On The Box Seat by Tom Ryder

Now back in print!

Tom Ryder's classic comprehensive driving manual, On The Box Seat, is a must-have for drivers at every stage of their driving education.   Written in Tom Ryder's direct and casual style, it contains practical information from the basics of harness and driving to more complicated turnouts such tandems and five-in-hand.  

Chapters include: 

• Schooling the Horse to Harness 
• Single Harness, a Description of the Parts and their Uses 
• Driving in Single Harness 
• Double Harness
• Four-in-Hand, with Notes on Unicorn, Six-in-Hand, and Five-in-Hand
• Handling the Reins
• Tandem Driving
• The Whip and its Use
• Correct Appointments
• Livery and Uniforms 
• Distinctive National and other Styles of Driving 
• Sleighs and Sleighing
• Some Faults of Harness Horses and Accessories Designed to Overcome Them
• Driving Bits
• The Storage and Care of Harness and Carriage
• Driving Clubs and Driving Associations

Fifth Edition, Revised.  125 pages, softcover.

Purchasing multiple copies of this Manual of Driving for your local club?  Contact the CAA office for information regarding wholesale discounts on this title.