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Donkey Driving Enterprises Donkey Driving Enterprises has been set up to encourage people to take up Carriage Driving their donkeys to build relationship and enjoy some exercise

We encourage use of the English Coachman's Hand whilst driving donkeys singly and in multiples. Donkeys are driven with sensitivity and understanding, listening to them and respecting their
pyschology.

Our Junior Driver's first turn of opposition in trot, this time on an incline turn --- the wheeler is flexed ever so sli...
19/10/2026

Our Junior Driver's first turn of opposition in trot, this time on an incline turn --- the wheeler is flexed ever so slightly to the right momentarily whilst the leader is flexed to the left --- the outcome is a corrected line as the donkeys are then released to correctly maintain the line of the circle. His next task will be the acute turn of opposition.

What happens when you take a turn with a tandem without a point of opposition. The wheeler starts to turn early, in the ...
19/10/2026

What happens when you take a turn with a tandem without a point of opposition. The wheeler starts to turn early, in the worst case scenario the wheeler would end up alongside the leader as if driving a pair. So the next skill our junior driver has to master is the turns of opposition.

Our Junior Driver driving Hapgood and Wild Thyme as a tandem. Although he is using learner leader traces they are correc...
19/10/2026

Our Junior Driver driving Hapgood and Wild Thyme as a tandem. Although he is using learner leader traces they are correctly used here as the leader is out of draft, the wheeler is in draft, and both donkeys are following the correct line of the circle.

13/10/2026

Learning the difference between reversing the driven donkey from the driven horse by stroking the rein. Brenda driving Hapgood.

Sage
13/10/2026

Sage

Brenda's single carriage driving training upon the differences between driving donkeys and horses whilst using English C...
13/10/2026

Brenda's single carriage driving training upon the differences between driving donkeys and horses whilst using English Coachman's hand.

Single driving training course for Sara in longreining and driving the single. With Sage, Wild Thyme and Hapgood.
13/10/2026

Single driving training course for Sara in longreining and driving the single. With Sage, Wild Thyme and Hapgood.

13/10/2026

The tandem lesson. Learning to balance a tandem is difficult. The wheeler (the donkey in the shafts) does the pulling of the vehicle, the leader should merely trot on the front elegantly, maybe pulling to assist the wheeler when driving uphill. At the moment the leader is in draft which makes it hard for the wheeler to flow. A 'tickle' is a touch on the shoulder, like a leg aid in riding, it communicates with the donkey asking for a little more confidence and expression, it does not chivvy the movement on. Here the driver is having his second lesson in balancing a tandem and at the moment is learning with his experienced driving donkeys.

12/10/2026

Training up a new groom, whilst practising our backing up and standing still.

Tandem driving lessons after sixth form college. Arcadia leading Wild Thyme as tandem, with Sage assisting.
12/10/2026

Tandem driving lessons after sixth form college. Arcadia leading Wild Thyme as tandem, with Sage assisting.

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Manchester

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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