Carriage Driving: A Logical Approach Through Dressage Training
"[The authors] obviously know their subject well and treat it with much sensitivity and wisdom. I only wish I had this book before I started my driving program." —Sasha Rockefeller
The modern bible of carriage driving . . . now back by popular demand
Widely renowned as the definitive book on training the driving horse, Carriage Driving offers an easy-to-follow, practical guide to this increasingly popular sport.
The philosophy is simple but remarkably effective: If driving is as much fun for your horse as it is for you, he will be a willing partner in the endeavor. With that in mind, Carriage Driving focuses on building a strong physical, mental, and emotional relationship with your horse. Equine mechanics, selecting the right bit and tack, harnessing, and ground training are just a few of the topics addressed.
Drivers at any level will benefit greatly from this groundbreaking book, which has stood for more than a decade as the preeminent resource on training a balanced, responsive, and safe driving horse.
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Book details
- Author
- Heike Bean
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Sports & Recreation › Animal Sports › Equestrian
- Topics
- horse training · equestrian sport · driving horses · harness driving
- ISBN-13
- 9781620457276 (Paperback)9781620455920 (Hardcover)
About the author
HEIKE BEAN is a carriage driving instructor with over thirty years of teaching experience in the United States and Germany. She is the co-author, with Sarah Blanchard, of Carriage Driving: A Logical Approach Through Dressage Training.
Bean is recognized as a foremost authority on carriage driving, and her book, originally published by Howell Book House and reissued in updated editions, is widely regarded as a definitive guide to training the driving horse using humane, classical methods.
