Carriage Driving: A Logical Approach Through Dressage Training

This book was recommended to me by a friend who is a dressage trainer. It is an easy read and provides a lot of important information. It is well written by people who are passionate about their horses and driving. I want my young horse to be comfortable and to use her body properly so she does not get sore so she will continue to enjoy being driven for years to come. This book covers harness styles and fit, and cart styles, which are also very important for your horses comfort and health. I have purchased several books on driving and this one is the best.

I like this book because it starts with very basic training and progresses to finished driving horse in a logical and easy to understand way that don't leave a lot to your imagination - and leave a lot of the guesswork out you would have to do if you are on your own trying to train a horse for driving.

A thorough explanation of how to deal with the young driving horse and how to get him on the bit for combined driving training. It is good that the author stresses having 2 or 3 helpers at first. I tried the drag contraption on my gentle mare by myself and she had it destroyed in 20 seconds. We are having lots of fun now, however.

Great book for a beginner driver. We bought it to give to a friend.

Gift of a couple of friends.

This book is loaded with great advice. Including a great explanation of all of the tack used throughout the process of training the horse for driving.

This is the book for anyone who is serious about training their horses for driving with no corner-cutting. It is obvious that this book was written by a true horse trainer for true horse trainers, people who love horses and are dedicated to making the training experience a joyful and life-long experience. Heike Bean's book covers everything you need to know starting with the very basics, horse anatomy, hoof structure and shoeing, conformation, collection, bits, harness, carts and carriages.

Really great, straightforward and helpful information. This book covered topics I didn't even know existed, but was very approachable to a new carriage driver. I liked the authors' emphasis on fairness to the horse and the obvious depth of knowledge they possess of the subject matter. Excellent!

Great book.

anyone who does carriage driving should own a copy of this book

Great book for the driving person