Carriage Driving

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Shire horse show opts to trot to Notts for outdoor event in 2022

Show returns to Suffolk

Something for everyone • As the BDS celebrates a landmark anniversary this year, Antonia Gallop shares news of events, drives, and challenges in place, which aim to support members what ever their level of driving.

Put in the ground work • This month Sandra Fisher takes time to catch up with their current chairman Karen Morris, and finds out how she got into driving, some of her highs and lows, and any tips for aspiring scurry driver.

Championship bids are in • There is plenty to look forward to this season and beyond, with news of national events, and a bid in to host both the 2024 European Youth and World Para Championships in the UK.

It is hotting up indoors • Fiona Powell reports on events that are giving competitors and spectators plenty to write home about as entries are on the increase.

10 top tips to keep your yard pest free • The national trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), is advising rural businesses and equestrian yards to put in place a few simple measures as colder weather drives rats and mice to seek shelter indoors.

5 top feeding tips for show success • Before we know it, the outdoor season will be upon us, so now is the time to start preparing for the months ahead. The team at Baileys Horse Feeds share their advice for making sure your equine is fit and ready for competition.

Getting to grips with tandems and teams • Susan Dunne visits professional carriage driver Claire Bourne, with two days of lessons booked, her aim was to fulfill an ambition to step up from driving a single pony. Here she reveals how she is now bitten by the multiple bug.

Reaching more people • Over the next few years the RDA has ambitious plans to grow and expand the services it offers. One of the aims is to support people with a wider range of health conditions through riding, driving, and non-mounted activities.

Driving adventures • Susan Dunne talks to this highly respected stalwart of AIAT-GB and recent author of HORSEDRAWN – A miscellany of Carriage Driving.

Exell excells at the new ExCel venue • World leading drivers wowed the crowds once again, as a much missed seasonal event returned to London. The first International Horse Show took place in the Olympia halls in 1907, but this year it moved to a different venue as Olympia undergoes re-development. As Amy Mundell reports, the change of arena did not affect the thrills of competition.

City parade marks centuries of tradition • The Lord Mayor’s Show in 2020 was cancelled due the pandemic. It was the first show to be cancelled for 169 years, so as Chris Orchard reports, the 2021 parade was set to be very special event.

At the heart of carriage restoration • Paul and Chris Orchard paid a visit to a coachbuilding company who have been a part of their industry for more than 100 years. Whilst Paul captured the day in images, Chris chatted to the team about their work, and long association with the carriages housed at the Royal Mews.

They are fast, fun, and affordable! • Emily Ham has been catching up with some well-known drivers who are passionate that small ponies combine to make the perfect team.

Coaching is back on the calendar • Bob Elliott says get your diary out and start...