Driving Clinics Level 1
Learn to drive your horse! Now is your opportunity to learn in a safe and supervised environment while you master the fundamentals of horse driving, harnessing, and the dynamics of driving a team.
This course will offer you hands-on experience in:
- Harnessing
- Ground driving
- Hooking to equipment
- Driving a single horse and team
Delivery: Olds Campus
Fees: $349 + GST(includes textbook)
Program Dates:
- February 19 - 21, 2021 - COURSE CANCELLED
- October 15 - 17, 2021
Friday: 7:00 – 10:00 pm | Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Credential: Non-credit
Length of Program: 2 days and 1 evening
Applications Open: Registrations are accepted as long as there are seats available, however this class fills quickly, so you are encouraged to register early.
Required Materials: Appropriate footwear (no running shoes) & clothing suitable for working with horses and variable weather.
What Will You Learn?
This clinic provides an understanding of the fundamentals of driving and basic horse psychology.
Discussion topics include:
- Harness parts
- Equipment
- Safety problem solving
- Horse behavior
- Communicating with the driving horse
- Starting and retraining horses
This course is an excellent opportunity for the beginner and experienced driver of both light and heavy horses to expand their knowledge. Horses and equipment will be supplied and you will receive an excellent textbook to take home - this book covers such topics as: choosing, housing, feeding, harnessing, hitching and working the draft horse. This is a book that every draft horse owner should own & once you take this course you will.
Friday evening is theory and demonstration, Saturday and Sunday are hands-on.
Continuing Education
403.556.4740
1.800.661.6537
coned@oldscollege.ca
Instructor Bio
Dwayne McArthur has been a teamster starting, training and driving horses the old fashion way for over 15 years. As new ways, thoughts and processes have progressed over the years, he has been introducing them into the program & courses here at the College. When dealing with 1200 - 2200 lbs draft horses, Dwayne is a believer that one needs to be firm, while using as little pressure as possible. The safety of his students, as well as his horses, is his main priority. Dwayne supplies his own horses for the program at Olds College, he has 7 teams for all different levels of drivers and teamsters. When Dwayne is teaching at the college, his style is the same as when back home on the ranch - no 'fancy stuff' or showing. He does sleigh and wagon rides, as well as field work and logging at home, and brings this experience and knowledge to share in the classroom.