Northeast Region

Regional Director: Mark Johnson, E-mail:obstacle21@aol.com Phone: (978) 807-0060

Territory:Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

Driving in the Northeast
There is a driving event planned for virtually every weekend in the Northeast. There are ADS Pleasure Shows, Sleigh Rallies, ADT’s HDT’s Traditional Days of Driving, Fun Days, clinics, Drive/ Ride events, Continuous Drives, Endurance Drives, Recreational Drives and Young Driver Camps.

ADS ~ American Driving Society www.americandrivingsociety.org
CAA ~ Carriage Association of America www.caaonline.com

Connecticut
CVDC ~ Connecticut Valley Driving Club (ADS) www.cvdrivingclub.com
LHDC ~ Litchfield Hills Driving Club (ADS) Dick Mangino - President 203-272-5257
ECDHA ~ Eastern Connecticut Draft Horse Association www.easternctdrafthorse.com

Rhode Island RIDC ~ Rhode Island Driving Club (ADS) www.ridrivingclub.org
Massachusetts CCDS ~ Colonial Carriage and Driving Society (ADS) www.colonialcarriage.org
MCDS ~ Massachusetts Carriage and Driving Society (ADS) JHGUSWA@aol.com
MDC ~ Myopia Driving Club (ADS) www.myopiadrivingclub.com

Maine MDC ~ Maine Driving Club www.mainehorse.com/mdc
SPHO-ME ~ Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of Maine www.sphomaine.net

New Hampshire
GSCA ~ Granite State Carriage Association (ADS) www.equinesite.net/gsca/
GSMHS ~ Granite State Morgan Horse Society www.nhmorgans.com

New York
SDA ~ Saratoga Driving Association (ADS) www.saratogadriving.com
EADS ~ East Aurora Driving Society (ADS) http://www.eastauroradrivingsociety.org
CVMA ~ Champlain Valley Morgan Association (ADS) www.cvmhany.org
GVRDC ~ Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club (ADS) http://gvrdc.org/index.html
MHDA ~ Mid Hudson Driving Association (ADS)
CVCA ~ Cherry Valley Carriage Association (ADS) www.cherryvalleycarriage.com
LDC ~ Lorenzo Driving Competition (ADS) www.lorenzodriving.com
NDS ~ Northampton Driving Society www.northamptondrivingsociety.org
PDC~ Paumanok Driving Club (ADS) www.paumanokdrivingclub.org

Vermont
GMHA ~ Green Mountain Horse Association www.gmhainc.org http://www.sphomaine.net/
VERDA ~ Vermont Endurance Riders and Drivers Association http://www.verda.org/
Vermont Carriage Driving Club ~ Coming Soon!

Northeast Driving Events Calendar for 2009

January
3 - Green Mountain Horse Association Sleigh/Rally Combined Test, AM Dressage & PM Cones, So. Woodstock, VT www.gmhainc.org

10 - Rhode Island Driving Club 12th Night Party, 6pm Mansfield, MA www.ridrivingclub.org

11 - Winter Classic Sleigh Rally at Orelton Farm Stockbridge MA (no-snow date 1/18)

13 - North East Ski Joring Race 12:00 - 4:00 New London NH

14-18 - American Driving Society, Spring Board Meeting & USEF Meeting, Cincinnati Ohio Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel. www.americandrivingsociety.org

17 - GMHA Sleigh Rally, So Woodstock, VT

25 - Chautauqua Sleigh rally, Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua NY 1-716-962-3412 lorencfowefarm@juno.com

29-31 - Carriage Association of America Learning Weekend, Weirsdale, FL www.caaonline.com

31 - GMHA Sleigh Rally/Combined Test, AM Dressage & PM Cones, So. Woodstock, VT

February
7- GMHA Sleigh Rally, So. Woodstock, VT

14 - Saratoga Driving Association ~ Get Ready for Spring Mid-Winter Conference, Voorhies (Albany), NY

14-15 - North East Ski Joring Race at Parlin Field Airport in Newport NH

14-15 - New England Region Carriage Association of America Annual Meeting NH

15 - Sunday 10:00 AM Brunch RIDC General Meeting and Planning Meeting for 2009 Events
Details TBA

21- GMHA Sleigh Rally Combined Test, AM Dressage & PM Cones, So. Woodstock, VT

March

13 - RIDC 7pm Coachman's Delight, 206 East Main Street, Milford, MA RSVP Andy Marcoux (508) 782-1720 www.coachmansdelight.com

15 - Jeff Morse Connecticut Valley Driving Club Spring Tune-up Clinic at High Hopes Therapeutic Lyme CT

15 - Frostbite ADT I

April

5 - Frostbite ADT II

TBA - Martin Auctioneers Spring Carriage Auction, Lebanon Fairgrounds, Lebanon, PA

12 - RIDC Borderland State Park Recreational Drive 259 Massapoag Ave, North Easton, MA www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/borderland/ Contact John Frost

19- Frostbite Arena Driving Trial III 19 - Colonial Carriage & Driving Society Schooling Clinic at Orelton Farm Stockbridge MA. “Do’s and Don’ts in the show ring”

May
9-10 - Green Mountain Horse Association DRIVING TWO-PHASE & ADT South Woodstock, VT Contact: Karey Manner, W: 802-457-1509 kmanner@gmhainc.org

16-17 - Northeast Recreational Drive & Campout at Arcadia Wildlife Management Area, Escoheag Hill Road, Escoheag, RI Contact: Cat Luce (508) 384-5198

22-24 - Champlain Valley Morgan Horse Association Open Horse Show, Driving division includes: Pleasure, Dressage, Cones, Combined Test, Super Reinsmanship, Town & Country. Plattsburgh, NY www.cvmhany.org

June

6 - Connecticut Valley Driving Club, Horse Driving Trial, Haddam Meadows State Park, Haddam, CT Contact: Bill Lawson (860) 349-8745 www.cvdrivingclub.com

7 - Northampton Driving Society 23rd annual Pleasure Driving Competition NY

13-14 - Eden Hill Pleasure Driving Show, Stockbridge, MA www.colonialcarriage.org

17-20 - Carriage Association of America Conference, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA www.caaonline.com

20-21 - RIDC Two-Day Carriage Driving Clinic with Craig Kellogg at Mitchell Farm in Salem CT contact Dottie Billington dottiebillington@gmail.com

27-28 - Muffy Seaton Pleasure Driving Clinic, Chur Equestrian Center, East Aurora NY
lizodonellEADS@aol.com East Aurora Driving Society

26-28 Bromont Combined Driving Event, Bromont, Quebec, Canada

July

TBA - VT Morgan Heritage Days, Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT Open Carriage Show on Sunday

TBA - New England Morgan Horse Show, MA

18-19 - Lorenzo Carriage Driving Competition, Cazenovia, NY

26 - Colonial Carriage & Driving Society Fun Day at Orelton Farm Stockbridge MA

25-26 - 34th annual East Aurora Carriage Drive & Competition, Knox Farm State Park East Aurora NY lizodonnellEADS@aol.com www.eastauroradrivingsociety.org

August
1-2 - Saratoga Driving Association ~ Saratoga Classic Pleasure Driving Show, Berkshire Equestrian Center, Richmond, Mass.

12-16 - Walnut Hill Pleasure Driving Show, Pittsford, NY

20-23 - Weekend of Coaching in Newport RI www.newportmansions.org

September

5-6 - Rhode Island Carriage Days Pleasure Driving Show, Celtic Cross Farm, Dudley, MA

TBA - Morgan Mile Trotting Races, Brookfield, VT www.morganmile.com/

12 - Lenox Massachusetts Tub Parade / Colonial Carriage & Driving Society

20 - Genesse Valley Riding and Driving Club Driving Show, Geneseo NY