Breaking to drive

[yewtree]

From the day I had Willow I've always thought about breaking her in to ride and drive, but I wasn't sure whether she was too young to start breaking her to drive.

Has anyone broke their horses to drive? Do you have any tips/advice etc?

Also, does anyone have any reccys of people who break to drive? We are in the West Midlands and if she went away I'd like her to be as local as possible so I could visit her as much as possible

She's 18 months old now and I'm going to start long reining her from her headcollar this weekend. She's very very good on the roads, often giving the older horses a lead past scary objects/vehicles etc if she's out on an inhand hack with them. She's been taught to walk/trot up inhand to and respond to your voice commands from the day I had her as she was completely unhandled

[penduk]

At 18 months she is too young to be driven. Personally I would not long rein this young either but lots of out and about seeing the world safely is the way to go.

[rightrein92]

Hi i would get in touch with the West Midlands driving group alot of people there that know an awful lot it's a real grass routes club it's brilliant -) you will learn alot about breaking and training their website is online if ou put it into google x

[simmion123]

Luca Hayes Tarporley is the only one i know who breaks to drive. Fantastic job. My friend has just sent hers there and was confidently driving 60mph roads in 4 weeks and actively gets you involved to make sure you know what your doing. Defo worth enquiring.