The one that got away
Stanley was a spunky little dude, who I kind of feel got a bit of a raw deal from me. He was an inquisitive, bold, in your face type guy, who was a delight to have around, if you like that sort of thing. Keen to learn, a very quick thinker, but with an attention […]
Boris and the cart wreck
With horse training, it is so often the case of one step forward two steps back. You may have read in my other blogs, that Boris has been challenging at times. I have to be honest the majority of Boris’s lack of progress is my lack of giving him the time required for consistent training. […]
The bumpy road of training Boris
Following dreams can be a bumpy ride. Sevenish years ago, long before Nibbles and Tabby entered my team, I purchased a grey Percheron mare from Echuca sales, with the intention of her joining my team as a harness horse. This was a big step forward in having a grey to pull my carriage. Before starting […]
Boris and the battle of the horse float
If you have been following us for a while, you will know of Boris, who is one half of the pair affectionately known as the delinquents. Aka Boris the bastard. Now, Boris is a magnificent creature, standing at nearly 17hh weighing in at approximately 750kgs and is only 5 years of age. He was a […]
The coming of Age
I think the scariest thing about what we do with our horses and carriages, is doing something for the first time. Years of training, working towards a certain picture, is all put to the test in how the horse responds to a new environment or situation. Our young Clydesdales have been working towards commercial work […]
The long road from training to commercial
It’s a hard thing to gauge, when a horse is ‘ready’ to perform the tasks of one of our carriage horses. We ask a lot of our horses, we do things that ‘normal’ horses wouldn’t cope with. Our horses have to deal with a lot of unusual sights, sounds and circumstances. How does one even […]