In the Box Seat With Boyd Exell

Our dear friend and ace film maker, Tim Maloy of Cavewood Productions has produced a brilliant series of film shorts with Boyd Exell driving obstacles at Sandringham. I can watch them repeatedly and see different angles and something I missed on the previous view.  These film shorts are stupendous from the advantage that you and I can witnness how the current World Champion drives: what he does and the standout things that he does not do.

I am not going to spoil these films by babbling.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.  Once again: All Hail, Tim Maloy!  And sincere thanks to Boyd Excell for sharing his seat with us.


Boyd Exell - Sandringham Obstacles 1 and 2 from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.



Boyd Exell - Sandringham Obstacles 3 and 4 from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.



Boyd Exell - Sandringham Obstacles 5 and 6 from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.



Boyd Exell - Sandringham Obstacles 7 and 8 from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.


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Michelle Blackler
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Winter Closes In: Hibernating With Carriage Driving Fodder

With colder weather on its way and Christmas coming up, I thought I'd alert you to some reading material.  Any carriage driving enthusiast should read the following historical books: A Manual of Coaching by Fairman Rogers, Driving For Pleasure by Francis T. Underhill, Driving by the Duke of Beaufort, The Private Stable by James Albert Garland and Driving As I Found It by Frank Swales.  All are still as relevant as Shakespeare.  Santa might have to dig a little to find them, but Amazon and ebay are enterprising elves.  Original copies will set you back one to several hundred dollars, but they are all worth holding in your hand.  Reprints are he next best thing, but try not to buy the photocopied paperbacks.  The quality is awful and disrespectful to these grand books.  You can find several of them available for download, which is nice but there is nothing like leafing through the pages of these historical tomes.

For the grandkids, Sue Greenall's Animal Lovers' Bed Time Reader or her latest, Animal Lovers' Bedtime Stories.  These are lovely books to encourage and inspire children to have animals as important elements of their lives.

If it is audio visual material that you need to inspire 2011 carriage driving plans, check out anything by Tim Maloy available for purchase online at: http://www.cavewoodproductions.co.uk/store.html If you aren't familiar with Tim's name, do a search on this blog and view some of his excellent video shorts.  World Four In Hand Championships 2002 from Jarez is available on VHS from Driving Essentials and is excellent.  I have not see the Aachen 2006 Championships yet [ehem, Santa], but I'm sure it is equally as thrilling.  You can order that online through: http://www.aachen2006.de/HighlightDVD_e.htm

Search Amazon.com for carriage driving

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Michelle Blackler
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That Poem in Tim Maloy's Film

In Praise Of The Horse by Ronald Duncan

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing more patient. England's past has been borne on his back. All our history is in his industry. We are his heirs; He is our inheritance. Ladies and Gentlemen - I give you the Horse! Kind Regards,Michelle BlacklerSerendipitywww.hossbiz.comSerendipity is an Accidental Sagacity Corporation company.

Rocking Civilization with Tim Maloy and Carriage Driving

A new film by Serendipity's favorite filmmaker...

Driving Trials - A Time For Change from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.

Thanks, Tim!

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Michelle Blackler

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Driving Trial at Holker Hall on Horse & Country

Tim Maloy has done it again with a superlative program about the recent British Driving Trial event at Holker Hall in Cumbria that is available for viewing on Horse & Country:

Horse & Country - Driving back to Holker

Holker Hall is owned by Lord & Lady Cavendish and one of the few estates in England still family owned. The program highlights the local sponsorship of the event that is testament to how equestrian events can be relevant not only as a homage to our heritage, but as a unique marketing opportunity.

Maloy does an excellent job not only of presenting the beauty and dedication of the sport of competition carriage driving with his outstanding camera work, but also gives keen perspective from exhibitors, volunteers and sponsors with his excellent narrative. Kudos again, Mr. Maloy!

For more information on British Horse Driving Trials at Holker Hall:

http://www.horsedrivingtrials.co.uk/news/2010_home/01_holker.htm

For more information on Holker Hall: http://www.holker.co.uk/metadot/index.pl

Enjoy!

Michelle Blackler

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Updates from Tim Maloy

Tim Maloy of Cavewood Productions has been busy documenting equine disciplines this summer and new snippets of his outstanding filming can be viewed at:

http://vimeo.com/channels/cavewoodproductions#13569944

Check out his Reining Video: Cowboy and Cowgirl bedecked Brits: utterly fabulous!

This Is Reining from Tim Maloy on Vimeo.

Kind Regards,

Michelle Blackler

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