Category Archives: Combined Driving

Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving

tldr: and yet more logistics Driving Thursday Milton’s rate-limiting step for driving shows is transportation. Locally, we could drive the cart over, come back, drive the horse over, show, reverse the process. If the show is 20-30 minutes away, that equals 3 hours of shipping. Cumbersome, but not impossible. This is what we already doContinue reading “Milton’s Show Schedule, Driving”

I Do It All, But Not as Well As Milton Does

Saddle Seat Wednesday I did not show last weekend. I did not feel ready. Between rain, the holidays, the cold snap, and riding (yay!) and driving Milton, I’ve only had two saddle seat lessons since the last show [Show Report]. This was not enough to give me confidence that Whiskey and I were ready toContinue reading “I Do It All, But Not as Well As Milton Does”

Rein Arrangements

Driving Thursday Milton has graduated to the snaffle rein. Driving bits come with several places to attach the reins. The gentlest is on the top ring. The farther down the shank > the more leverage > the stronger the bit. Last year, Bliss alternated between the snaffle ring and the first slot, depending on circumstance.Continue reading “Rein Arrangements”

New Equipment: Riding Reins

Riding reins! Riding reins for me to ride my horse! BioThane reins from Two Horse Tack! Why white? Why not? Since we are sharing the driving bridle at the moment [I Ride Milton!], I wanted a color that would not get confused with Milton’s black [Reins] and red (eventually, for marathon) driving reins. Since drivingContinue reading “New Equipment: Riding Reins”

Looking Back 2017, Combined Driving

Driving Thursday Yowza! Milton went from proof of concept [Milton’s Practice Cart] to pulling his own marathon carriage [Show Report Driving & Lessons, Milton’s First Carriage Drive]. Greg drove (& won!) his first CDE [Show Report]. I should have more to say, but I’m gobsmacked. Driving this year has been everything we could have hopedContinue reading “Looking Back 2017, Combined Driving”

Milton’s Dressage in December

Driving Thursday I am the World’s Greatest Groom. Saturday I sit for 20, even 30, whole minutes in the passenger seat of the truck while we drive the carriage over to the lesson barn. I stand at the foot of the ramp, nobly steering the carriage, while Greg simply lowers 400 pounds of carriage withContinue reading “Milton’s Dressage in December”