THE HORSE GAZETTE
the challenge of competitive driving
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achieved as long as the driver quite a young age and horses WEG (World Equestrian How’d both of you When holding the
dressage in three of my horses
is accurate in his routes. Since compete under the hands of Games) to be held in Lexington get started in horses? reins, are you able to feel as
and the same bit without the
each phase requires different the top drivers well up into Kentucky, September 25 thru Jerry, my wife, grew finely in a driving situation
port in the marathon. Three
training in the horse the first their twenties. October 10, 2010, with our up with E. Paul Waggoner’s as you are when simply
piece snaffles tend to work
thing that is established is the What is being done driving competition being granddaughter so she spent a mounted? Isn’t there more
better on younger horses and
dressage. With that background to publicize the sport here in October 7-10. lot of time on the Waggoner vibration? Also the length
as a result of being exposed to
and the rhythm mentioned the U.S.? Who tends to be ranch where Poco Bueno and weight of the reins must
them through the driving, I’ve
drawn to the sport? (for was their leading sire. Our be a factor.
found they also work very
instance, dressage riders tend breeding program started It is not so much the
well on working cow horses.
to be more micro-oriented with two of his daughters vibration as the friction of the
As drivers we just have more
whereas event riders may out of mares by Wimpy P-1 reins themselves on the turrets
leverage adjustment on the
tend to be more “get-it-done” (the first registered Quarter and the actual weight of the
shanks.
oriented...I’m speaking Horse). My grandfather raced reins. The feel is different
What is it like
broadly here) in the late 1880s and 1890s for each driver and his set of
packing up for a trip to
In the US people from Saratoga and Kentucky horses. I came from the sport
Europe with all your horses
drawn to the sport are older to Texas. Bob Kleberg with of cutting where the horse is
and gear?
horse people. Because of the King Ranch gave my dad controlled behind the bit with
It’s like packing
some malady, they have a grandson of Old Sorrel (sire the weight of the rein and with
everything you own and
found driving to be exciting. of Wimpy P-1) when dad built very subtle influences from
reducing it to two containers
In Europe it is taught and the first paved road through the rider. But I relate driving
of horses and a pallet with
competed at the very young the King Ranch. So in essence more to the working cow
dressage and marathon
age of 7. The micro-oriented we got our start and have been horse where you incorporate
carriages and all your harness
that you spoke of tend to breeding some of the best a reining pattern (like
and accoutrements netted
excel in the dressage phase Foundation Quarter Horses dressage) with the live cow
down. The fun part is seeing
and up until now have always in the country and now drive work of going down the fence
how your horses react when
above, with its resulting speed For those of us been the focus of our sending these pedigreed horses crossed being the thrill more like the
given a “window seat,” but
and accuracy, the marathon and off the East coast, we do our US teams in which all three with the best sport Friesian marathon. The contact with
that’s a long story better told
cones (third phase) become the best to publicize the sport were competent in dressage. stallions available. the horses in the marathon is
with my hands. This year
result. by going to rodeos or other After many years of winning Do these horses also no more than 1-2 pounds per
I’m hoping to be able to haul
How many years horse activities and putting on dressage and dropping off the make good riding horses later horse, so if you are actually
them to Kentucky not Europe
does it take to “make” a exhibitions. For example, next leader board after the marathon on or not? And vice versa? driving the leaders you should
for the championships.
competitive driving horse? month I will be in Oklahoma day has made the USEF focus Can a horse “switch careers” not feel 5-8 pounds in each
To learn more, read-
FEI-level horses City at the AQHA World more on the “getter done” so to speak? hand, but most of the time 2
ers can contact the McLen-
are usually seven years old or Finals as a representative of mentality, which seems to be I choose to drive pounds. Even in the dressage,
nans at www.MikeMcLennan.
older with a minimum of five the USEF with participants the mind set of the marathon horses that have already been the vibration you spoke of is
com or www.Foundation-
to six years of training. The of the other equine sports to specialist. A combination of ridden and very rarely will the bouncing of the reins that
QuarterHorse.com, or (979)
one nice thing about driving, make a presentation on behalf the two is required in the cones start a horse that is not broke to is a desired by-product of the
830-1360. People wishing
early long lining can be done at of the USEF promoting the phase. ride, but all the driving horses relaxed, controlled group of
to support “Team Texas”
have to be ridden to play at the horses.
can do so via either of the
FEI level. It is hard to teach Can you talk about
McLennan’s websites. To
the shoulder in or leg yield bits?
learn more about the WEG,
that is required of the leaders The bits we use are
http://www.alltechfeigames.
without riding, and yes, we much like dressage bits. For
com.
have penned our cows with instance, I use a Hanoverian,
our four in hand in harness. high-port, roller-bit for
horse happenings - 2 of 2
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