Breaking and Training the Driving Horse

You May Be Realizing Only Half the Potential and Half the Fun of Your Horses!

If you are simply riding your horse, you are only using part of his ability. When a horse is trained to drive, his usefulness–and your enjoyment–are both greatly increased.

In her classic book, Breaking and Training the Driving Horse, Doris Ganton shares in detail her highly successful, step-by-step method of learning how to drive your horse. Many horse enthusiasts recommend it as a go-to reference, including Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

The material stems from the author’s 30 years of experience with harness horses as a competitor, a teacher, and a judge. She has taught horsemen of all levels from the Canadian Yukon through Wyoming and California and is keenly aware of the problems, apprehensions, and requirements in learning to drive your horse.

This book shows you how to train a green horse to drive using Ganton’s proven method that is both safe and easy for the horse and driver–a method that inspires confidence and trust. She begins by describing the harness and how to adjust it. Then she expertly guides you through introducing your horse to the harness, ground driving, shafts, poles, reins, and more, right through to a two-wheel cart and a four-wheel buggy. Written with the training of a colt in mind, these instructions can just as easily be followed to train an older animal or a saddle horse to drive.

This is your opportunity to open up a whole new world of horsemanship for yourself! You will learn the fundamentals, procedures, and overall techniques necessary to be successful right away.