Get Closer to the Action: Book Your Behind-the-Scenes Tour Today Tally-Ho Carriage Tours is excited to announce that our equine family is growing, and we can’t wait to introduce our new team members! In preparation for their arrival, we are busy designing customized plans for each four-legged friend to ensure they feel welcome and comfortable at […]
Take A Deep Dive Into Draft Horse Diets with Tally-Ho At Tally-Ho Carriage Tours, the health and happiness of our equine family is a huge priority. A customized draft horse diet for each horse ensures good health and longevity throughout a horse’s lifetime. As you might expect, a 2000-pound animal tends to pack away a lot of […]
City Sights and Stable Feet: A Deep Dive into Carriage Horse Shoeing Techniques Hoof health is essential when working with some of the most enormous equine feet in the world. With an average of twenty draft horses in our herd, that’s a lot of horse’s feet to be trusted with. And our horses’ feet are […]
How a Well-Fitting Harness Helps a Horse Pull a Carriage Horses have worked alongside humans to achieve many tasks throughout history, but most wouldn’t be possible without the use of a horse harness, which joins the horse with its load. A harness is part of the tack that a horse will wear depending on the […]
Where to Meet the Tally-Ho Horses at Community Events Throughout the Year Tally-Ho Carriage Tours has been serving the Victoria, BC, area since 1903 and is proud to be recognized as a key part of the culture of this beautiful city. As a team, we are passionate about not only our horses but our community […]
Why Natural Horsemanship is the Key to Successful Horse–Human Relationships At Tally-Ho, the relationships between our humans and our horses are very important. We believe mutual trust and respect is the key to good communication and safety, and that’s why we utilize the methods of natural horsemanship when training and caring for our herd. Horsemanship […]
How the Mutually Beneficial Coexistence of Horses and Humans Prevented Extinction Horses have been a constant companion to mankind for over six thousand years, although, over the years, the nature of the relationship has changed. From originally being seen as primarily a source of food, the domestication of horses saved them from extinction and contributed […]
Retired Horses Can Live a Long, Happy and Healthy Life Our carriage horses are part of our family at Tally-Ho Carriage Tours, and that doesn’t stop when they get too old to work. Our retired horses continue to live out their lives with the family they know and love, both equine and human, at our […]
How Tally-Ho Cares for Our Horses When it is Very Cold, Hot or Smoky At Tally-Ho, the care and well-being of our horses always come first, and that includes looking after them properly when we experience extreme weather conditions. On the west coast of Canada, our extremes tend to be in terms of rainfall. However, […]
What to Do, What to Eat and Where to Stay in Victoria Victoria, Canada, is one of the most beautiful places in the world. With its stunning landscapes and incredible attractions, it’s no wonder that so many people are drawn to this charming city on Vancouver Island. If you’re planning a visit, here’s a list […]
