Horsedrawn Cab Co. in Mernda, Victoria, Australia | Company
Horsedrawn Cab Co.
Locality: Mernda, Victoria, Australia
Phone: +61 3 9717 3480
Address: 45 Wilkes Crt 3754 Mernda, VIC, Australia
Website: http://Www.horsedrawn.com.au
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25.01.2022 Big day today , I started work on Ride Like a Girl a great story of Michelle Payne’s life around horses . I’m working with Dean Crichton arranging the cast horses, Dean has trained horses to do a variety of tricks . Chris Symons has a team of over twenty racehorses and doing all the fast horse action , a major challenge and doing a fantastic job. A great cast and crew
25.01.2022 Treat mum and your family to a carriage ride around the Laurimar lakes on Mother’s Day 12 th of May . Half hour carriage tour for $160- , it seats six inside and two on the external rear seat . Take a full group or just a couple your choice . We are leaving from back of Australia Post opposite Woolies in Laurimar . Times are 12.00 Midday, 12.45 , 1.30 and 2.15 , a nice treat before or after lunch . Bookings by text 0418 569419 . Kind Regards John Baird
23.01.2022 Off to Lancemore Hill Lancefield today for a lovely wedding . Dana drove on the day yet the bride Stacey had a go at the reins , she is a competent combined driving person , so a good job . We gave lots of the guests a ride in the carriage and all had a great day
22.01.2022 One of the most prominent graves is of Burke & Wills who were the first people to cross our continent in 1861. The stone on top of it weighs 35 tonnes and was brought here as part of there monument!
21.01.2022 This is four year old Molly our Percheron mare named after my mother . We had a bit of a battle over the straw hat , you eat it or I wear it . I got it back in the end missing a large piece
17.01.2022 Today we have our horses in the magnificent Horse Drawn Hearse, owned by Andrews Funeral Care. In the Melbourne General Cemetery for there open day. - The Hearse was built in Holland in the 1840 period, and is a side loader version and is regularly used for functions & funerals.
16.01.2022 We had our Barouche out yesterday at Living Legends at Oaklands . It was celebrating the horses birthday, lots of past cup winners were there including Prince of Penzance as in the photo . My daughter Ebony helped with the carriage, Maggie and Ruby did a good job and looked great with their winter coats . I was most privileged to hold the Melbourne Cup . A fabulous day well worth a visit for horse lovers it’s open everyday, lovely old homestead and out buildings with the country’s best thoroughbreds to see. The complex is run by head vet Mr Andrew Clarke with a dedicated team of horse handlers. I also met up with noted horseman John Patterson who attended the day ( Patto),A famous clerk of the course.
16.01.2022 Miley one of our smaller members of Horsedrawn Cab Co! Out checking the horses on the quad bike yesterday!
16.01.2022 We have Maggie and Polly in our Barouche carriage at St Andrews In Werribee today for a wedding, after the ceremony we will trot to Werribee Park Mansion for photos . Alongside the church is a magnificent carving in the trunk of a tree of St Andrew , this was done by a Japanese artist ( Hikaru Kodoma ) in 2017 who came out to do this lovely piece .The cross in foreground is significant as St Andrew was crucified on an x shape cross Also a pic of the original St Andrews church built in 1871 alongside today’s church.
16.01.2022 Spoil your loved one or family on Valentines Day 14 th of February . Half hour tours of the Laurimar Lakes area in our lovely Cinderella carriage Cost is $100- for the carriage for the tour and you can have it for an intimate couple or take the family ,treat mum( seats up to eight ) . We intend leaving from rear of Australia Post ( opposite Woolies alongside Laurimar Primary ) times 5.45,6.30,7.15 and 8,00 pm . Bookings by text to John Baird 0418 569419 .
15.01.2022 We are on foal watch here, any day now
12.01.2022 The Melbourne General Cemetery opened in 1853 and there are over 300,000 Internment’s here! Featured in the photo is a magnificent Stone Horse Drinking trough! Catering for the many horses that worked here over the last 160 years!
09.01.2022 Today we had a wedding with our Wagonette drawn by Maggie and Ruby . It was in the mountain area of Toolangi. The vehicle was a horse drawn Cab (Taxi)in its early life . I bought it when I was 16 years old for 5- and restored it . From here I started the Horse Drawn Cab Co . I have owned this for 52 years , I now use it mainly for training our horses, but today it was out as a wedding carriage . It was built most likely around 1900- so it’s over 100 years old . The builders were Stevenson and Elliot who were up market coach builders , they were the company who made the Cobb&Co coaches for the Victorian areas , I’ve researched and found out they closed their factory in 1907. I feel privileged to be a custodian for this , and it is kept with our other 25 carts and carriages.
08.01.2022 The Christmas carriage is ready
07.01.2022 Today we had our horsedrawn hearse our for a funeral at Ballarat, it was fulfilling a wish of a local resident , a beautiful final journey
06.01.2022 Busy week with our hearse . Today we had the horses and hearse our at Melton for a funeral of a well known local identity who had a life with trotting horses . It was a well attended service with the community centre full , police assistance at every roundabout ensured we traveled easily to the Melton cemetery. We are so pleased to offer this service for the community as it was so well received by everyone , of course Maggie and Polly were our horses for the day
05.01.2022 After our popular carriage tour of the Laurimar Christmas Lights in 2018 ,we are operating our carriage again this year. The tours start from the rear of Australia Post Office ( opposite Woolies) and we take your group for a thirty minute tour of the beautiful Christmas Lights . The carriage seats up to eight people, or just a couple your choice . The cost is $160- for the half hour tour. We will be starting Friday 6 th of December and running till Christmas Eve Times will be 8.45 , 9.30 and 10.15 pm , In addition , this year we will be offering a special tour for the families with little tots and doing an 8.00 pm 30 minutes tour although not dark it will give them a chance to participate, cost $100- for the carriage group ( up to eight if you wish ) . CONTACT JOHN VIA TEXT ONLY, 0418569419.
02.01.2022 Currently John is in Brisbane performing in the ‘Wild West Colonial Chase’, at Ekka, if you get the chance go and see the show, it’s spectacular!!!
01.01.2022 Come and join in the fun
