| Author | Message | ||
     Caroline Gill Member Username: Carolineg Post Number: 23 Registered: 05-2009 |
So glad you had a good time  it is however a slippery slope! And is very addictive... we now have 2 driving ponies and do indoors and outdoors...good luck and enjoy!! | ||
| Iceni Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2011 |
Had a fab time with Amanda, so glad I went to her. Had a go with one of her spotted beauties (Lucy). Loved learning to drive by energy and feel, makes the transition from riding to driving far better - you can use your seat after all! Thanks so much for recommending her. We're going to get a Fun Bug after today, think they will suit me down to the ground, but can anyone help me with the difference between curly hooks or loops for the swingle tree? How do they differ? Ta very much! | ||
| Caroline Gill Member Username: Carolineg Post Number: 22 Registered: 05-2009 |
Well done you! Please send her our regards, you will have a ball!! Amanda is lovely and her enthusiasm has no bounds Let us know how you get on ...she does B&B too!!! | ||
| Iceni Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2011 |
Going to Amanda Saville tomorrow for an hours lesson in a Fun Bug, so thank you Caroline for putting me on track for that. Fingers crossed it goes well, sick of being stuck and want to get going! Thanks everyone | ||
| Caroline Gill Member Username: Carolineg Post Number: 21 Registered: 05-2009 |
Hi, our pony had already been driven in a 2 wheeler and always went well in the funbug, it was only when we started doing tighter turns and working towards doing obstacles that she found it harder. With the 4 wheeler she can turn much tighter. If I had the money I would have one for exercising. Hope this helps, Caroline | ||
| Hamish Reid Member Username: Hamishreid Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2009 |
The BDS in Scotland has a website that you might find useful if you need to contact any local drivers for help. We are all happy to help if we can. | ||
| Iceni Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 4 Registered: 10-2011 |
husband and I that is! | ||
| Iceni Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2011 |
It was Sue I spoke to and was very helpful and recommended the Fun Bug. Lockerbie is about an hour and a half away from me so if there's somewhere my husband could go and see and try one out that would be fantastic as there's only so much you can gleam from the web! Was your pony new to driving when you used your Fun Bug? Just wondering what they are like from the horse's perspective? Thank you! | ||
| Caroline Gill Member Username: Carolineg Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2009 |
Hi, we started with a Funbug with our pony and they are very comfortable and easy to use, we progressed to a 4 wheel 3 phase vehicle when we wanted to start doing indoors and outdoor trials (although you can use the funbug indoors). I would recommend having a lesson in a funbug so you can see if it suits you. Sue at Bennington gives lessons using a funbug I think as does Amanda Saville and her helpers in Lockerbie who might not be too far from you. Both gave us enormous support when we were starting out. Hope this is of some help. | ||
| Iceni Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2011 |
Hi Joe, thanks for your reply. I'm in the South of Scotland, which seems to be far away from any of the main carriage makers! If you and your nag are complete beginners is a 3 phase four wheeler safe - can these jack knife? Or is it something I aspire to further down the line? Wonder if I'm being too optimistic hoping to get out in *most* of the places I can ride i.e Roman roads/drovers roads/forestry tracks with bad pot holes!! | ||
| Joe Hodgson Member Username: Joehodgson Post Number: 67 Registered: 07-2010 |
Welcome. The Fun Bugs are really good I don’t have one but have used them in the past and are very strong and very easy to get on and off. They are very well balanced but precautions do still have to be taken on uneven ground. Fun bugs have wheel barrow like wheels and depending where you go there is always a thorn somewhere. A 3 phase four wheel carriage with rubber channel wheels is best as you will never get a puncture. You need to get out there or search the net for different carriages and which one suites you best. 2 wheeler traps, carts, carriages depending what you want to call them are very bouncy and if you want to do allot of off road driving I wouldn't suggest one of these. Which part of the country are you in? | ||
| Rhiannon Member Username: Iceni Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2011 |
Hello all, I'm completely new to driving and looking for some advice getting the vehicle. I currently ride, but my health has let me down of late, which got me onto driving. I'd like to be able to do mostly off road stuff. I also am a bit stuck with how to transport a vehicle at the same time as pony when I have a single trailer! Anyway, from what I understand two wheels are better for novices than four, but when I spoke to Benningtons they suggested their Fun Bug, which is easy to access, no balancing required etc. Has anyone here had experience of these, particularly off road. Are they indeed suitable for a novice? Any other vehicles I should be considering? Many thanks! |