Want to Have some Fun for Free!!!
It is time for the annual Introduction to Carriage Driving Clinic given by
Joanna Wilburn and Sally Ross Davis of Rollingwoods Farm. The clinic will
cover harnessing, types of carriages, and horses/ponies that pull them, and
then some hands on driving. This is a free clinic designed to promote
Carriage Driving. Several members of the Nashoba Carriage Club will be on
hand with their carriage and pony/horse to allow all to drive. This will be
a hands on experience with everyone welcome.
Nashoba Carriage Club was established in 1997 and its members have a wide
variety of driving interests. They include but are not limited to trail
drives, shows and Combined Driving Events (patterned after a Three Day
Event). There will be representatives attending if you want to look into
joining this group. The club's big event is a Driving Show sanctioned by
the American Driving Society September 18-20 at Germantown Charity Show
Grounds in Germantown, TN.
Ross along with their sisters, Ruth Wilburn DVM and Stacy West are sisters who own Rollingwoods Farm. Rollingwoods Farm specializes in breeding top quality welsh ponies suitable for both driving and riding. These sisters and this farm have produced numerous national driving champions as well as Champions in open driving competitions.
Sally Ross Davis specializes in breaking driving ponies while Joanna Wilburn specializes in teaching people to drive. Together they offer a wide spectrum of information from breaking and selecting the driving pony to how to actually drive a pony.
The clinic is March 7th and will start at 9:00 and run until 12:00. IF you are interested in private lessons with your own pony/horse, or just to teach YOU how to drive, please phone Joanna at 901-834-4922.
The location is 10368 Goodman Road, in Olive Branch MS on the property of Olive Branch Animal Clinic.
Come one, come all to a fun, Informative, hands on Driving Clinic.
Every New Year, the Wilburn sisters get together with friends and start the new 3 year olds for the coming year. Every year we end up with lots of kids riding ponies all over the farm, lots of good food and fellowship.
I put together this little video as a test, so enjoy!
Joanna is describing the parts of the harness and pointing out the benefits of proper fit. The people who come to the clinics get to experience harnessing a horse or pony with help from experienced drivers, along with riding in the carts or carriages and getting the feel of driving the horses.
The Rollingwoods Farm indoor arena is the perfect setting, just in case the weather is bad.
Once the pony was harnessed Joanna then demonstrating long lining and working the pony from the ground. Our model pony is Lorna Doone, who has many years of experience and loves the attention of anybody who will pet on her. She is also a Rollingwoods broodmare and has produced some beautiful babies, including Rollingwoods Cookie Thief.
There was a good turnout, lots of people and kids. Even though the weather was cold outside, the indoor arena offered some protection from the weather and wind. There was plenty of food and hot cocoa.
For Information about taking driving lessons with Joanna, contact her at: 1-901-834-4922.
