Horse Drawn Promotions - Breaking Horses to Harness; Barry Hook

05/07/2026

A Field Trip with the Schoolmaster for Walnut the Filly

Little Walnut has just passed her important '3rd Birthday' milestone that allows her to start her training here with us at HDP.

To make sure she gets the most out of her lessons, and more importantly enjoys them as much as possible, schoolmaster HDP Cloud is taking the brunt of the work on their little field trip.

Watch as she takes some of her first steps into the world of driving - despite the weather, she's had a busy first few weeks at 'school'!

https://youtu.be/rgCw8wN5NTc

27/06/2026

Training For Driving in Open Spaces - with Trevor the Shetland

https://youtu.be/hyBcyU4kRFI

One of the concerns Trevor's owner had about driving him when he gets home is that she'd like to be able to drive him around the set-aside and field, not just down the road. In order to make sure she feels Safe, Confident and Happy driving Trevor in open spaces, we first have to make sure he feels the same!

Here's a few things we do to prepare our students for the challenges of driving in open space, including letting them feel long grass on their bellies (or at least sort of long grass for Trevor!) and getting up to a full canter with grass under their feet, without thinking it's 'play time' and coming to a stop as soon as they are asked.

Remember - this follows on from his video in the yards where we explain the shaft placement and show Trevor dragging a swingletree in preparation for his carriagework. You can watch them all on his playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFCkX4v4oU8

25/06/2026

☀️🔥🚿😎 Be Clever like Trevor and Stay Cool in this Hot Weather! ☀️🔥🚿😎

We’re currently on our second day of a Red Weather Warning at HDP! For us in the UK 🇬🇧that’s meant highs of 39*C (102*F) and constant sun, which although might not seem too bad for our friends further afield in hotter countries, that’s seriously warm for us here and with 72% humidity it’s been more than just a bit warm! 🥵

Our students have done some very light lessons super early and are spending the rest of the day keeping cool in the stables. Stay safe everyone! No doubt next week we’ll be back to complaining about our Great British Summer 🌧️ 🤞😂

(Trevor the Shetland says he’s going to write home to his mum to get him a pressure washer of his own for when he graduates 😉)

13/06/2026

Starting Steps with Trevor the Shetland

A disclaimer to start with, we don't start every horse the same way - not by a long shot! But in this video, we look at some of the starting steps we took with Trevor the Shetland.

Although he had worn harness before at home and been out long-reining, Trevor had never dragged anything before he came to us here at HDP.

Watch the video to see him taking his next steps into his driving career and listen out for some safety and training tips from Barry - on the camera once again!

https://youtu.be/CHL09DhRkr4

07/06/2026

Leanna's owner told us she would like to do some chain harrowing at home - a great way to keep her fit (the pony, not the owner!), so we did some 'furry tractor' practice before she went home.

Here she is working the chain harrows for the very first time, including dragging them through deep surface and across concrete - headphone users, watch out for the volume warning!

Shoutout to Leon for being on the quick release rope and shout out to Baz for the camera work!
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Leanna's owner told us she would like to do some chain harrowing at...

04/06/2026

🚨 Limited Weekend Availability Dates Released for Experience Days or Lesson Days at HDP🚨

We are open for week day bookings, but these are very likely to be the ONLY weekend dates that will be available this summer, so grab them while you can!

☀️ Saturday 13th June ☀️
☀️ Sunday 14th June ☀️
☀️ Saturday 20th June ☀️
☀️ Sunday 21st June ☀️

Full Days or Full Weekend Bookings Only.

All experience levels and abilities catered for - drive for the first time, brush up for competition or anything inbetween!

More information can be found here: https://www.horsedrawnpromotions.com/training-services/

Comment, Message or Email to Book: [email protected] 📧

04/06/2026

Experience Days at HDP!

Open for booking, Summer 2026 😎

Get in touch for more info or to book, email us at: [email protected] 📧

04/06/2026

Join us for Lessons at HDP!

Open for booking for Summer 2026 😎

Brush up for competitions, practice your rein handling, try something new, use our “spook busting” arena and more! Full day, part day or hourly bookings available, tailored to all skill levels.

For more info or to book, email us at: [email protected] 📧

31/05/2026

It's been a busy few weeks here at HDP now we've started our Experience Day and Lessons season!

Big thanks to everyone who was really understanding and. rescheduled their day this past week when we were hit by a heatwave and were only working the horses very early and late in the day to keep out of the heat. However, because of this, June dates are booking up fast! Availability is limited as we can only run a few a week, so get in touch to drive with us this summer!

It's been a busy few weeks here at HDP now we've started our Experience Day and Lessons season!Thanks to everyone who rescheduled their day this past week wh...

26/05/2026

You met Nelis a few weeks ago when he had just started his driving training here in the UK. Although he had been broken to drive in Holland, he was very frightened of all kinds of traffic.

All horses are individuals and learn at different paces, but after a lot of time and patience, he can now cope with most things smaller than a truck!

Watch to see how far he's come as he takes on Andover, accompanied by our trusty schoolmaster, Cloud.

You met Nelis a few weeks ago when he had just started his driving ...