Styles of Horse Driving

Many beginners come to the carriage driving world and want to learn to drive a horse.  They may have wonderful nostalgic memories of riding in the buggy with Grandpa, or they realize that they are not as mobile as they used to be to ride their horse, so driving may sound like a good alternative.

Whatever ways beginners come to the horse driving world, many don’t realize that there are just about as many ways to drive a horse as to ride one. Some styles of driving disciplines are related to the breed of horse, such as Fine Harness for Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies, and Morgans, and racing for Standardbreds. Some styles and activities can be done with most any breed, such as Carriage Driving and of course Recreational Driving.  In this article linked here, we will highlight the many different styles of driving.

See the link to the PDF article above to learn the differences between Carriage Driving, Draft Horse Driving, Breed Show Driving, Harness Racing, and Recreational/Trail/Pleasure Driving, as well as their derivatives.