The welfare of the horse is the central focus of our training business.
The Driving Training Center, 16717 96th St. SE, Snohomish, Washington 98290
Summers on Mackinac Island, Michigan - Training Friesians
To give you a little background, Mackinac Island is a
Summer Resort getaway that allows NO motor vehicles.
It is nestled in the straits of Mackinac where the Upper
and Lower Michigan peninsulas meet. Everything is
horse drawn including the tour buses, the taxis, the
freight dreys, and much more. For someone who is
involved with the driving horse as much as we are, it is a
wonderful place to be.

Mackinac is also home to The Grand Hotel. A world
famous Deluxe Summer Resort Hotel and the backdrop
for the Movie "Somewhere in Time" starring Christopher
Reeve and Jane Seymore.

Working with horses on the Island is not just a "job" but
an opportunity for us to step back in time to the "horse
and buggy era". Limited to transportation of horse and
carriage, bicycle, or foot, and surrounded by water,
Mackinac has escaped the vast changes of time to
bring us back to a Victorian atmosphere.

This page is basicly a photo essay of the horses on
Mackinac and a taste of our daily routine, so please
enjoy.
The barn on Mackinac with Carriage Room and Apartment above.
Randy and Michelle Stuck with Don Driving
Another drey going by the barn
A drey down main street
This is how all the freight is handled on the Island
Lisa and Todd behind.
The only Green Horses on the Island. Topiary in front of The Grand Hotel
Penny Barr and Driver JR with her Hackneys
Maryanke Alexander and Pearl in front.
and family in her new Vis-a-vis
More Private Carriages out for a Group Drive
3-Horse /35 passanger Tour Bus
20 Passanger Tour Buggy downtown.
Rental Horse & Carriages available.
A "You-point-em" getting started.
Jacks Livery
Deluxe Lesson this time.
Driving Lesson Mackinac Style
Friesians always look good and turn heads.
Lasted a full block long.
Another Grand Hotel Omnibus
Driving or Riding
The Horses are Grey Percherons
Horses arrive each season via Ferry
THE GRAND HOTEL
Hooking Up Todd and Lars.
The Horses are unloaded after the freight.
Heading up the West Bluff
Lars on the East Bluff
Wedding carriage going by the barn.
Lisa & Michelle after their "Hunter Pace" win. Not bad for Friesians.
Don and Lisa Bareback on The Bluff.
Even the Street Sweeper is Horse Drawn.
Farrier work can even draw Tourists.
Dreys on the Arnold Freight Dock.
Horsepower that makes Mackinac Run.
Alternative Island Transporation.
Slow going up the hill behind self drive carriage.
Hay delivery happens twice a season for us
A Personal Tour Carriage
Todd and Don with the Pacific Gig
Mackinac Four