Driving a Tandem

A tandem is a pair of horses harnessed one behind the other pulling a small carriage. This elegant turn-out requires special harness and a different driving technique. Written by a dedicated enthusiast and skilled exponent of tandem driving this book will revive interest in what has almost become a lost art.

Publisher: J.A.Allen
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 168
Author: Paul Doliveux
Author Notes: A member of l'Association Franaise d'Attelage, the British Driving Society and the Swiss Tandem Club, Dr Doliveux has written articles on tandem driving for Achenbach magazine. This book, his first in English, was written with the cooperation of Catherine Massu, an Anglo-French tandem driver.
Further Title Description: A tandem is thought to be the most challenging combination to drive and certainly the most difficult to drive well. In this book Paul Doliveux has brought together a wealth of knowledge and understanding from a number of related disciplines to help the tandem driver, whether novice or advanced, succeed in this art. Dr Doliveux applies his experience of riding and training dressage horses to the schooling of horses for tandem driving. He gives full and clear descriptions of methods of lungeing, long-reining and whip handling, and of vital importance- very detailed instructions on the methods of rein handling. Supported by many diagrams, these instructions cover both one-handed and two-handed techniques and describe the necessary steps for turning left and right at various angles. As well as discussing suitable breeds of horse, different carriages and types of harness the author covers much historical detail. This book will not only appeal to tandem drivers and drivers of other combinations, but to all horsemen interesting the psychology and physiology of the horse and in gaining insights into the finer points of equitation.