Our first carriage ride was in truth, a favor done for our neighbors. They are the most fantastic neighbors anyone could ask for and our friends as well. They've supported us through the whole time that we were debating what to do on starting up this business.

Well, their son Jonathon was getting ready to take his girlfriend Allie to prom and Jon's mom Patti came up with the idea of using the carriage. Jon loved it. Our other neighbor Jacob was also going and wanted to do the same for ...

My name is Nicole and I am co-owner of Pinto Carriage Works, LLC, a horse drawn carriage service for special occasions, with my husband Mike. We started this company early in 2009 but truly, I think it started long before that. It started with an idea as all great companies do. Follow me into a flashback here:

I was a freshman in high school and I had gone to look at a new horse. I was young and green. Like most teenagers, I thought I knew everything that there was to know about horses and wha...