Carriage Driving

 

Carriage Driving

ABOUT CARRIAGE DRIVING

The aim of RDA Carriage Driving is to teach people with disabilities to drive carriage horses. Whenever possible, specially built wheelchair loading carriages are used, giving opportunities to both ambulant people and those who use wheelchairs. An experienced accredited driver, called the RDA Whip, always sits beside the Driver with a disability, in the carriage. Each has a set of reins. This means that whilst the Driver is in control, the RDA Whip can always override control in the interests of safety.

For every carriage driving session there must be three helpers on the ground. They are the groom to hold the horse when necessary, and two other people to assist the driver to get in and out of the vehicle as directed by the RDA Whip.
The helper is an integral part of the smooth running of a Carriage Driving program with a Centre.