Sports Driving is highly addictive and may take over your life. Organisers cannot accept any responsibility for new drivers finding an entire new circle of friends, using up all your holidays and littering your once tidy house with rosettes!!
From our research, we find that people generally regard Carriage Drivers as one of the following:
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The "Bowler Hat Brigade"
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"Steptoe and Son" or
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Crazy Lunatics that gallop around fields
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Well, the good news is that none of these are true, although the last one can have its moments!
Sports driving is a fantastic sport for horse lovers of all ages, background and abilities.
‘Try Driving’ sessions are held at Chariots of Fire Driving Centre, Ainscough Equestrian Centre and Bennington Carriages and Go to our News page to see what events are available. Or Contact Us for further details. You can see a short videoclip by clicking here.
The term ‘Sports Driving’ is relatively new in the field of equestrian sports. We hope this website will encourage horse lovers from all disciplines to take the plunge into this exciting pursuit. You don’t need to spend masses of dosh on posh carriages or harness - there’s plenty of time for that later, when the competitive streak kicks in! For now we will introduce you to the joys of modern driving and try and eliminate any preconceptions of ‘stuffiness’ that carriage driving may have associated with it. Our aim is to make the sport available to those who may not ever have thought about trying it. There is no ‘mystique’ to driving! Drivers are a great bunch of people, longing to share their enthusiasm! If you have an outgrown pony eating its way through your pension fund, now is time to start .........................
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Read on to discover more about Sports Driving...
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