Horse Drawn Hearse

HORSE DRAWN HEARSE SERVICE
Karen Bassett is one of Britain’s top carriage drivers and has competed as part of the British Team on numerous occasions at the World Four-in-Hand Carriage Driving Championships. She is currently the World’s leading lady Four-in Hand Carriage Driver.
For funerals she provides a matched pair of black Silesian or Friesian horses, which are trained to stand quietly and are extremely reliable in traffic. The horses are turned out to a high standard in English leather harness, with traditional collars. They wear black, white, pink, blue or purple ostrich feather plumes and either black or white drapes. The Driver and Groom wear traditional Victorian livery.
		We have recently purchased another black replica Victorian hearse to complement our original hearses and have also purchased *a white hearse*. All the hearses will accommodate the large American-type caskets and have flower rails and traditional style carriage lamps. In addition, we have purchased a pair of French Arab grey horses, Delphe and Dirigeante, to complement the white hearse. They are as quiet and reliable as the black horses and will usually be turned out with white drapes and plumes.
For that extra special touch, we can offer the following additional services: A team of four horses Two liveried outriders Mourners' carriages A team of four black horses, a pair or team of four grey horses, and a pair or team of four bay horses, are available by special arrangement.
		Our grey horses can be turned out with white plumes and drapes, to either a white or black hearse . The white hearse is especially appropriate for a child's funeral, or for those people who require a less sombre feeling.

Karen and her experienced team of drivers and grooms will provide a competent, reliable and trustworthy service, which re-creates the elegance of a bygone era. Although the horses are very fit, in the interests of their welfare, we would not expect a normal funeral cortege to exceed a distance of approximately 8 miles, with a duration of up to 2½ hours. There may be an additional charge for funerals which require more time. Owing to her central location in the Midlands, Karen is easily able to offer her services in and around Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. However, greater distances are no object, but travelling expenses would be negotiable.
For more details or to discuss your requirements, please contact Karen.
	Karen Bassett Carriage Driving Horse Drawn Hearse Manor Farm, Hopwell, Ockbrook, Derbyshire. DE72 3RU Tel: 07831 277778 Fax: 01332 872668 Message Service: 01530 837343