Study Courses are available in a variety of skill areas
Carriage Driving for pleasure
Our carriage driving courses are designed to introduce novices to safe and enjoyable carriage driving for pleasure. Our courses provide a practical introduction to the preparation of your horse, maintenance of a carriage and care of several types of harness, for single and pair driving. After the two day course you will be proficient at driving a two wheeled vehicle safely, and be familiar with the basic elements of pair driving. Students who complete this course may wish to develop their skills at driving a pair. We recommend that each student joins the Equestrian Federation of Australia, which will also provide personal injury insurance whilst you are driving at a nominal cost. Courses include refreshments and lunch. Limited accommodation in the farmhouse is available at a modest cost.
For 2010 we have decided to arrange the driving courses to suit small groups of people who wish to book together, which allows each student to support the others as you practise in the weeks following the course.
March 13th & 14th 2010 For two or four students $500 per person
November 13th & 14th 2010 For two or four students $500 per person
Furniture Restoration
Several courses are available each year in traditional methods of furniture repair and polishing, designed for collectors of antiques. A sound introduction covers timber identification, fine finishing of bare timbers, oil and wax finishes, shellac polishing, and maintenance of antique patinas. Our Antique Restoration courses form a part of the formal study for students completing the Australian Butler's School training courses, held in Braidwood approximately six times each year.
Courses include refreshments and lunch. Limited accommodation is available at a modest cost.
March 27th-28th 2010 Limit eight students FULLY BOOKED
One-Day courses
Include the specialist subjects of traditional carriage wheelwrighting, harness fitting and balancing for two wheeled horse drawn vehicles, and carriage restoration techniques and maintenance. Courses include refreshments and lunch. Limited accommodation is available at a modest cost.
April 3rd 2010 limit four students $400 per person
May 1st 2010 limit four students $400 per person
November 2nd 2010 limit four students $400 per person
November 3rd 2010 limit four students $400 per person
Further 2010 schedules are in preparation, please email us for details and dates. In certain circumstances we are very happy to arrange additional courses for small groups outside of our usual program.
