On 8th January 2022 we hosted a lovely open day for Hampshire BDS, below is the write up from Hampshires AC, Sam Searle. Joanne & Michael Hartland from Hartland Carriages, kindly offered the Hampshire BDS to run a training/open day at Great Steeds Farm. So on the 8th January 2022, nearly fifty people turned out in absolutely appalling weather …
CUSTOMER NEWS: TRACEY HARRISON
Over Christmas we were sent these lovely pictures From Tracey Harrison who has recently got a Hartland Pleasuresport carriage. Tracey was delighted to receive her carriage before Christmas meaning she could go out on a Christmas Eve charity drive. The carriage is pulled by her horse Jack who Tracey and her dad have owned for 11 years. On the drive …
CUSTOMER NEWS: PENNY RED
We have recently delivered a smart burgundy Trailblazer de luxe to Penny Red. She has sent us this lovely photo of her Suffolk punches using it Certainly suits them and they look stunning. There names are Warrior, Whyatt and Bumble.
CUSTOMER NEWS: SAM SEARL
Another restoration completed. This market trolley was bought to us by Sam Searle and Roger Page of Grayswood carriages as a rather unloved vehicle with rot in the body and a broken seat. Our factory completely stripped it down (including all the springs) and each part was repaired as necessary. It was repainted, re assembled and coachlined in the colours …
CUSTOMER NEWS – JOHN BULMER
Customer News – After a long time of not very much news it was lovely to receive a few pictures from John Bulmer using his Versatile carriage. His horse is Monnington Maatje is a 9 year old American Dutch harness horse, imported USA and was bred by an Amish breeder in Illinois. John enjoys driving around the countryside in Hereford …
HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW – NEC BIRMINGHAM
Congratulations to Joanne who competed at HOYS on Wednesday the 2nd October. Joanne qualified for HOYS after becoming reserve champion at the BDS annual show held at Smiths Lawn in Windsor, with her pair Star and Metts driver to her favourite carriage, a Hartland Mills Hooded Spyder Phaeton. On Wednesday we made our way up to the N.E.C at Birmingham …
BDS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – ADDINGTON
The Hartland team had a great but very long day at Addington for the Osborne Refrigerators National Championships. Joanne competed with her lovely pair of Friesians Star and Metts in both the Concors d’elegance and the Pairs & Tandems classes. Star and Metts preformed fantastically driven by Joanne to her Hooded Hartland Mills Spyder Phaeton to win the pairs and …
CIAT TISMANS REPORT
We have just been sent a report from Caroline Court about the Attelage de Tradition held a Tismans over the weekend of the 3rd & 4th August. It was a fantastic event which we look forward to competing in again in the future. Well done Caroline your event was a huge success, see full report below. ‘At Tismans Farm we …
BDS SMITHS LAWN 2019
Another year and BDS Annual Show at Smiths lawn has come around again, Once again we were bless with fantastic weather luckily slightly cooler than the year before. The layout of the show had completely changed due to extensions to the various polo pitches of the Guards Polo Club, so everyone competing had to allow slightly more time to get …
CUSTOMER NEWS: JULIE COKER
We have been sent some lovely pictures all the way from New Zealand by Julie Coker who bought a Large Micrasport carriage from us at the beginning of the year. After waiting patiently for it to arrive by container, 12 weeks sea freight from the UK to be exact, she finally received it and has been using it ever since. …