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moving up to a coach and four-in-hand. “Whenever I was discouraged, Frolic would provide me with encouragement and an adult beverage,” he says. “Someone who drives four horses once said to
me that it takes seven years to get the confidence and lightness in your hands that it takes to translate to four horses. You must do exercises to strengthen your left hand and forearm. And you need grooms who make you look like you know what you’re doing.”
Hunt and his wife, Penny, immersed themselves in the sport, participating
in events in the United Kingdom and continental Europe while amassing a collection of coaches and carriages at their farm in Chester County. Before his death
in 2016, Weymouth continued on page 56
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“IT TAKES SEVEN YEARS TO GET THE CONFIDENCE AND LIGHTNESS IN YOUR HANDS NEEDED TO TRANSLATE TO FOUR HORSES. YOU MUST DO EXERCISES TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LEFT HAND AND FOREARM—AND YOU NEED GROOMS WHO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING.”
—JOHN FRAZIER HUNT