Carriage Driving

Carriage Driving is the only monthly magazine dedicated entirely to sport and recreation with the harness horse. It is a must-read publication for all carriage driving enthusiasts, covering all aspects of recreational and competitive driving, including private driving, light trade, coaching, show Hackneys, scurry driving and horse driving trials.

Subscribe and you will enjoy: • The latest driving news, views, show and competition coverage, together with regular features, such as: Over the Tandem Bar – its very own gossip column; In the Ribbons – keeping you up-to-date with all the results and driver profiles • Expert view – answers to reader’s questions • Training – with tips to help you enhance your driving skills Junior Spotlight - for those up and coming youngsters • The best place to buy and sell your driving horses, harnesses and carriages, as well as advertise all your other carriage driving services

In this issue we head to Exloo in the Netherlands for two FEI finals - the World Para Championships for Singles, where Team GB took the bronze medal and the European Four-in-Hand, which saw Bram Chardon once again claim the European title. Staying in Europe but at a gentler pace, we follow the Route de Lorraine – where carriage drivers from across the world enjoyed days of driving through beautiful countryside, stopping off at castles and country houses and catching up with old friends.

Susan Dunne talks to wheelwright Rodney Greenwood about realising a dream to build a horse-drawn omnibus from the original plans. The RDA National Championships saw 15 carriage driving groups from across the UK shine as they enjoyed the finals in wind and rain. We have reports from the Donkey Breed Society National Championships; The Cricklands Festival of Carriage Driving combined a week of top-class training with the Certius Short Format National Carriagedriving Championships, including an international competition between drivers in the UK and Australia. 

In Coaching Chatter, Bob Elliott reflects on the history of a traditional meet and why Woburn provides a perfect alternative. We have seasonal advice from the British Horse Society on how to prevent acorn poisoning and Carriagehouse Insurance look at getting the right cover for grooms and backsteppers.

Subscribe now and keep up to date with all the latest news, views, and expert guides across the driving disciplines.