Interesting Links
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ORGANIZATIONS
Carriage Association of America
The oldest and largest organization dedicated to the preservation,
restoration, and use of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs
American Driving Society
Promotes the best interests of driving horses and ponies to carriages
both competitively and for pleasure.
Black Swamp Driving Club
A driving club in northwestern Ohio dedicated to promoting
opportunities to enjoy driving and collecting horse drawn vehicles. It
also encourages the preservation and maintenance of carriages and
other horse, pony, or mule driven vehicles.
National Animal Interest Alliance
The mission of NAIA is to promote the welfare of animals, to strengthen
the human-animal bond, and safeguard the rights of responsible
animal owners.
EDUCATION
Safety In Harness
Thinking about driving your horse or pony? - tips for getting started
Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety - A great resource for researching
questions on horses and the law. This site contains comprehensive resource
materials on equine law from all states and horsemanship safety. It is hosted
by the University of Vermont. Both the legal and horsemanship materials are
suitable for use by law students, lawyers, and the general public. The
materials are updated each week with new law cases for horsemen within
days after they have been decided by the courts and with other materials as
they become available.
Keeping your horse cool in hot weather - understand how your horse keeps
cool in hot weather and prevent overheating
CAA Proficiency Program The intent of this program is to help carriage
drivers increase their awareness and knowledge of driving, ensure they're
driving safely and correctly, and earn a CAA Driver Proficiency Certificate.
A great way to learn the basics!
PUBLICATIONS
Driving Digest
Horsemans Corral
CarriageDriving.net online resource for the driving community
Carriage Driving World Magazine
SHOPPING
NEW!
Big D's Tack & Vet Supply tack, clothing and boot fitting, hat cleaning and
shaping, to assistance equine supplements and supplies. Located centrally
between Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown at: 998 State Route 43
Streetsboro, Ohio 44241 Shop in the 10,000 sq ft showroom or online.
Big D's is a generous sponsor of the WRCA Swine Creek drive.
Tack of the Day At noon (Eastern Time) Monday-Friday, a new bargain is
posted that is available at great prices. One item per day is posted and it is
available until noon the next day. Check back often for some unbelieveable
bargains!
Driving Essentials
Pencil Drawings by Kelli Swan Artist Kelli Swan specializes in detailed pencil
drawings & sketches of horses, dogs, pets and vintage themes. Included in her
work are - Original Drawings: Limited Edition Prints, Notecards, Gifts Custom
Portraiture: Pet Portraits and Family Portraits
MISCELLANEOUS
National Drive
An inexpensive long weekend in October devoted exclusively to equine
driving. The drive is designed to become the largest gathering of
recreational drivers in the country. Highlighting the weekend will be a
series of clinics and demonstrations featuring some of the nation’s
most prominent clinicians and driving experts.
Fry's Equine Insurance
Agency offers a complete line of equine insurance products for horses,
horse owners, equine businesses, and horse farms.
Hay Barn looking for hay? Check listings on this website for hay sellers.
Windy Knoll Farms boarding and training facility located in Sullivan, Ohio, also
offers driving lessons and Dutch Harness horses for sale.
Sheradin Morgans Breeders of Morgans that are suitable for a variety of
disciplines - horses that are athletic, correct, sound, have style, are beautiful,
and, most importantly of all, have the calm disposition and people-oriented
personalities to be a joy to their owners.
Hitch-in-Time Carriages for hire serving Akron/Canton and Surrounding Areas
330-801-9500
Links posted on this page are are
provided as a means for
members to share links and
should not be considered an
endorsement or affiliation by
Western Reserve Carriage
Association.