The Road to Carriage Town

This is a project that I've been working on for quite some time - how the carriage industry affected Michigan cities and towns. How did the rise of labor unions affect carriage manufacturers? Were safety features being implemented to prevent fires, which were a major issue for the carriage industry? Thus far I've written two articles for The Carriage Journal on the topic and have presented two talks. 

This is a copy of one of the talks. I suggest starting at the 4 minute mark as there are some sound issues prior to that.

Making A Change

It has been a few years since this blog has been active, I'm looking forward to getting it up and running again.  The focus will be less on clinics that I'm doing or putting on and more about actual driving.  At this time I'm experimenting with pre-17th century equestrian activities through the SCA and 18th century to present through the CAA.  I've been particularly interested in doing reverse engineering on some projects including creating a Viking inspired snow shoe for a horse as well as looking into full collars for driving.