
32 years ago I had an opportunity to drive a horse and sleigh on ice. I was hooked. There is nothing to compare with flying down a frozen river with your horse trotting as fast as he can motor.
My wife Jane and I just returned home from a shopping trip to
text and photos by Ruth Freeman & Dana Whittle This article originally appeared in the Spring 1999, Year 4, Issue 12 of The Draft Horse Connection, and has been reproduced here with permission. It has been reformatted slightly to fit the web medium. ©1999 by Farmer's Daughter Publishing.
Buying a horse from Europe is not the same thing as buying one from Canada or the US. I just got my new stallion, Felix, home from Norway and I had to jump through many hoops to do it.
I FIRST MET RALPH in September of 1980. I'm sure that we both remember the day well...
THE CANADIAN DRIVING CLASSIC is the largest pleasure driving show in Canada. It's an annual four day event...
written by Dave McWethy, first appeared in the Fjord Herald, Autumn 1990