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The CAA maintains directories of carriage collections, carriage museums, museums with carriage collections, and driving and carriage clubs. They organize tours, driving events, educational seminars, and symposia. Since 1963 the association has published the magazine The Carriage Journal approximately five times a year. They maintain a video ...
Carriage driving is a form of competitive horse driving in harness in which larger two- or four-wheeled carriages (sometimes restored antiques) are pulled by a single horse, a pair, tandem or a four-in-hand team. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh helped to expand the sport.
Attendees can watch drivers navigate horse-powered antique, reproduced and modern carriages through a variety of competitions.
Boyd Exell (born July 29, 1972, in Bega) is an Australian horse driver, trainer, judge and horse owner who specialises in competing with four-in-hand teams in the combined driving sport.
When driving a four-in-hand, a driver and two attendants (called grooms) are required on the carriage. Driving a pair requires one groom, and for driving a single horse a groom is optional. A groom may also have the job of navigator, who stands behind the driver and can give verbal directions to the driver. The navigator may also help keep time ...
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh popularized sport carriage driving in England in the 1970s, and helped standardize competition rules through the FEI.Having access to many old carriages of the royal stables, he soon discovered they were not up to the rigors of maneuvering in marathon obstacles, and several carriages were damaged or destroyed.
A four-in-hand is a team of four horses pulling a carriage, coach or other horse-drawn vehicle. [1] Today, four-in-hand driving is the top division of combined driving in equestrian sports; other divisions are for a single horse or a pair. One of the international events featuring only four-in-hand teams is the FEI World Cup Driving series.
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