Video Rental Library

1978 World Four-in-Hand Championship

1978 World Four-in-Hand Championships, Kesckemet, Hungary. A fun and educational look back.

1985 Royal Windsor Horse Show

Featuring the first time the US was invited to participate in this prestigious show in England.

1987 Biltmore Conference

1987 Biltmore Conference. This professional video is excellent for club viewing

1988 World Four-in-Hand Championships

1988 World Four-in-Hand Championships, Apeldoorn, Holland

1989 World Pair Championships

1989 World Pair Championships, Hungary

1990 World Four-in-Hand Championship

1990 World Four-in-Hand Championship, Sweden. Shows a short dressage test, then concentrates on the marathon. Good aerial views of all the hazards.

1992 World Four-in-Hand Championship

1992 World Four-in-Hand Championships, Reisenbeck, Germany. German commentary, but good viewing of fours.

1993 Devon Horse Show

1993 Devon Horse Show Pleasure Carriage Marathon. Commentary by Tom Ryder. Excellent examples of turnouts.

1993 World Pair Driving Championships

1993 World Pairs Driving Championships Gladstone, New Jersey

1994 World Equestrian Games

1994 World Equestrian Games, The Hague, Holland

1995 World Pair Championship

1995 World Pair Championships, Poznan, Poland

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor: Harrods Driving Grand Prix

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor, England: Harrods Driving Grand Prix Marathon.

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor:Bill Long & John Parker

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor, England: An Evening with Bill Long and John Parker

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor:Coaching Marathon

1997 CAA Tour to Windsor, England: Coaching Marathon

1998 Ebbs, Austria

Excellent coverage of all phases of the first World Single Championships, which took place in scenic Ebbs, Austria. Narration is in German

2002 World Equestrian Games

The World Equestrian Games 2002, Jerez, Spain. Holland retained the World title they won in Rome in 1998 under a blazing Spanish sun after the challenge of dressage leaders Germany faulted with the retirement of Michael Freund on the marathon due to heat exhaustion of one of his horses.

2003-1 Livery Video (Conference)

By CAA

Livery by Barry Dickinson. An in depth study of formal and informal livery.

2003-2 World Coaching Club Drive (Video)

By CAA

World Coaching Club drive; Twilight Drive: SPTD judging: 'Horse Behavior': Carriage Showcase judging.

2003-3 Rare & Unusual Vehicles (Video)

By CAA

Basket making: Hornes: Randem driving: 'Starting your carriage library'

2003-4 Saturday Drive (Walnut Hall) (Video)

By CAA

Saturday Drive at Walnut Hall Farm. Showing all Turnouts

2004 World Four-in-Hand Championship

The official video about the event in Kecskemet 2004 will show all highlights of the dressage, marathon and obstacle competitions

Ballad of the Irish Horse

By National Geographic Society

Over the centuries, horses have captured the hearts and minds of the Irish people. From magnificent wild stallions to the sturdy work ponies and the elegant racing thoroughbreds-Ireland's horses are an enduring part of the country's history, work, and play. This video is a romantic portrait of man and animal for viewers to treasure

Basic Driving: British Driving Society

Excellent training video, showing in depth the harnessing, putting-to, the driving of a single horse and carriage.

Basic Machinery Wheel Works

By Hoops Bros. & Darlington

Hoopes Bros. & Darlington of West Chester, PA, showing wheel making in the last of the great American wheel factories. Very interesting and informative.

Circus Wagons of Baraboo

By Chappie Fox/CAA

Circus Wagons of Baraboo. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited folms of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

Coaching in America

By CAA

Drive Smartly-Drive Safely

Interesting, with sound advice for novice and experience drivers alike.

Driving Certificate,The

By Thomas Vogel

PART 1, The Driving Horse-Mental qualities, conformation, paces, basic training, training scale. The Equipment-Coaches & vehicles, harness, driving bridle, bits, reins, whips. Basic Training I-Way of holding the reins for driving in single harness and in pair at the practice apparatus and in practice PART 2 Basic Training II-Taking up the reins, driving in the dressage arena, buckling, use of the whip, Driving with more Horses-Different kind of harness, four-in-hand harness, use of the reins, taking up the reins and driving

Driving: Basics in Groundwork

By Nicke and Christer Palsson

The Palsson brothers of Sweden have consistently maintained their reputation as world-class four-in-hand drivers, each in his own right. In this video, narrated in English by Peter Scowcroft, they share their strategies. This video was produced in cooperation with the Swedish Equestrian Federation.

Driving: Harnessing, Equipment and Safety

By Nicke and Christer Palsson

The Palsson brothers of Sweden have consistently maintained their reputation as world-class four-in-hand drivers, each in his own right. In this video, narrated in English by Peter Scowcroft, they share their strategies. This video was produced in cooperation with the Swedish Equestrian Federation.

Driving: Training for Competition

By Nicke and Christer Palsson

The Palsson brothers of Sweden have consistently maintained their reputation as world-class four-in-hand drivers, each in his own right. In this video, narrated in English by Peter Scowcroft, they share their strategies. This video was produced in cooperation with the Swedish Equestrian Federation.

Einspanner 1998: Ebbs, Austria

Excellent coverage of all phases of the forst World Singles Championship, which took place in scenic Ebbs, Austria. Narration is in German.

Estes Park, Colorado

Estes Park, Colorado, gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park Let this national award winning video take you through the history, beauty and presonality of this glorious place.

Fine Goods and Articles of Elegance

By Dr. Rudolf Wackernagle/CAA

Fine Goods and Articles of Elegance: Cabinet Work and Gentlemen's Carriages in the 18th Century. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

Forged in Wood: Building Anderson's Blacksmith Shop

By Colonial Williamsburg Production

James Anderson was a blacksmith and entrepreneur who played an essential role in the American Revolution. He opened his shop in the 1760s. Recreation of this shops proved a challenge, as most workshops from the 1700s have long since disappeared. Colonial Williamsburg architectural historians assembled a plan, using materials and finish appropriate to a work building. Anderson's shops provided the first opportunity to reconstruct a large Williamsburg building using the original methods. Fascinating story of this project

Four-in-Hand

By CAA

From the Box Seat: A Look at Competitive Driving

By Terry Veevers

This video focuses on competitive pleasure driving, through the examination of two well known competitors at Toronto's Royal Winter Fair, the largest indoor agricultural show in the world. Coaching competitor, Harry Witteveen, with his four-in-hand of Friesians, and heavy horse driver Darrell Drain, with his hitch of Stoney Lake Belgians, are followed as they prepare for the event at home. They offer advice on driving and hitching styles, and harness and equipment. A fascinating overview, which also includes footage of the fabulous Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride, as well as the Heinz eight-horse hitch of Percherons

Harnessed to the Plough

A Year Farming with Horses. Roger and Cheryl Clark run their farm in the east of England entirely by horse power. In this video they have a permanent record of the fast-dying skills of working with horses on the land, and the cycle of work that makes up the farm year. Everyone who loves horses and traditional farming skills will be enchanted by this video

Harnessing and Driving

Instructional, basics of the art of driving, illustrates the single horse through the four-in-hand. Excellent for clubs.

Heart of a Wheel: The Craftsmanship of a Wheelwright

Everett Berndtson reveals his secrets of preserving one of the world's oldest arts: the making of wheels for horse-drawn vehicles. Step by step, in delightful and often humorous conversation, he explains the old techniques that have enabled him to build, repair, and restore thousands of wheels and carriages throughout the country.

Highlights of the 1997 CAA Tour

Highlights of the 1997 CAA Tour to the Royal Windsor Horse Show

Highlights of the 1997 Driving Marathon

Highlights of the 1997 Driving Marathon at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, England

Hitch Up and Drive Part I

By German Equestrian Federation

Subtitled "A Teaching Film for Carriage Drivers, Beginners and Advanced," this video covers all the things that have to be taken into account when training a young horse. The early part is concerned with such things as the use of the double lunge and goes on to the first putting-to, alone and in a pair. The film is rounded off with a tour of a harness room.

Hitch Up and Drive Part II

By German Equestrian Federation

This episode is concerned with the driver, essentially a "user's handbook" when it comes to putting driving lesson theory into practice. Also includes a tour of a coach-building workshop, which gives the viewer insight into the manufacture of modern vehicles.

Hitch Up and Drive: Part III

By German Equestrian Federation

We watch Tjeerd Velstra and Hans Luke in training as they prepare drivers for competition. We go to Riesenbeck (Germany), where Michael Freund helps drivers prepare for their first competition. Other insight comes from Eqaid Meier, Jergen Matthies, and farrier Anton Danner. Complete with "driver's eve" photography and sequences from competitive events.

Horseman's American Barn Tour

By Breakthrough Publications

If you are building a barn, or even thinking of it, stop everything until you watch this video. It travels across America exploring dozens of barns, inside and out. Discover each barn's architectural features and fine points. See many kinds of floor plans, siding, construction methods, sizes, and uses. A beautifully photographed and informatively narrated production, which is sure to give you ideas

Jack Pemberton Carriages, Coaches & Sleigh Collection

By Jack Pemberton

Just What Is It That Makes State Coaching So Different

By Dr. Rudolph Wackerngle/CAA

Just What Is It That Makes State Coaches So Different, So Appealing? CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures

Livery and Appropriate Dress for Driving

By Barry Dickinson/CAA

Livery and Appropriate Dress for Driving. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

Looking at Living Wagons inside & out

By Tony & Sheila Price

Looking at Living Wagons inside & out

National Carriage Association (25 Years)

By CAA

Noble Horse,The

By National Geographic

Discover the power, mystery, and romance of horses, one of nature's most magnificent creations. The mystical bond between humans and horses has endured throughout the ages. A lovely but realistic overview, both historic and contemporary, of our relationship, sometimes respectful, sometimes domineering, with the horse. Beautifully photographed, with excellent narration by Sally Kellerman

Presentation Lamps Restoration

By Debbie Danfield, Pete Leach, Nick Wood

Workshops from the 1991 Annual Carriage Association of America Conference, Lexington, KY

Quest for the Gold

Sydney 2000 Olympic Sport Coverage. At the dawn of a new century, the world's greatest athletes competed for 17 days in the extraordinary 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. This video focuses on the equestrian events, and does a good job of providing an overview of the world's top competitors and their compititions, many of which were the rides of their lives. Beautiful photography and excellent commentary make this tape a much better documentary of the 2000 Olympics than the original television coverage!

Reinsmanship

This video of a clinic in progress is a "how to" of harnessing and driving a single with Pat James, a well-known driver in England.

Riding Chairs of the 18th Century & Olympic Experiences

By Ron Vinyard/C. Kohn, DVM/CAA

Riding Chairs of the 18th Century & Olympic Experiences. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

Royal Mews, The

By Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd.

Everyone is familiar with the image of The Queen travelling in an open-topped carriage on State occasions, or arriving at an engagement in a State Rolls Royce; but few are aware of the work involved or the people who are responsible for organising this tmportant part of The Queen's itinerarier. The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, which is open to visitors throught the year, is where the State Carriages are housed, horses are stabled, and State Rolls Royces are garaged. As part of The Queen's Household, the staff at the Royal Mews are responsible for providing transport for The Queen by road; and this film goes behind the scenes to show the Mews at work. Whether it is the daily routine of grooming and training the thirty carriage horses, or the highly skilled task of keeping the finest cars and carriages in the world in first class condition, the staff at the Royal Mews perform their tasks with enthusiasm and dedication.

Royal Windsor and Eton

If your planning to attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show, this is your orientation video! Admire Royal Windsor ans Eton-one seat of royalty, the other a citadel of learning-joined by common bonds of tradition. See Windsor Castle as it was before the tragic fire of 1992. The Windsor Horse Show is covered, as is the Guards Polo Club. Watch ceremonies at Eton, then windowshop along Eton High Street. Cross the bridge back to Windsor and see royalty attending a wedding at St. George's Chapel.

Royal Windsor Horse Show: The 1997 CAA Tour

By CAA

Highlights of the 1997's CAA tour to England. This video includes coverage of the coaching trip to Devon with Mark Broadbent after the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The coaching trip is now in Norfolk, but if you're thinking about going, have a preview of the wounderful things in store!.

Sleigh Bells Ring

Fun and informative. History, manufacturing, and collecting antique horse bells in America.

Spanish Riding School: The First Four Hundred Years

The Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, is the only remaining riding institute in the world where classical dressage in its purest form is still taught and cherished. Home of the world-renowned Lipizzaners stallions, it has been in continued existence since 1580. This is a superbly filmed documentary on the history, tradition, and performance of these noble animals.

Sport of Combined Driving

Gives the story of the sport of combined driving in the US, and shows scenes of the first American team to compete at a World Championship in 1980.

Symphony of the Friesian Horse

By Produced by Thomas Vogel

Imposing, powerful, elegant, timeless-these attributes of the music of Ludwig von Beethoven can be applied equally well to the Friesian horse. The combination of this glorious music together with the magic of the black Friesians make this film a feast for eye and ear. An uplifting experience for all those who enjoy horses and classical music

The Coaches of a Time Gone By

By CAA

The Complete Turnout of a Hansom Cab

By Gloria Austin/CAA

The Complete Turnout of a Hansom Cab. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

The Complete Turnout of a Spider Phaeton

By Steve Holm/CAA

The Complete Turnout of a Spider Phaeton. Caa Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.

The Queen and Her Ceremonial Horses

Informative account of life in the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, includes the training and preparation for ceremonial events, and interviews with members of the Royal Household.

The Sandringham Film

The story of the Morgan Horse at the 1985 World Pairs Driving Championship, England

This is Carriage Driving

By Moore Stephens

This video is the first to look beyond the popular image and to feature all aspects of the sport from its history through to modern international competitions

Training a Gentle Giant

This video follows the progress of Mickey, a 3-year-old Clydesdale, as he is trained to join the team that pulls the famous "Bandirran" show dray. When Mickey is deemed ready to join the team, he is plaited, groomed, and harnessed, and, wearing the traditional Scottish peaked collar, Mickey is ready for his debut in competition at the 1995 Royal Show. The video is shot on location in the beautiful countryside of Dumfries and Galloway, with spectacular footage of Scotland's native heavy horse being ridden along the Solway Firth

Training Mules and Donkeys: A Logical Approach to Longears

By Meredith Hodges

Features simple, easy to follow lessons designed to teach you, and your mule or donkey, correct driving methods. This tape includes "Building on the Basics" and "Down the Road" and covers verbal commands, making sure you're both ready, vehicles, expectations, putting-to, reinsmanship, and working in harness

Video Visits: Royal Windsor and Eton

If you're planning to attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show, this is your orientation video! Admire Royal Windsor and Eton--one the seat of royalty, the other a citadel of learning--joined by common bonds of tradition. See Windsor Castle as it was before the tragic fire of 1992. The Windsor Horse Show is covered, as is the Guards Polo Club. Watch ceremonies at Eton, then window-shop along Eton High Street. Cross the bridge back to Windsor and see royalty attending a wedding at St. George's Chapel.

WM2000 Wolfsburg

World Four-in-Hand Championships in Germany 2000. This Thomas Vogel production documents dressage tests, and covers varies competitors through every single one of the marathon hazards, over the cones course, and these is coverage of some special events as well. This tape is very well done, and quite entertaining and exciting, and shows the world's top four-in-hand drivers demonstrating the skills that put them there in the first place. There's a lot to be learned from watching these driver. Narration in German

World Four-in-Hand Championships: Riesenbeck 1992

All phases of the exciting World Championships in Germany in 1992. Narration in German

Yorkshire Coach Horses

By Tom Ryder/CAA

Yorkshire Coach Horses. CAA Learning Weekend Seminars are unedited films of various presentations, and usually include slides and lectures.