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The right stuff FOR DRIVING
Two professionals offer advice on selecting a horse for driving.
BY KIM MACMILLAN
The sport of driving is a beautiful thing to watch, but it’s even more fun to participate. Two top professionals in the sport—Leslie Cashion of Louisville, Ky., and Jacob Arnold of Goshen, Ky.—offer some key points to consider when looking for a horse that would be a good candidate for work in harness.
Both strongly advise anyone new to driving to learn the sport from experienced drivers using schoolmaster horses before looking for their own driving horse. They suggest joining a local driving club to meet others already involved in the sport and to take advantage of the resources available through the American Driving Society (ADS), the Carriage Association of America (CAA) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).
Leslie Cashion driving a Haflinger gelding, Winterson’s Gold, in the marathon phase at a combined driving event in Ohio.
PICS OF YOU/JOHN ROBINSON,
WWW.PICSOFYOU.COM When you’re ready to begin your search for a horse with the mind and body for driving, it’s important to define the type of driving you’d like to do and your budget (with pre-purchase exam and equipment costs factored in).