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Carriage Driving: A Logical Approach Through Dressage Training

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Beginning with a discussion of the horse's needs and character, "Carriage Driving" follows all the logical steps of training a balanced, responsive, safe driving horse . . . from ground training through pleasure and combined driving events. The authors use classical training methods to help novices and experts alike, to achieve optimum athletic performance from any driving horse. Includes sections on developing rhythm, straightness and bending, impulsion, collected and extended work, and offer solutions for specific problems and training difficulties. Highly readable, well illustrated

This book covers training the driving horse from start to finish. It reveals training techniques, patterns, conditioning suggestions and carriage and cart explainations.

For anyone who presently drives or is aspiring to do so, this book would be an asset.

This is an excellent source for people beginning to drive their horse, or for those who want to improve their driving techniques and their horse's performance.

The only thing I found lacking was consideration given to the training of miniature horses to harness. There are some differences and I think at least one chapter discussing those diferences would make this a perfect book.

I am buying a second copy as a gift for my friend who is learning to drive.

This book gave some of the most practical advise I have seen yet for training the driving horse using logical and humane methods. The principles involved apply equally well to riding as to driving, so I would recommend this book to anyone interested in training their horse themselves, or even if they plan on taking it to a trainer. It addresses problems that may arise and also gives good illustrations of various steps in the learning process. Wonderful Book!

This is truly the best book on carriage driving ever written. It is the bible for people who know the sport. This is the one book you truly need if you want to learn carriage driving. You can tell from the first page you are in the hands of an expert.
The only thing wrong with this book is you can hardly ever find a copy. If you find one, grab it. ( I don't know what's going on but there were about 10 reviews of this book here, all of them glowing, and they seem to have been erased. Everyone in Driving knows how great this book is.)

This is the book for anyone who is serious about training their horses for driving with no corner-cutting. It is obvious that this book was written by a true horse trainer for true horse trainers, people who love horses and are dedicated to making the training experience a joyful and life-long experience. Heike Bean's book covers everything you need to know starting with the very basics, horse anatomy, hoof structure and shoeing, conformation, collection, bits, harness, carts and carriages.

I have only read portions of the book at this point but plan to read all of it. I am completly ignorant of harness driving but recently purchased a miniature horse that I plan to finish in carting. This book has been an excellant resource. It is very detailed, but easy to understand. It mentions things to keep in mind that might not be obvious (like if you're new to harness or your horse is, you should have a bucking strap on your harness to save you a lot of frustration). I also like her approach to working with the horse - it is definately working WITH the horse and not BREAKING the horse. I have not read any other driving books yet to compare, but I am happy that I started with this one.

This is the best book on driving ever written. Extremely well organized and easy to follow. Answers all your questions just as you think of them. There is only one problem with this book -- it is very hard to find. People never resell their copies so if you can find one, grab it.

After many years of driving minis, I thought I 'knew everything' - no, no, no. This book extensively covers everything one should know from buying the Right tack to lessons from the beginning lunging lessons on to the top. Very pleased I picked this book.

This book is easy to understand for the beginner yet is full of quality classical driving and training principles. It also incorporates natural horsemanship(so old it's new again!) principles. Highly detailed but not overwhelming. Excellent book. This should be the bible of Carriage Driving.