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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...

Mindy Schroder
Mar 3, 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 21, 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 15, 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 8, 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
Feb 1, 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 15, 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
Jan 4, 2020


Taking a Step Back
People are often surprised when they hear how often I ground drive or long line Zorro.

Mindy Schroder
Dec 19, 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
Dec 17, 2019


My Winter Wardrobe
Today when the ponies and I started out on our 5 mile drive it wasn't snowing...

Mindy Schroder
Nov 26, 2019


Team Driving Lines
Team lines are confusing as are the terms used to explain them. I hope this blog helps!

Mindy Schroder
Oct 8, 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 7, 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 6, 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 4, 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
Oct 3, 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 26, 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 17, 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 13, 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!

Mindy Schroder
Sep 2, 2019
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