Driving In Color

Welcome to "Driving In Color", a site which features colorful Paint and Pinto horses, and our favorite equestrian activity, carriage driving. Please take a moment to enjoy our pages, which feature our multiple World Champion driving horse, Mohicans Phantom and APHA Honor Roll Champion Honky Tonk Cowboy.

Honky Tonk Cowboy
1982 - 2003

It all started with our first gelding, Honky Tonk Cowboy - "Hank". He was the one who really got us into showing and was our first driving champion. He was featured in a catalog for Bellcrown Carriages in 1996, and in the Paint Horse Journal in 1994 , 1999 and 2000. His biggest accomplishment was winning the APHA Honor Roll in OCAP/PAC Driving twice and being awarded the APHA's Certificate of Recogntion in Driving. Both of these were firsts for the breed.

Please visit Hank's memorial page for more photographs and information on this outstanding individual.

Hank is honored each year by the presentation of the "Honky Tonk Cowboy Memorial Award" by United States Driving for the Disabled; see the official press release.

In 1997, Mohicans Phantom came into our life as a weanling; as you can see, he has accomplished much in a short time. He was the 2001 Pinto World Champion in both Pleasure Driving and Disciplined Rail Driving, as well as Reserve World Champion in Ideal Pinto Driving. He was also listed in the PtHA's Horse of the Year standings for all three events in 2001. He has earned over 300 PtHA points, with ROMs in six events.

The high point of my career in horses has been the 2001 Pinto World Show in Tulsa. Coming home with two World Championships was more than I could have ever dreamed of. I think the photos speak for themselves.

Many people ask how they can train their horse to drive; while I always advise people just starting out to find a good professional to help them, I am happy to share a pictorial of Phantom's driving training as published on HuntSeatHorses.com.
Part I
Part II
Part III

Please check out our new feature, a diary of what Phantom and I are doing, updated with training tips and show preparation!
updated with photos from the first show of the year - June 3!

In addition to our serious shows, we also like to have fun, as you can see by the costume photo! Phantom and Hank have been seen as Indian ponies, dragons, bumblebees, chariot horses, as well as Batman and Robin. Visit our fun page!!

In my years in horses, I have met many wonderful people and made lasting friendships, but none so great as that of my friend Jeannie, whose passion was her Arabian horses. Sadly, we lost her to cancer in 1997. Please visit "In Memory of Jeannie", a memorial to this outstanding individual and her horses.

There are many great carriage driving pages out there on the Internet, and more popping up every day, but these are some of our favorites. Paint and Pinto horse pages are even more numerous, from clubs, to farms to information pages. Enjoy some of our favorite breed and general horse links.

Please email any questions on Paint horses or carriage driving, or any comments on this page to drivingincolor@yahoo.com

last modified June 4, 2007

Title graphics made by author using Pixelsight

gold Arabian head graphic courtsey of White Horse Graphics

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