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.
Ohio Welsh Pony Association - Promoting Welsh Ponies for riding and driving
EDUCATION
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!
The Driving Radio Show is an online radio show (podcast) dedicated to the
thrill of carriage driving. Wendy and Glenn take an entertaining look at it all from
competitive driving to the pastime of recreational driving. New shows weekly!
Safety when traveling with your equine -Common sense practices to keep you
safely on the road and decrease the chances or equine illness or injury
Coachman's Guide
Tons of information about carriages, harness, training and lots of other
subjects for beginners and experienced whips. Articles range from simple
practical things like harness care, to more complex issues like how to teach
horses fundamental skills of dressage. There are also several articles
containing horseless exercises to keep your skills sharp when you can't drive
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.
PUBLICATIONS
Equine Journal
Driving Digest
Horsemans Corral
CarriageDriving.net online resource for the driving community
Carriage Driving World Magazine
NEW! Chronicle of the Horse Link to blog containing driving discussions
SHOPPING
Bit By Bit Reach your potential with a bit from Bit By Bit. Offeriing the highest
quality bits for all equestrian disciplines, riding or driving.
Helmet Shades Looking for a way to wear a helmet while driving but look like
you are wearing a stylish hat? With this product and your creativity you can have
both!
What A Great Hat! Creative handmade millinery by Paula Singleton.
Wagner Carts Offering well made, all steel horse carts that are perfect for
everything- from training young horses to competing in combined driving events
(CDE's), or just pure pleasure driving. Our carts are designed to be comfortable
and user friendly for both the horse and driver. The Multipurpose Cart and the
Pure Pleasure cart are designed to fit horses ranging from 13.2 hands to 15.2
hands. The new “XL” series Wagner carts will fit Warmblood and Draft breeds!
Our Wagner Harness synthetic harness with the Euro collar is made just for us
and designed to go perfectly with your Wagner cart. And we are always happy
to combine part sizes to get your horse fitted perfectly!
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.
Metion that you are a WRCA member at checkout and the club receives 5%
credit for your purchase!
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
CAA Carriage Trails Guide
Looking for new places to drive or are you going on a trip and would like to
know where driving is permitted? The CAA has created a listing of places
where driving is permitted. This is still a work in progress!
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.
Horseshow.com
HorseShow.com conducts online horse shows where users select the
show they want to enter, upload a video of their performance and
compete with others from around the world.
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.
Hitch-in-Time Carriages for hire serving Akron/Canton and Surrounding Areas
330-801-9500 http://www.hitchintime.com/home.php
Wells~Go~Far Carriage Service LLC Take a step back in time, when travel and
life went a little slower. Treat your special someone to a romantic ride,or let
your children see what travel was like before the automobile. Let us make your
next event special. Carriage for hire your place or ours!
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center offers an array of programs
designed by professionals to foster personal growth and individual
achievement for people with disabilities including riding and driving. WRCA
thanks Fieldstone for their generous use of their facility!!
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.