"straightness" - or your description of the traveling evenly on a track, is also true for riding dressage. this is why so many people mix up bend and straightness. Why lateral bending at the neck does not help a horse travel correctly - lateral bending should be throughout the trunk of the horse. Again - made more difficult between shafts, however, if fit correctly, the horse can travel correctly. Im taking an 18 year old saddle horse - who is amazing, and beginning driving - so far, preliminary work is going well. Seeing this is delightfully educational, and helps me set goals.
I subscribed. This video is exactly what I was looking for. I'm a retired harness horse race driver, been driving horses since I was 8 yrs old. I currently have a pretty little 4 yr old stb mare retired from racing because she wasn't very fast. She is a pacer, but prefers to trot and has a beautiful balanced trot. I have ridden some lower level western dressage with my riding horse, now want to do driven dressage as I'm more comfortable driving than riding. I was wondering about driving the corners and turns, as how you stated, more room is needed than when riding. This video was perfect explanation. I live about an hour from Ocala. Please advertise if you are ever going to be in this area. I would love to attend a clinic.
Really helpful thank you. I’ve been driving six months loving every minute!
"straightness" - or your description of the traveling evenly on a track, is also true for riding dressage. this is why so many people mix up bend and straightness. Why lateral bending at the neck does not help a horse travel correctly - lateral bending should be throughout the trunk of the horse. Again - made more difficult between shafts, however, if fit correctly, the horse can travel correctly. Im taking an 18 year old saddle horse - who is amazing, and beginning driving - so far, preliminary work is going well. Seeing this is delightfully educational, and helps me set goals.
Andy love this video. Great info. I do wish your drivers would wear helmets.
I subscribed. This video is exactly what I was looking for. I'm a retired harness horse race driver, been driving horses since I was 8 yrs old. I currently have a pretty little 4 yr old stb mare retired from racing because she wasn't very fast. She is a pacer, but prefers to trot and has a beautiful balanced trot. I have ridden some lower level western dressage with my riding horse, now want to do driven dressage as I'm more comfortable driving than riding. I was wondering about driving the corners and turns, as how you stated, more room is needed than when riding. This video was perfect explanation. I live about an hour from Ocala. Please advertise if you are ever going to be in this area. I would love to attend a clinic.
love seeing driving resources! Ver helpful!
thanks Andy!
Very nice explanations. Thank you!
So if we drive our tests, as you describe, we won't get any comments on our tests that we need to go deeper into the corners??
Thank you, sir! 😄