Carriage Driving Update

We are once again in training with Dande! From the time he was laid off last November, Dande has been ridden under saddle for a month and now we are long lining and lungeing three times a week. The progress made has been really good and he is looking well and is already quite fit again. It is surprising just how much more built he looks around the quarters and the neck now that he has matured once again over the winter. He is now rising six.

Dande our Morgan Carriage Driving Pony
enjoying the sunshine after a work out on Sunday!

Next week we should be ready to hitch again and after a couple more weeks of driving I think we could try Lusi out with the carriage in the arena, but on a leash of course!
I have been in contact with members from the British Carriage Dog Society, of which I am now a member, and have been delighted to have feedback on how they get their Dals to train at the axle of the carriage.