Sanchia has over 25years of experience with horses and began driving in 1996. Having successfully competed in HDT at both club and National level she was awarded the title of Best Driver under 25years in Britain, winning the National Junior Points League as well as the Baileys National Points League. Having been trained regularly by Boyd Exell, she also represented Scotland in the Scottish team in the Open section at the 2000 interclub championships, Cheshire. She is now also a probationary BHDTA National judge.
Sanchia is available for teaching and training in the Aberdeen area.
Based just off the A96 at Clinterty.
Lessons:
Lessons can be given either with our well trained schoolmaster pony or with your own pony at home. Aberdeen carriage driving has found its base just outside Aberdeen city. grass dressage arena, cones course and obstacles .
Lessons £27/hour. Travel up to 30miles then additional £2.50 for every 10miles
Block of 5 lessons £120
Breaking and Schooling price on arrangement
Gift vouchers are available on request which can be personalised for birthdays, anniversaries or christmas presents.
NEWS
June 2010
The display team travelled to the Emmerdale Extrazoganza held at BA stores, Dunecht. This was a fabulously fun weekend with Sloe giving hair raising drives to some of the cast of Emmerdale.
Video to follow
May 2010
Aberdeen carriage driving has moved to Aberdeen. Based just off the A96 at Clinterty.
September 2009
Aberdeen Carriage Driving Display team goes to Horse Power, Alford.
The display team was made up of Sloe, our teaching connemara and Fiona and Iain Gordon's shetland pair Fred and Hassle. We all had a fabulous day out and the weather was on our side.
July 2009
Zorro wins his first event.
Thornton event was Zorro's first full event. He had a nice dressage finishing on 54 penalties putting him in 2nd place going into marathon and cones. He gave a very fluid and responsive drive through the obstacles finishing 3rd fastest of the day through the obstacles. He finished 1st in the Single Horse and 3rd overall just missing reserve champion.
Zorro went to his first Driving Trial, competing HC, where he completed a reasonable first dressage on a a score of 54.74 penalties. He did not complete the whole marathon but tackled all of the obstacles well and most importantly did all which was asked of him without a fuss.
At long last Zorro has made his first public outing albeit without his carriage. He traveled to the grassroots event at Lunan bay where I was judging. He was long reined around the cones and warm up area and behaved impecably.
March 2009
August 2008
After a rather disruptive summer season Zorro is now settling into his work nicely
August 2007
Our Latest Addition
This season will be an exciting return to HDT for me following the arrival of my new horse Zorro. Recently imported from Holland, Zorro is a KWPN rising 4yo and is showing great promise and enthusiasm for his work. He will be out this season for his first few events which we hope will be lots of fun as they certainly wont be too competitive. Follow Zorro's progress on the website.
I wish to offer thanks to the Late Juliet Oswald, without whom I would never have achieved so much. Juliet gave me huge support as well as sponsoring me for several years. Her help, advice and constant enthusiasm will stay with me forever. I was honored to have been chosen by Juliet to drive Sloe, her beloved conemara, who taught me so much
To Juliet, all I have left to say is Thank You
I would also like to give a very big thank you to Jack Clyne of Clyne Engineering who sponsored me in the form of one of his three phase vehicles. This vehicle still remains my favorite and saw us through some sticky moments without a wobble. Thank you Jack
There are many other people who have helped me since I started driving and I would like to thank them all for their support. Without one very special couple in particular I would not have made it to the National Championships in my first National season, thank you.
Thanks also go to Equinomad, our new sponsors, who have made the purchase of a new Rene Schoop competition carriage possible.
Sanchia May
