Driving Mz Eva

[Native Lover]

This is going to be my new diary for learning to drive myself and then getting my Mz Eva Diva in a carriage and enjoying learning the new skills of carriage driving and where we go from here maybe competing maybe pleasure drives...but watch this space.

This will be a record of our journey.

 

[Native Lover]

So I bought a 2nd carriage and will decide which one I am selling

 

[newforest]

How are the driving lessons going? What do you think.

 

[carthorse]

Very smart. Maybe ask your instructor which one is the better fit & more suitable for the type of driving you want to do?

 

[Native Lover]

How are the driving lessons going? What do you think.

I start lessons in two weeks but a local driver is going to show me how to fit a Harness today..... I need to learn all the parts of a harness too.... and then going to have a drive with his fun bug

 

[Native Lover]

Very smart. Maybe ask your instructor which one is the better fit & more suitable for the type of driving you want to do?

I am going to take advice on both carriages and see which will suit her the best. I will show them both to my instructor. And go from there.

 

[Native Lover]

My harness arrived and been washed on the line drying it now looks like new picking the carriages up Thursday and Friday. Then I am ready to long rein her

 

[Native Lover]

Today I tried Mz Eva's harness on her and it fits her fantastic .... I think she looked great in it and wasn't bothered even when she had the crupper done up and her blinkers on..... bless her she looked cute as a button in it..... really cannot wait now to start my driving lessons

 

[Native Lover]

 

[Native Lover]

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

Nice harness!

 

[Native Lover]

Booked my first lesson for Tuesday at 11

 

[newforest]

I lunged and longreined in the harness we had. Never did the blinkers as didn't plan on driving.

How's the longreining going in the set up?

 

[Native Lover]

I lunged and longreined in the harness we had. Never did the blinkers as didn't plan on driving.

How's the longreining going in the set up?

I am long reining most days now she works much better off the snaffle ring so going to stick to that I am going to look into how we attach wheels to her harness next well tyres the start with that but so far so good

 

[newforest]

I didn't progress to this because mine has a habit of shooting off without anything attached.
Shame really but there it is.

 

[Native Lover]

Tomorrow is the first driving lesson at carriage works with Nicola Manger. I am getting a lift with my friend. I hope she gets plenty of pictures.

iam so excited I will hardly sleep tonight.

 

[Native Lover]

Well today was the day my first driving lesson. I have been looking forward to it for so long now. I am not pretty driver yet lol but I really had so much fun and the hour flew by wished it was longer to be honest. I tacked up , helped put too...walked, trotted, cantered . Changed reins did circles cones sharpish turns.... and even did some on my own at walk and trot. I have never had so much fun in one hour ever lol lovely little Arthur the Mini cob for being such a good boy and putting up with me I was beaming the whole lesson apart from the first 5 mins.... thank you to Nicola Manger and CarriageWorks for such a good first lesson looking forward to next week