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ORGANIZATIONS
Carriage Association of America
The oldest and largest organization dedicated to the preservation,
restoration, and use of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs
American Driving Society
Promotes the best interests of driving horses and ponies to carriages
both competitively and for pleasure.
Black Swamp Driving Club
A driving club in northwestern Ohio dedicated to promoting
opportunities to enjoy driving and collecting horse drawn vehicles. It
also encourages the preservation and maintenance of carriages and
other horse, pony, or mule driven vehicles.
National Animal Interest Alliance
The mission of NAIA is to promote the welfare of animals, to strengthen
the human-animal bond, and safeguard the rights of responsible
animal owners.
Ohio Welsh Pony Association - Promoting Welsh Ponies for riding and driving
EDUCATION
CAA Proficiency Program The intent of this program is to help carriage
drivers increase their awareness and knowledge of driving, ensure they're
driving safely and correctly, and earn a CAA Driver Proficiency Certificate.
A great way to learn the basics!
The Driving Radio Show is an online radio show (podcast) dedicated to the
thrill of carriage driving. Wendy and Glenn take an entertaining look at it all from
competitive driving to the pastime of recreational driving. New shows weekly!
Coachman's Delight
Great resource for continuous learning. Access to live and recorded online
courses on driving topics.
Safety In Harness
Equine Law and Horsemanship Safety - A great resource for researching
questions on horses and the law. This site contains comprehensive resource
materials on equine law from all states and horsemanship safety. It is hosted
by the University of Vermont. Both the legal and horsemanship materials are
suitable for use by law students, lawyers, and the general public. The
materials are updated each week with new law cases for horsemen within
days after they have been decided by the courts and with other materials as
they become available.
PUBLICATIONS
Driving Digest
The Horsemen's Corral
CarriageDriving.net online resource for the driving community
Carriage Driving World Magazine
Chronicle of the Horse Link to blog containing driving discussions
Equine Journal
SHOPPING
What A Great Hat! Creative handmade millinery by Paula Singleton.
Wagner Carts Offering well made, all steel horse carts that are perfect for
everything- from training young horses to competing in combined driving events
(CDE's), or just pure pleasure driving. Our carts are designed to be comfortable
and user friendly for both the horse and driver. The Multipurpose Cart and the
Pure Pleasure cart are designed to fit horses ranging from 13.2 hands to 15.2
hands. The new “XL” series Wagner carts will fit Warmblood and Draft breeds!
Our Wagner Harness synthetic harness with the Euro collar is made just for us
and designed to go perfectly with your Wagner cart. And we are always happy
to combine part sizes to get your horse fitted perfectly!
Big D's Tack & Vet Supply your go to store for horse supplements, feed, care,
grooming products, and much more! . Located centrally between Cleveland,
Akron, and Youngstown at: 9440 St. Rt 14 Streetsboro, Ohio 44241 Huge
showroom or shop online.
Mention that you are a WRCA member at checkout and the club receives
5% credit for your purchase!
Tack of the Day At noon (Eastern Time) Monday-Friday, a new bargain is
posted that is available at great prices. One item per day is posted and it is
available until noon the next day. Check back often for some unbelieveable
bargains!
Driving Essentials
Pencil Drawings by Kelli Swan Artist Kelli Swan specializes in detailed pencil
drawings & sketches of horses, dogs, pets and vintage themes. Included in her
work are - Original Drawings: Limited Edition Prints, Notecards, Gifts Custom
Portraiture: Pet Portraits and Family Portraits
MISCELLANEOUS
CAA Carriage Trails Guide
Looking for new places to drive or are you going on a trip and would like to
know where driving is permitted? The CAA has created a listing of places
where driving is permitted. This is still a work in progress!
National Drive
An inexpensive long weekend in October devoted exclusively to equine
driving. The drive is designed to become the largest gathering of
recreational drivers in the country. Highlighting the weekend will be a
series of clinics and demonstrations featuring some of the nation’s
most prominent clinicians and driving experts.
Fry's Equine Insurance
Agency offers a complete line of equine insurance products for horses,
horse owners, equine businesses, and horse farms.
Hitch-in-Time Carriages for hire serving Akron/Canton and Surrounding Areas
330-801-9500 http://www.hitchintime.com/home.php
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center offers an array of programs
designed by professionals to foster personal growth and individual
achievement for people with disabilities including riding and driving. WRCA
thanks Fieldstone for their generous use of their facility!!
Links posted on this page are are
provided as a means for
members to share links and
should not be considered an
endorsement or affiliation by
Western Reserve Carriage
Association.