Horse Drawn Promotions - Breaking Horses to Harness; Barry Hook

25/12/2024

Thank-you for all your comments, likes and shares over the past year!

Here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, from all of us here at HDP.

Thank-you for all your comments, likes and shares over the past year! Here's wishing you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, from all of us here at H...

15/12/2024

Meet Warre! He's another lovely stallion we had in for training this year, but this time a Friesian one.

His story is a little different to our usual training from scratch or retraining due to issues issues. He was fully and very well trained for riding and driving by his owner at home and just came to us for some confidence building, some polishing and some exposing to things that just aren't so readily found way up in the north of Scotland.

He also learnt to work in a pair and a unicorn whilst he was with us, up alongside other horses - including Cloud, who he took quite a shine too initially! You can also hear Barry explain a bit about some of the 'extra tack' we use in this situation.

https://youtu.be/saAaQTC0Rio

08/12/2024

Another riding video for you this week! This time, it's Penny the cob who we've been following learning to drive over the past few weeks.

Do you think she was any less explosive during the early days of her riding training?!

https://youtu.be/NGU3NIPmO3s

02/12/2024

You've seen him driving, now see him under saddle!

Comet the Welsh stallion came to us for ride and drive training this summer and as you can see, did very well at it!

You've seen him driving, now see him under saddle!Comet the Welsh stallion came to us for ride and drive training this summer and as you can see, did very we...

24/11/2024

You met Faxi last week in his ridden training video - now see him driving!

Here he is just at the start of his single driving training. Hear what Barry has to say about him and his progress so far and what the plan is for him on his journey to become a ride and drive pony.

If you like Faxi, you'll be pleased to hear there will be plenty more to see of him up alongside our schoolmaster, Cloud, over the next few weeks.

https://youtu.be/xcfyXVzvBPA

17/11/2024

Enjoy just over 5 minutes of Faxi the Icelandic Pony learning to ride - you'll be seeing lots more of him in current weeks!

Can you spot anything different about him before we tell you?🤔

Apologies for the delay! A scheduling mistake was made, making this a Saturday film instead!Enjoy Faxi the Icelandic Pony learning to ride - you'll be seeing...

10/11/2024

Over the past couple of weeks, you've seen the start of Penny's journey into becoming a Ride and Drive cob, and now here she is flying solo out single in the middle of town.

How do you think she's getting on tackling the big wide world on her own?

https://youtu.be/Ezn88Sawaac

03/11/2024

Here's the third and final part of Penny's first drive out and time to find out if she managed the rest of it quietly and calmly or if she had anything other 'moments' along the way!

Pretty soon, you'll be able to see the video of her out single and ready to graduate, so for now enjoy seeing her first steps into her driving career.

Here's the third and final part of Penny's first drive out and time to find out if she managed the rest of it quietly and calmly or if she had anything other...

27/10/2024

Not Always Plain Sailing! - First Time Driving Out with a Young Cob Filly

Last week we watched Penny being put to for the first time. This week, we're going to be turning her in the yard and leaving out of the gate and heading out on the public highway for the first time.

This is one of those videos that highlights why even the quietest of students need to be kept an eye on at all times - you never know what might happen, especially in the early days of training!

https://youtu.be/t-N-Fq1TyDs

24/10/2024

As our graduates know, pub stops are an important part of our training program! Good to see The Cricketers back open again under new ownership. Like our other recently rescued Longparish local, The Plough, village pubs need everyone’s help to help keep their businesses open. Not that many of us need much excuse to drop in on a beautiful autumn day 😉🍻
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21/10/2024

We haven’t had a one eyed horse in for ages and then two come along in the same year! This is Faxi, a lovely Icelandic pony in for Ride and Drive training. Here he is tackling the bridge. His partially sightedness doesn’t hold him back at all! 🐴
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20/10/2024

Putting To for the First Time with a Young Cob Filly

Another video for anyone wanting to see the early stages of our students becoming 'Safe, Confident and Happy'.

Here's Penny, a lovely 3 year old filly who has never had any driving experience before, being put to alongside our schoolmaster Cloud for the first time.

Another video for anyone wanting to see the early stages of our students becoming 'Safe, Confident and Happy'.Here's Penny, a lovely 3 year old filly who has...

20/10/2024

This one is a video for anyone wanting to see the early stages of our students becoming 'Safe, Confident and Happy'.

Here's Penny, a lovely 3 year old filly who has never had any driving experience before, being put to alongside our schoolmaster Cloud for the first time.

Another video for anyone wanting to see the early stages of our students becoming 'Safe, Confident and Happy'.Here's Penny, a lovely 3 year old filly who has...

13/10/2024

In this video Comet, one of our stallion students, is taking his first trip down town solo. See how he gets on and find out some of the things we like to see and try to do whilst we're down there.

We thing Comet is a 'super star' - what do you think?

https://youtu.be/LinI2xpOE_4

06/10/2024

Smokie, who you've seen driving in recent weeks, was also here for some riding training.

This week there's no talking, just the music - so grab yourself a brew and watch how he got on in town, in open spaces, up on the bridge... We think he's made a great Ride and Drive cob and can't wait to see how he gets on at home being his owners' "furry quad bike" for fence checking and their "lift to the local" for evenings out!

https://youtu.be/nEvGlJiXyGw

29/09/2024

The strangest things can spook a horse. For Smokie, who is generally a very laidback sort of fellow in that respect, it was a herd of young cattle jumping up from some undergrowth and running up to chase the cart! It gave him quite a fright (understandably so) and made him a little hesitant when he thought it might happen again (also understandable!)

So instead trying to avoid cows, we made sure to introduce Smokie to them properly (up close and rather personal!) so that cattle will never be a problem to him again. Good job too, as he's about to have some new 'neigh'bours when he 'moo'ves back home - how 'udder'ly great!

Watch this video to see what we did and how he got on with his 'moo' friends...

(I'll stop 'milking' these jokes now...)

https://youtu.be/KF6Fl9HtU7I

26/09/2024

You’re looking at HDP’s latest graduate - the trained and toned up Smokie! 🎓

He’s on his way home t’up North now. Safe travels, Smokes! We’re looking forward to hearing about all your adventures with your family 😊🐴

Want to hear about them and how many other graduates are getting on too? You can join our HDP Graduates Group for free if you have a graduate of your own, or if not, access is included as part of your membership to our Carrot and Coffee Club on YouTube or Facebook! 🥕☕️
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23/09/2024

Did anyone miss little Ted on Friday?

This time he was strutting his stuff around our arena (and really letting us know what he thinks about it!) showing you how the little guys really can do everything the big ones do!

Let us know how you think he does and don't forget if you'd like to, you can join our Carrot and Coffee Club on YouTube or subscribe to us on Facebook for perks such as sneak peaks on upcoming videos, 'backstage' pictures and special access to our private "Graduates Group" on Facebook too, where you can see how some of your favourites are getting on now they're back home!

Little Ted is back on your screens! This time he's strutting his stuff around our arena (and really letting us know what he thinks about it!) showing you how...