Community & Education

I was born into Windsor’s carriage tradition.​ My childhood was shaped by the rhythm of hooves on Castle Hill and horses waiting on the rank for walk-up passengers. It was honest work. Hard work. A way of life that had continued for generations.

 

Years later, after building a career away from Windsor, I returned one summer to help my father during a period of poor health. The horses were still waiting in town, just as they always had. But the world had changed. Waiting for tourists was no longer a sustainable model. Nor did it feel aligned with the future.

 

I knew our horses were deeply loved and properly cared for. They have access to green fields, long periods of rest and do a fraction of the work they once did. But I also understand that when people see working animals without context, they are right to ask questions. The responsibility is ours to evolve.

 

During that period of transition, a business coach said something that stayed with me: “What if the horses did one drive a day instead of five? And what if the margin allowed you to fund community rides and connection with your world? You are not giving up the old way. You are changing it as a vehicle for good.”

 

It landed immediately. The tradition could continue. But its purpose would expand. Today, we host a limited number of curated commercial experiences each year. In doing so, we protect the welfare of our horses, preserve Windsor’s licensed Hackney Carriage heritage, and create capacity to give back.

 

Four percent of all sales from our hosted visits and events directly funds our community initiatives.

 

For a town that has permitted these carriages for over three centuries, it is only right that we contribute in return.