If you’ve always wanted to learn to drive horses, here are several opportunities to learn from scratch or to brush-up on your skills. The Kentucky Horse Park is offering the following classes:

Introduction to Single Driving, $75.00 (limit 8), March 3, 9am to 4pm, or May 6, 9am to 4pm

In this one-day class you will be shown the basics and safety of single horse driving, how to fit harness, learn about collar and breast collar harness and how to choose, put the horse to cart, basic driving skills, balance of cart, and more.

Starting a Horse to Drive, $55.00 (limit 10), March 18, 9am to 4pm, or April 22, 9am to 4pm

Learn how to introduce a horse to harness, fit the harness, put the horse to the cart, and pulling weight, holding back, training to shafts, as well as other beginning driving information.

Introduction to Team Driving, $65.00 (limit 14), September 2, 9am to 4pm

In this one-day class you will be shown the basics and safety of team driving, how to fit harness to a team, adjusting lines, hook the team, choices of vehicles, choosing a team, basics driving skills, balance in driving, and more.

For additional information and registration, contact Tracy Walker, Equine Driving Trainer/Instructor at (859) 259-4262 or twalker@kyhorsepark.com.

A variety of driving seminars will also be offered during The National (Carriage) Drive, Oct 10-14. For information, click on www.nationaldrive.net.