Driver at Colonial Williamsburg, is a very...

The distance between your horses in relation to the pole is determined by the placement of the swingletrees (aka whiffletrees -not sure I...

Here’s some bits from my collection of bits with some brief explanations. This isn’t an all inclusive bit post, as that would take a huge...

Recently I googled "Driving a Carriage Downhill" and found out there are a lot of "how to"s on RIDING downhill, but nothing much on...

Here is a little how-to on putting a pair to a carriage. Planning to drive a pair? First thing I want you to do is find this book and buy...

We all started somewhere. No one was born knowing how to put harness on or knowing the order of operations for putting a horse to a...

This quote has become one of my new favorites: “Bees don’t waste their time explaining to flies why honey is better than sh!t. Remember...

It’s a question I see asked a lot lately… Is it better to use a full collar, euro collar, or breast collar? I think the answer is both...

Today’s TED talk from Jess: Open minds. As trainers of horses, we all have something in common: the best outcome for our horses. Doesn’t...

If you rode horses in the 90s and early 2000s, you heard of and saw the “Pessoa System” series of ropes and bungees that were the hot new...

I must preface this blog post with the fact my farrier won’t be impressed with the picture I chose to grab your attention… but you...

Blinders, also frequently called blinkers, are a very important tool in driving. There is a lot of debate on open bridles (bridles...

Today, I was reading about the rider’s role in self carriage of the horse on Dressage Today and realized in carriage driving, our roles...

Achenbach. A word that scares many a driver!!! I will do a longer post on different styles of rein handling, but I’m eager to show you...

The first time I drove my four in hand…. just thoughts…. These 4 horses. They are my 🌎 💕 Savannah (Friesian/Saddlebred) left lead,...

It’s important to switch sides when you school your pairs. Sometimes we get so comfortable with a particular horse on the left and...

The most important gaits for a driving horse are the woah and stand. Imagine you're having a lovely drive and suddenly a wheel falls off...

If you're a fan of carriage driving and anything horse-pulling related, this blog will be for you! I plan to share my experiences in...