Carriage driving

Carriage ride operator charged over death of spectator at show

The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting the owner of a carriage ride business and the organiser of a country show over the death of a partially sighted woman

15. Carriage driving

Carriage driving lessons on offer in the south-east

Carriage driving enthusiasts in West Sussex and Essex have the opportunity to pick up the reins and learn more about the sport by taking part in subsidised training courses

New York carriage horse was already ill when it died

A New York carriage horse that died en route to work last month was already ill, a post mortem has shown

Call for mature carriage drivers to come forward

Older people looking to improve their fitness are being urged to try the fast and furious sport of carriage driving

Epic charity challenge for disabled carriage driving team

A group of intrepid disabled carriage drivers have set off on a 13-day drive from Scotland to Birmingham in aid of Sports Driving Unlimited

Somerset RDA driving group needs a new base

The largest carriage driving for the disabled group in the south-west is urgently seeking a new home

Write to your MPs, urges BHS Forestry Campaign

Riders are being urged to lobby their MPs as part of the BHS Forestry Campaign

Professional qualifications for carriage drivers

Professional carriage drivers now have the chance to achieve a nationally recognised, qualification

Rider commutes by horseback, cycle, canoe and in the pool

Leicestershire rider Harry Whinney took five different forms of transport during a week of commuting to his office in Nottinghamshire to raise money for the air ambulance service

Stagecoach marathon to be undertaken by George Bowman

Nineteen times British National Carriage Driving Champion, George Bowman, and his family will undertake a 140-mile journey across Ireland by stagecoach for charity

Horse drawn carriages opposed in Rome and New York

Horse-drawn carriages in Rome may soon be a thing of the past, as new welfare guidelines are introduced

Carriage driving becomes a formal section of Horse Sport Ireland

Ireland’s national governing body for equestrian sport — Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) — now has responsibility for carriage driving in northern and southern Ireland.

Carriage driver targeted by thieves in Essex

A young carriage driver is appealing for information after thieves stole her carriage and emptied her tack room last weekend

Young English drivers take bronze at the Junior World Trophy

Young English carriage drivers won the bronze team medal at the Junior World Trophy in Austria last week

Actor joins fight to ban horse-drawn carriages from New York

Film detailing daily life of New York carriage horses aired in Big Apple

Carriages could be banned from Manhattan in New York

Horse-drawn carriages could be banned in New York under new legislation that suggests the practice is cruel and inhumane.

H&H driving editor learns to drive: part five

H&H driving editor Kerry Bowness shares her experiences as she makes progress in her quest to learn how to drive a horse in harness

H&H driving editor learns to drive: part four

H&H driving editor Kerry Bowness shares her experiences as she goes about expanding her understanding of carriage driving

H&H driving editor learns to drive: part three

H&H driving editor Kerry Bowness shares her experiences as she enjoys her third training session with local driver Dave Titmuss