Our Next Step Driving Clinic is for teamsters (anyone) looking to move from basic team and single driving to actually putting their horses to work.
Date: Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Time: Doors open at 8 a.m., Clinic starts at 9 a.m.
Location: Alberta Carriage Supply shop, east of Calgary
Range Road 271 and Highway 9
$299+GST for the full day of instruction and lunch*
*Please ensure you advise ACS if you have any food restrictions at the time
of signup.
What to Expect
- Discover the full potential of a working horse's abilities.
- Learn essential techniques for hooking and working larger hitches 3 & 4 wide and 4 up hitches.
- Gain insights into the science of why long or wide hitches and when to use them.
- We supply the horses.
Find out what your horse is capable of, learn how to hook and operate basic equipment and discover the science behind having a happy working horse.
Participants must be driving horses or have taken our Basic Horse Driving Clinic – if you’re not sure,
Feel free to reach out to us for clarification.
Call: 403-934-6010
Toll free: 1-800-934-1233
What's covered in our Next Step Driving Clinic? We're glad you asked.
In this course you'll build on you skills and you'll learn how to ‘work’ horses and experience pulling several pieces of equipment including forecarts (with harrows), stoneboat and plow.
A working horse needs to be able to stand and to trust the teamster. We'll teach you the skills to build that trust and create a great working relationship with your horse. You'll also find out about making sure you've got the right horse for the job you're wanting to do.
We'll spend some of our time talking about how to get the most out of your horse. We know that a conditioned, comfortable horse will work longer. They need to be properly fed, harnessed and hooked. And you'll learn about the most important principle of horse pulling, the "line of draft."
You'll learn about (and experience) the stoneboat, and how this can be an essential tool in teamster training including starting a team properly, how to stop (properly) and horse conditioning.
You'll experience using a forecart. This essential tool (while providing comfort for the teamster) can hook to a wide variety of useful implements and towing opportunities. You'll discover balance and how to check for it as you work with pasture harrows, tooth harrows, spring tooth cultivators, plows and discs.
More horses! Learn why, how and when to use larger hitches
(3, 4, 5, etc.)
We'll have a great day of hands-on learning.
First come, first served until we reach capacity. Our courses are in demand and we usually sell out, so contact us today for more information or to register.
Feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions.
Call: 403-934-6010
Toll free: 1-800-934-1233