Serving the Greater San Francisco Bay Area
and Northern California from Martinez

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Fancy Ferriage by Horse and Carriage was founded in 1993, to make dreams come true by providing an unforgettable 19^th century horse drawn carriage experience. Our Cinderella Carriage magically transforms you into a fairytale princess. We specialize in Weddings, Holiday Events, Anniversaries, Home Comings, Funerals, and Business Promotions. You can call on us for any event in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.

(925)-228-7766
Fancy Ferriage by Horse & Carriage
Tom & Connie Hodgson
1033 Veterans Ct.
Martinez Ca. 94553
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Overview of Our Services

• Provide a grand entrance and exit for your wedding or other event.
• Furnish a touch of class to make your business promotion unforgettable.
• Experience a romantic get-away in the middle of your wedding day.
• Elegantly transport you from your home/hotel to church and/or church to the reception.
• Singing Christmas carols to the horse's clippity-clop and sleigh bells on a cool winter evening make the holidays complete.
• Heading to the Wedding, Just Hitched, or Just Married sign.
• Driver and coachman in top hat and tails or western attire.
• Preview / Reconnaissance of carriage route prior to the event.
• Horse drawn vehicle consultation for weddings or events.
• Carriage or wagon pulled by a pair or a single carriage horse at 4 to 6 miles per hour on paved roads.
• Diaper bags and rubber shoes on horses.
• Full insurance coverage

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Horses

We share our back yard with our Haflinger horses. Each has an extra large stall with rubber matting on the floor and shavings changed daily. The horses have a beautiful view of the valley from their stalls. In summer they frolic and graze in their hillside pastures above Martinez.

Fancy Ferriage uses a pair or a single carriage horse. These carriage horses like to travel at a rate of 4 to 6 MPH. Each of our horses receives extensive training before they are allowed to participate in events. Only those horses that have a temperament suited to the work pass the training. Every horse is bathed and groomed prior to each event. All of our horses wear rubber boots to protect their feet and provide them with traction on pavement. They wear diapers to protect the pavement from the horses.

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Carriages and Drivers

Our two Vis-à-vis Carriages (White with royal blue upholstery or Burgundy with burgundy upholstery) are exquisite reproductions of elegant carriages, which were brought to America from France in the early 1800s. They have velvet upholstery and convertible tops.

We also have wagonettes, a covered wagon and surreys with a fringe on top. Each of these reproductions was hand crafted with natural oak bodies and hickory running gear. Our fancy Burgundy Hitch Wagon with white running gear, pin striping and chrome accents is used for funerals.

Upon request we will provide:

• Just Married, Just Hitched, or Heading to the Wedding signs for the back of the carriages.
• Carriage decorated with your flowers or streamers.

Carriages are appropriately decorated for holidays, have blankets and can be fully enclosed during inclement weather.

Our Drivers and Coachmen have had years of training and experience. They take a great deal of pride in presentation, execution of their duties and in the spotless condition of horse, carriage, tack and their own costumes. The costumes range from formal top hat and tails to western, what ever best suits the occasion.

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Vehicles & Events

For Private Events:

      Carriage, White 4 passenger

      Carriage, Burgundy 6 passenger

      Carriage, Cinderella Coach

For Private Events Or Commercial Use:

      Open Wagon , Blond Oak 10 adult passengers

      Hotel Surrey , 10 adult passengers

      Covered Wagon 10 adult passengers

      Hitch Wagon - Funeral

      Four Horse Hitch

      Fancy Surrey With a Fringe on Top, 2 passengers

      Buckboard With a Fringe on Top 2 adult passengers

      Meadowbrook Cart

For Commercial Use/Public Events
(Multiple Trips & Passengers)

      Carriage, White 4 passenger

      Carriage, Burgundy 6 passenger

      Carriage, Cinderella Coach

Thirty (30) miles of transportation for carriage/wagon and horses
(from our stable to and from your event) is included in our base price.

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