Driving Thursday MTCC HDT Shelbyville TN, USA June 17, 2017 Greg & Bliss Preliminary Single Horse – 1st of 1 Preliminary Division – 2nd of 4 Thank you to the landowners, officials, and volunteers for a wonderful competition. Thank you to Kate Bushman for the brilliant Bliss. Dressage The test was steady and accurate butContinue reading “Show Report: Middle Tennessee Carriage Club Horse Driving Trial 2017”
Category Archives: Combined Driving
Milton & Me
Still waiting. So, a thoughty post. All the physical parts are in place: trailer, truck, Coggins. Now we need to have all the people in town at the same time. Our most recent random gesture [Sand Colic?] seems to be working. Milton seems to be settling. I would almost … almost … be willing toContinue reading “Milton & Me”
With Great Bit Comes Great Responsibility
Driving Thursday Coach Courtney wanted more whoa, so we borrowed Lyricc’s driving bit from Coach Kate. After an initial protest, Milton was fine with it. Turns out Milton doesn’t care what hardware he has in his mouth. He cares about total volume. Loud bit? Your hands better be quiet. Soft bit? Yak away. Thank youContinue reading “With Great Bit Comes Great Responsibility”
Milton at SSF
We shipped Milton over to Stepping Stone Farm for a second lesson [First]. I’m tickled with everyone. Coach Courtney has the flexibility to work with us on driving skills without insisting that the horse go like a Saddlebred. Greg is learning from the lessons and from the opportunity to work in an enclosed space. MiltonContinue reading “Milton at SSF”
Navigator Training
Driving Thursday Countdown timers. Countup timers. Stopwatches. Time allowed. Time window. Kilometer splits. Turns out a navigator is more than an animated sand bag. What have I signed up for? Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Milton’s First Lesson
My future riding horse had a combined driving lesson sans cart in front of a saddle seat instructor. Gotta start somewhere. (Photos to be added as soon as my desktop is back in touch with the mothership.) Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Weekend Activities
As of last Wednesday, when I scheduled this post, the plans for the weekend were as below. All activities subject to the vagaries of horses and weather. If there is/was anything left of me Sunday night, I will/will have update(d) the post with a success rate. Thursday – Katherine in the SSF round-pen with Bingo.Continue reading “Weekend Activities”
Virtual Brush Box 