Driving Clinic with Claudia Hrebicek
Our driving club, Ten Mile Drivers, hosted Claudia Hrebicek from the Bitterroot Valley last weekend. She does quite a bit of teaching...
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Mindy Schroder
- Feb 21, 2020
Why do I drive?
Today while I was out with Zorro I was thinking about my ponies and why I do what I do.
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 15, 2020
Talking to Your Driving Pony
I get questions all the time about exactly what to say to your driving pony. It can be confusing to know what exactly to say. First, most...
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 8, 2020
Sledding with the Little Sled!
Because my other sled is just simply too big for one pony to pull I rigged up the little sled today!
Mindy Schroder
- Feb 1, 2020
Thinking about carts
I am sitting here thinking about driving ponies. I know! That must be such a surprise. Something that has been rolling around in my mind...
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 15, 2020
The Hitching Debate
There has been a debate working it's way around Facebook for a week or so. When hitching your horse to a cart do you tie it or hitch untied?
Mindy Schroder
- Jan 4, 2020
Training a Unicorn
Today I thought I would try my hand at training a unicorn. I was wondering if it was different than training a pony.
Mindy Schroder
- Dec 19, 2019
Taking a Step Back
People are often surprised when they hear how often I ground drive or long line Zorro.
Mindy Schroder
- Dec 17, 2019
The Art of Being Stuck
Some years ago I used to have people over to my farm and we would do group drives...
Mindy Schroder
- Nov 26, 2019
My Winter Wardrobe
Today when the ponies and I started out on our 5 mile drive it wasn't snowing...
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 8, 2019
Team Driving Lines
Team lines are confusing as are the terms used to explain them. I hope this blog helps!
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 7, 2019
Driving My Pair - Part Four
Today was the day to hitch Sky and Zorro to the tire drag! I hauled them 2 hours to my friend Carrie's indoor arena...
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 6, 2019
Driving My Pair - Part Three
Today I worked at making my team lines correct for each pony and tried out the breast collar team set up!
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 4, 2019
Driving My Pair - Part Two
Included in the post are a few diagrams of how I am hitching these two together as a team and photos of my tire drag.
Mindy Schroder
- Oct 3, 2019
Driving My Pair - Part One
Today was day #1 in driving Sky and Zorro as a team. All I can say is.... phew.
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 26, 2019
Upping our Exercise Game
I thought I would up Sky's exercise program by having her pull a little sled with three big rocks in it! This is how I am going about that..
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 17, 2019
Trail Driving
Trail driving is my passion. This is what I love to do. Enjoying my mountains with my pony and my bike or taking my ponies hiking are the...
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 17, 2019
Pairing Harnesses and Vehicles
I get a lot of questions if this type wondering if my harness will work with their vehicle...
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 13, 2019
How to Prepare a Young Foal to be a Future Driving Horse
I recently asked for blog ideas on Facebook and now have a very loooong list of ideas that I need to get started on! This was one of them...
Mindy Schroder
- Sep 2, 2019
Comparing Sessions
It's interesting driving one pony and then switching to the other... and I think it's clear why I have a favorite!
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