Carriage Hill Driving Center   

 

          Strive for Excellence, not Perfection

             Linda A Block, Trainier & Instructor
Dan Peterson Driving Luna, a home-bred mare.  I am the back seat driver. 
Linda and her dad, Ken Block in the Father's Day Class at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic
Primo - Linda's American Warmblood Society Gelding Trained and exclusively shown by Linda Block
Primo and Linda during the Town & Country Course at Columus Carriage Classic 
Linda & Primo at the Iron Horse CDE
Kenfel's Bit of Blue (BB) Trained to drive by Linda Block
Kenfel's Bit of Blue, Welsh Section B Mare - Trained to drive by Linda Block
Penny, (alias FooFoo) Linda's dog in a rare moment running across the driving ring.
SQUIRREL!!!!
Linda Driving Tandem with Take A Chance as Wheeler (Clydesdale) and Primo as Leader (AWS)
Primo as a 4year old and Linda over the bridge to the next obstacle in Town and Country!

Primo, Linda and Maddie Hendricks as Groom in the 2010 Dickason Drive in Columbus Carriage Classic

Audrey Steuer and Daisy in the 2010 Dickason Drive at the Columbus Carriage Classic - Training and Driving Instruction by Linda Block

 

NEWS FLASH:  1st time competing in a CDE, 2nd overall at the 2010 Hickory Knoll CDE in VSE Division!  Way to go Audrey!

Trish and Shadow on their first drive outside!
Heading out for our Saurday Drive.  Good to be outside. 
Heidi and Rache.  This is Rachel's first time in a carriage.  She likes it!  She drove Allondra a bit later.  Upcomming Junior Driver I hope????

Primo proudly presenting Linda and her dad in the Father's Day Class

Bonnie Mooney and Rose (AQHA), 2009 WQHA & UPQHA High-Point Amateur Driving Horse - Trained to drive by Linda Block

Dan Peterson driving his 2 Warmblood mares Luna (on right) and Diva (on left) at the 2011 Hickory Knoll CDE where  they took 2nd place their first time out as a pair.  Training and instruction by Linda Block  Photo by Bob Mischka

Heidi Hocker and Allondra (Purbred Arabian Mare) - Trained and Driving Instruction by Linda Block

Melanie Ganta and Hershey (Quarter Pony) - Training and driving instruction by Linda Block

Audrey Steuer with Daisy (VSE) and Rachel Peterson with Sam (Clydesdale) - Driving instructions by Linda Block

Driving Miss Daisy - Trained to drive by Linda Block

Howard Kietzke and his pair, Mo & Ku (Friesian/Morgan Crosses) - Pair Training and Driving instruction by Linda Block

Sue Zumalt and Jammer (Andalusian cross) - Riding instruction by Linda Block

Terese Mallory and Roses (Saddlebred) - Training and driving instrution by Linda Block
Linda and Primo at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic winning Reserve Champion Single Open Driving Horse

Pauline Stollenwerk long-time friend and client, in the Dickason Drive at the Columbus Carriage Classic 


Reserve Champion Draft honors go to Pauline and Gabe

Ana, Rachel & Hershey under the watchful eye of Melanie Ganta in the Dickason Drive at the Columbus Carriage Classic 2010.  They are Hershey Kisses!


NEWS FLASH:  1st time competing in a CDE, 5th over all in the Small Pony Division at the 2010 Hickory Knoll CDE!  Watch out for this duo!

My Students From Left to Right :  Cathy Buckley on Fay, Trish Z. and Shadow, Linda B. and Chris (Rachel's Mom) with Primo, Heidi Hocker and Rachel with Allondra.  We're all out for a Saturday afternoon ride and drive. 

Cathy and Fay...Burrr, it's cold out here!
Pat and Buns of Steel (Bunny) winning the Reinsmanship class at the 2011 Columbus Horse and Carriage Festival
ILessa (Friesian Mare) Trained and Shown by Linda Block.  Now being ridden and driven by a 16 year old Junior. 
ILessa and Linda showing at the Baroque Festival
Tiffany Amschl - The very happy owner of ILessa, at their first show, the Baroque Festival
ILessa and Linda Block at Columbus Carriage Classic in Strong Trot
ILessa and Linda in Slow Trot
Melanie Ganta and Hershey the Wonder Pony..we wonder about him all the time! - Training and Driving Instruction by Linda Block
Joanne Green and Skippy - Riding instruction by Linda Block
Patty Walters and Heather (Fjord) - Driving instruction by Linda Block

Linda and Primo on their Victory Lap winning the Single Horse Open Working Pleasure Class at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic


2010 Columbus Carriage Classic Reserve Champion Single Horse Open

Linda and her good friend Melanie Ganta in the Lady to Drive Class at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic
Victory Lap in Single Horse Open Reinsmanship at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic

Pat Egland and Buns of Steel (Bunny) debuting at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic winning Working Pleasure, Reinsmanship and 2nd in Turnout.  Driving Instruction and Turnout Consultation by Linda Block

Pat and Bunny preparing for the Maiden Horse Class at the 2010 Columbus Carriage Classic
Linda driving Primo (near side horse) and Luna (off side horse) to Dan and Susan Peterson's Brewster Spider Phaeton.  Luna is owned by the Petersons and Primo is owned by Linda

Luna and Primo debuting as a pair at the 2011 Columbus Horse and Carriage Festival.  Trained and driven by Linda Block

Linda driving Primo and Luna in the cones course at the 2011 Columbus Horse and Carriage Festival.