Where can I find……..
We hope this list will be helpful resource for anyone interested in the sport of carriage driving. Compiled with the assistance of regional drivers, it is by no means an exhaustive list, and some very good sources may have been inadvertently omitted.
Driving forums can be an excellent resource. You can read what others drivers across the country have to say about equipment, training and techniques that have worked or not worked for them.
These websites and vendors below are listed in alphabetical order. No person, company or organization has received compensation for appearing on this list, nor does an appearance on this list constitute an endorsement of the goods and services by the East Aurora Driving Society. EADS 02-18-10
Carriage Driving Websites:
American Driving Society (ADS) www.americandrivingsociety.org
Carriage Association of America (CAA) www.caaonline.com
Leia Gibson’s excellent VSE (miniature horse) website and forum: www.cde4vse.com
Lil Beginnings Miniature Horses International www.lilbeginnings.com
Driving Information On-line:
American Driving Society Webinars www.americandrivingsociety.org
CarriageDriving.net - On-line driving magazine: http://www.carriagedriving.net
Carriagedrivingworld.com (Subscription)
Regional Equine On-line Classifieds:
“What’s Horse For Sale In Northern NY” www.whinny.org
Craig’s List www.craigslist.com
East Aurora Driving Society eastauroradrivingsociety.org
L’il Beginnings Miniature Horse Intl. www.lilbeginnings.com
Northampton Driving Society www.northamptondrivingsociety.org
Driving Forums:
American Driving Society (ADS) fhttp://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=92675
Carriage Driving List (CD-L) http://www.carriagedriving.net/
Chronicle of the Horse (COTH) http://www.chronicleforums.com
Driving Pairs http://www.drivingpairs.com/
L’il Beginnings Miniature Horse International http://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com
www.vse4cde.com For miniature horse driving enthusiasts, not just CDE related.
ADS Events Calendar:
American Driving Society: http://www.americandrivingsociety.org/07calendar.asp.
Champlain Valley Morgan Association (ADS) www.cvmhany.org
Cherry Valley Carriage Association (ADS) www.cherryvalleycarriage.com
East Aurora Driving Society (ADS) eastauroradrivingsociety.org
Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club (ADS) http://gvrdc.org/index.html
Kateland Farm Show www.katelandfarm.com
Lorenzo Driving Show www.lorenzodriving.com
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Northampton Driving Society & Show www.northamptondrivingsociety.org
Paumanok Driving Club (ADS) www.paumanokdrivingclub.org
Saratoga Driving Association (ADS) www.saratogadriving.com
Silver Shoe Farm Carriage Competition silvershoefarm.com
Walnut Hill Pleasure Driving Show www.walnuthillfarm.com
Brandywine Carriage Driving Show, PA http://www.bvdc.org/
Chapter One ADT’s, NJ http://www.chapteronefarms.com/
Gladstone CDE, NJ http://www.gladstonedriving.org/
Lord Stirling, NJ, email nwilliams@scparks.org
My Lady’s Manor Pleasure Driving Show, PA http://www.mlmdc.org/calendar.htm
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Canadian Carriage Driving Classic;
Driving Supplies:
American Cart and Harness http://www.horsecart.com/
Camptown Harness http://www.camptownharness.com/
Carriage Barn http://www.thecarriagebarn.com/
Carriage Driving Essentials http://www.carriagedrivingessentials.com
Chimacum Tack http://www.horsedriver.com
Country Carriage http://www.countrycarriagesusa.com/
Driving Essentials http://www.drivingessentials.com
Smuckers http://www.smuckersharness.com/
Ultralite Whips http://www.ultralitewhips.com/
Miniature Horse Supplies:
BuyAbetta.com http://www.buyabetta.com/products/special/mini.htm
Camptown Harness http://www.camptownharness.com/
Chimacum Tack Shack http://www.horsedriver.com/
Estate Horse Supply http://www.horsecarts.com/
Mini Express http://www.miniexpress.com/
Ozark Mountain Mini Tack http://www.minitack.com
Prime Design http://www.primedesigntack.com/
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Miniature & Shetland Pony Carts & Carriages:
The following companies cover a broad range of carts and carriages. Those listed here also sell carts & carriages designed for miniature horses and small ponies.
Ahonen http://www.ahonen.com/
Bellcrown www.bellcrowncarriagesusa.com
Bennington www.benningtoncarriages.co.uk karst1204@earthlink.net
Buggy Bob's www.buggybobs.com
Country Carriage http://www.countrycarriagesusa.com
Frontier Trading Post http://www.easyenrtycart.com
Graber, at Kateland Farms http://www.katelandfarm.com
Graham Carriage Works http://www.grahamcarriageworks.com/ (Incl. the Hyperbike)
Greenall Carriage http://www.vermontel.net/~greenall/ (Mini-Eagle)
Hardwick Hideout http://www.hardwickhideout.com/index.html
Ite Bte Buggys http://www.itebtebuggys.com/ Temporarily out of Production
Jerald Sulky http://www.jeraldsulky.com/
Justin Carriage Works http://www.buggy.com/mini.html.
Kutzmann Carriages http://www.diamondhcarriages.com/
Outram's Cutter MFG http://www.sleighs.ca/ (miniature horse sleighs)
Pacific Carriage http://www.pacificcarriage.com/ (smart cart)
Pequea Carriage and Harness, John Stoltzfus, phone: 717-768-7016
Scotsman Cart http://www.thebuggylady.com/ScotsmanCart.html
Shady Lane Wagons, PA http://www.shadylanewagons.com/contact.html (New /Used)
Silver Penny Farm, CT http://www.ccfdriving.atfreeweb.com/ (& Wood Wheel EE)
Sugarloaf Mountain Sleighs http://www.sugarloafmt.com/
Summit View Carriage http://www.summitview.on.ca/index.html
Sunrise Pony Farm, PA http://www.sunriseponyfarm.com/
Pair Carriages For Miniature Horse & Small Ponies
Bellcrown http://www.fullyequippedoutdoors.com/index.html
Carriage Machine http://www.fullyequippedoutdoors.com/index.html
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Coyaltix, http://www.carriagedrivingessentials.com/
Dominiak http://www.dominiakz.pl/index.html (
Greenall Carriage House http://www.vermontel.com/ (Carriage Machine’s Eagle)
Glinkowski http://www.drivingessentials.com/
Hardwick Hideout http://www.hardwickhideout.com/index.html
Ite Bte Buggy http://www.itebtebuggys.com/
Kutzmann Carriages http://www.pleasurethymefarm.com/kutzmann.shtml
Lessing http://www.carriagedrivingessentials.com/
Steel Wheels:
Wheels are now available to convert a pneumatic wheeled cart to steel/hard rubber wheels for ADS competition.
Carriage Driving Essentials http://www.carriagedrivingessentials.com
Scotsman Carts http://www.thebuggylady.com/ScotsmanCart.html
Ite-Bte Buggy http://www.itebtebuggys.com/wheels.html
Wood Wheels:
Custom Wagon Wheels http://www.customwagonwheels.com
Custom Wagons http://www.customwagons.com
Woodriver Carriage http://www.woodrivercarriage.com
Harness:
A number of these harness makers will do custom work. Not listed here are local Amish harness makers who may be available in your area. For hard to find Shetland Pony size harness see Camptown Harness, Chimicum’s mini-sized C harness, or Zilco’s Shetland SL harness.
Camptown Harness http://www.camptownharness.com/
Carriage Driving Essentials http://www.carriagedrivingessentials.com
Carriage House http://www.thecarriagehouse.com/
Chimacum Tack http://www.horsedriver.com/
Country Carriages USA http://www.countrycarriagesusa.com/
Driving Essentials http://www.drivingessentials.com/harness_main.htm
Eurocollars: http://www.combineddriving.com/
Freedman’s Harness http://www.freedmanharness.com
Kateland Farms, NY http://www.katelandfarm.com/index_files/Page2056.htm
Mini Express http://www.miniexpress.com
Ozark Mountain Mini Tack http://www.minitack.com (incl. Mose Miller Harness)
Ron’s Harness http://www.ronshorseharness.com/pages/home.html
D.M. Smucker Leatherworks Phone: 717-278-6530.
Silver Penny Farm http://www.ccfdriving.atfreeweb.com/
Starlake Farm Tack http://starlakefarm.com (PA)
Tanglewood Farms http://www.tanglewood-farms.com "California Soft Collar."
Zilco Harness http://www.advancedequine.com/ (PA)
Regional Driving Instructor/Trainers:
Nicole Cable Silver Shoe Farm,
Ted Jenney Kateland Farms,
Jeff Kohler Relhok
Liz O’Donnell Woodbury Farm,
Shadow Brook Farm Middletown, NY email: shadowbrook@citlink.net
