The Slower Road

Today’s post features links to some amateur videos of pleasure drives (or what the Europeans call “private drives”) in Holland. I’m assuming, at any rate, that these are in Holland, judging from the sheer number of Friesians, the descriptions in Dutch, and the traditional costumes on some of the drivers and passengers. And the first one says it was shot in Amsterdam … that would be a dead giveaway, I suppose.

This first video was sent to us by a CAA member. For anyone who, like me, is afflicted with … shall we say … “easy-onset” motion-sickness, this video is a little difficult to watch. But the carriages are varied and lovely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSkclsnvRrI&feature=related

From there, I kept exploring on YouTube and found these as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0F_oB20iA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWTdx6Anq-g&feature=related

In all of these videos, the sound of hooves and wheels on pavement will be music to your ears. Enjoy!

Today’s Wednesday, which we generally count as a day off from posting on the blog. But if you’re a CAA member (and we have your e-mail address on file), today’s the day you’ll receive your copy of The Spokesperson, the CAA’s weekly e-newsletter. Each week, we send news from the CAA office and from around the world of driving and horses.

The contents of this week’s e-newsletter: a brand-new book on coach horns (with CD included) will be available soon; the National Sporting Library changes its name, what we’re up to in the office, and “we want your input” on how your driving/horse/breed club will be involved with WEG demos.

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If you’re a CAA member, just send us your e-mail address, and we’ll add it to our mailing list.

If you’re not a CAA member yet and would like more information about the association, click here: http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?PageType=Dept&Key=2

Guess who’s appearing in the “featured video” at HorseTV’s website?? That’s right … the CAA.

To watch the What is the CAA? video (it’s about 30 minutes), just go to www.horsetv.com and wait for it to load in the center of HorseTV’s home page.

Or, for $10 (plus postage), you can order your own copy of the actual DVD.  To order a copy, go to http://www.caaonline.com/shop.asp and click on “Miscellaneous” under the “DVD” category. Or you can call us at 859-231-0971, send us a fax at 859-231-0973, or write to us at info@caaonline.com.

We generally count Wednesday as a day off from posting on the blog. But if you’re a CAA member (and we have your e-mail address on file), today’s the day you’ll receive your copy of The Spokesperson, the CAA’s weekly e-newsletter. Each week, we send news from the CAA office and from around the world of driving and horses.

The contents of this week’s e-newsletter: results of the instructors/evaluators’ testing at the CAA Driver Proficiency Program in Florida, more Driver Proficiency evaluations being offered in Washington State, two events coming up in May (an auction and a historic-house lawn party), a brief report from last weekend’s Driving Forum, and what we’re up to in the CAA office.

Not receiving the newsletter? Would you like to?

If you’re a CAA member, just send us your e-mail address, and we’ll add it to our mailing list.

If you’re not a CAA member yet and would like more information about the association, click here: http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?PageType=Dept&Key=2