June
- June 13 | Combined Test Ontario Carriage Driving Assoc TBD. https://www.carriagedriving.ca/?post_type=tribe_events
- June 13-14 | HUB Club Clinic with Suzy Stafford Barrington Riding Center, Barrington, IL. Lydia Gray lydiagraydvm@gmail.com
- June 18-20 | Gordyville High Stakes Sumnmit Draft Horse Show Gifford, IL. Hattie Westerfeld: 812-212-4135 hattiewesterfeld@gmail.com
- June 19-20 | Midwest Draft Horse Classic Michiana Event Center, Shipshewana, IN. Mark Hochstetler: 419-307-4505 midwestdrafthorseclassic@yahoo.com
- June 19-21 | Midwest Carriage Festival & CT Elkhorn Equestrian Event Center, Elkhorn, WI. Michele Harn midwestcarriagefestival@gmail.com 608-558-3436. Rachel Meek hsmmeek@yahoo.com 608-516-8888
- June 20-21 | International Hitch Show (Draft) Mansfield, OH. Levi Myers: 419-961-4721 levimyers2@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/InternationalHitchShow
- June 20 | Gladstone Equestrian Driving Derby Hamilton Farms Golf and Equestrian Center, Gladstone, NJ. Christine Siracusa 908-655-8403 christine@gsrg.com.
- June 20 | Gladstone Equestrian Driving Derby Hamilton Farms Golf and Equestrian Center, Gladstone, NJ. Christine 908-655-8403. christine@gsrg.com
- June 20 | SNECDA Pleasure Show Brooklyn Fair Grounds, Brooklyn, CT. judithann.zimmer@gmail.com
- June 25-27 | Chupp Auctions 3 Day Antique and Carriage Auction Shipshewana, IN. https://chauctions.com/auction/
- June 25-27 | TLA Open Classic Draft Horse Show Topeka, IN. Andrea Welsh: 219-363-3800 topekalivestockauction@gmail.com www.topekalivestock.com
- June 26-28 | Big Sky Draft Horse Expo Powell County Fairgrounds, Deer Lodge, MT. Sue Shockley: 406-581-1405 sshocksmt@gmail.com drafthorseexpo.com
- June 26-28 | Murray County Classic Draft Horse Show Murray County Fairgrounds, Slayton, MN. Brandon Kinney: 605-695-0132 blkin1600@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057339133930
- June 27 | Spokes and Spurs Driving Derby Series Charlotte's Creek, Georgetown, KY. Ann Katona katdogpony@gmail.com
July
- July 3-6 | Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Show Nutrien Western Event Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Kathy Botsford: 403-261-0418 kbotsford@calgarystampede.com https://ag.calgarystampede.com/events/heavy-horse-show Includes Youth classes
- July 5 | Big Butler Fair Draft Horse Class Big Butler Fairgrounds, Prospect, PA. Katie or Greg Morrison: 724-272-5088 linkmols@hotmail.com www.bigbutlerfair.com
- July 6-7 | Gladstone Equestrian Jacob Arnold Clinic Hamilton Farms Golf and Equestrian Center, Gladstone, NJ. Christine Siracusa 908-655-8403 christine@gsrg.com.
- July 7-11 | World Percheron Congress Draft Horse Show Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St Paul, MN. Chad Zubrod: 405-246-5528 czubrod@percheronhorse.org worldpercheroncongress.us Includes Youth classes
- July 10-12 | Wade House Carriage Classic Wade House Historic Site, Greenbush, WI. Bridgitt Zielke bridgitt.zielke@wisconsinhistory.org ww.wadecarriagedays.com/competition
- July 11 | Tri County Carriage Traditional Day of Driving Windy Knoll Farm, Ariss, ON Canada. https://www.tricountycarriage.com/events/events-calendar
- July 11-12 | Mosquito Run Distance Drive Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Rogers, MN. Peggy Pasillas https://midwestdistancedriving.com/schedule
- July 16-18 | Morgan Masterpiece Morgan Masterpiece, Oshkosh, WI. Jacquelyn Sweeney (608) 437-5530 themorganmasterpiece@gmail.com
- July 17-19 | Lorenzo Driving Competition Lorenzo Historic Site, Cazenovia NY. Hannah Polson polshanb@gmail.com
- July 17-18 | Genesee County Fair Draft Horse Show Batavia, NY. Dave Dermody: 585-330-4985 dermody4@aol.com Includes Youth classes
- July 18 | BHCD Summer Derby Ben Howe Carriage Driving, Ontario, Canada. BHCD: benhowecarriagedriving@gmail.com. Liana Lundy: benhowecarriagedriving@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/people/BH-Carriage-Driving/61578315372709/
- July 18-19 | ACDA Summer Days DT and CT Stonebridge Carriage Driving Club Venue, James River Bridge, AB, Canada. John Lobo: Jeal64@gmai.com 780-262-1000 https://albertadriving-acda.ca/events.html
- July 21-22 | Saratoga County Fair Ballston Spa, NY. Julie Carson: 518-858-1672 mjecarson@gmail.com www.saratogacountyfair.org
- July 22-26 | Scott County Fair - Draft Jordan, MN. Jacqui Shaw: 612-716-4491 amespercherons@gmail.com scottcountyfair.org Includes Youth classes
- July 23-26 | Virginia Commonwealth Games Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA. https://www.equestriangamesva.com/
- July 24-26 | Avon Driving Park Pleasure Driving Show/CT Avon Driving Park, Avon, NY. http://wnycca.org/ Judy Sobczak Judy.carriagedriver1@gmail.com
- July 24 | Combined Test Great Lakes Carriage Classic Ancaster Fairgrounds 630 Trinity Road South, Jerseyville, Ontario, Canada. https://www.carriagedriving.ca/?post_type=tribe_events
- July 24-26 | The Great Lakes Carriage Classic Ancaster Fairgrounds, Jerseyville, ON, Canada. Pleasure Show. Jean McLean jean@glcc.ca
- July 25-26 | The CDE at Inavale Inavale Farm, Philomath, OR. Debbi Packard 916-952-2196
- July 25-26 | Virginia Commonwealth Games CT and Derby Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA. Organizer: Gammon Castellvi & Tammy Nichols: 540-784-9661. Secretary: Hannah Polson 802-522-6574 polshanb@gmail.com www.equestriangamesva.com
- July 25-26 | Driving the Ridge DT Hunters Ridge Equestrian, Louisburg, KS. Jenny Garner jennygarner8@yahoo.com
- July 25 | Spokes and Spurs Driving Derby series Valkyrie's Haven, Paris, KY. Ann Katona katdogpony@gmail.com
- July 26 | Ottawa County Fair Draft Classes Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Oak Harbor, OH. Michael Stone: 419-707-1111 drstone@oakhavenbelgians.com www.ottawacountyfair.org Includes Youth class
- July 29-30 | Gladstone Equestrian Special Clinic with Glenn Geerts Hamilton Farms Golf and Equestrian Center, Gladstone, NJ. Christine 908-655-8403. christine@gsrg.com
- July 30 | Seneca County Draft Horse/Pony Show Tiffin, OH. Hannah: 440-865-9742 draftgirl16@gmail.com
August
- August 4-7 | Ohio State Fair Draft Horse & Pony Show Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, OH. Duane Miller: 330-465-1585 millerbuilders@hotmail.com https://www.facebook.com/OhioDraftHorseShow/ Includes Youth classes
- August 5 | McHenry County Draft Horse Pull McHenry County Fairgrounds, Woodstock, IL. Vickie: 608-772-1313 Horsepull.com
- August 6-9 Navan Fair Draft Horse Show Navan, Ontario, Canada. Mark Hamilton: 613-791-5370 pinetrailclydes@gmail.com www.navanfair.ca Includes Youth classes
- August 6-9 | Orleton Farm Combined Test, Driving Trial and Pleasure Driving Show Orelton Farm, Stockbridge, MA. Dr Ann Willey: 518-755-2441 email: ann@drwilley.net Harvey Waller: 413-441-4682 https://colonialcarriage.org/pleasure-driving-show-at-orleton-farm/
- August 7-8 | Addison County Fair & Field Days Draft Horse Show New Haven, VT. Kathy M Kennett: 802-759-2015 kkennett@together.net www.addisoncountyfielddays.com Includes Youth classes
- August 7-9 | Mississippi Valley Fair Draft Horse Show Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA. Shawn Loter: 563-326-5338 shawn@mvfair.com https://mvfair.com/
- August 7 | Ontario Horse Show Classic Ancaster Fairgrounds 630 Trinity Road South, Jerseyville, Ontario, Canada. https://www.carriagedriving.ca/?post_type=tribe_events
- August 8-9 | Robin Groves Clinic Arington Training Stable, Elkhorn, NE. Garnet Blatchford garnetbla@gmail.com
- August 12-15 | Massachusetts Morgan Horse Show Mass. Morgan Horse Assoc., West Springfield, MA. Molly O'Brien (413) 246-8757 cdaigneault11@gmail.com Pleasure driving classes
- August 13-16 | Boone County Fair Draft Horse Show Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL. Susan Banks: 815-871-1060 banks63@aol.com www.boonecountyfair.com
- August 13 -16 | Metamora CDE and CT WindRush Farm, Metamora, MI. Darlene Daly (810)441-0888 or Barbara Chapman (810)678-2500
- August 14-16 | Equestrians Institute CDE Sunny Meadow Farm, Rochester, WA. Sarah Johnson: email SarahJ@einw.org, phone (206)949-0979
- August 16-18 | Illinois State Fair Draft Classes Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL. Phil Farrell: 217-855-9111 farrellfarms@gmail.com https://statefair.illinois.gov/ Includes Youth classes
- Aug 18-25 | CAA Trip to FEI Four-In-Hand World Championships Aachen, Germany. CAA Trip to the 2026 FEI Four-in-Hand Championships in – CAA Bookstore
- August 20-23 | Missouri State Fair Draft Classes Sedalia, MO. Randy Conklin: 573-489-5168 conklinrcsc@yahoo.com https://www.mostatefair.com Includes Youth classes
- August 20-23 | Green Mountain Horse Assoc Summer CDE/CT Green Mountain Horse Assoc, South Woodstock, VT. www.gmhainc.org Eric Wilking, cell/text: 603-235-8459 email: eewlsw@gmail.com
- August 21-23 | Colorado CDE & CT Colorado Horse Park, Parker, CO. Katie Bright 970-381-8387
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August 22 | Mid-Atlantic Driving Series Derby
Bel Air, MD. Hosted by My Lady's Manor Driving Club. For info, John Layton - email: JohnLCDEdriver@gmail.com or call/text 609-556-9749
Helen Heinzer - email: helen.heinzer@icloud.com or call/text 973-219-1365
Debby Donovan - email: debby.donovan@comcast.net or call/text 856-981-1868 https://bvdc.org/mid-atlantic-driving-series-comp - August 23 | My Lady's Manor Driving Club Dresage and PDCT Bel Air, MD. Claire Lacey: email mlmdc2013@gmail.com, phone 410-660-6447 www.mlmdc.org
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August 23 | Mid-Atlantic Driving Series-Dressage & Combined Test
Bel Air, MD.Hosted by My Lady's Manor Driving Club. For info, John Layton - email: JohnLCDEdriver@gmail.com or call/text 609-556-9749
Helen Heinzer - email: helen.heinzer@icloud.com or call/text 973-219-1365
Debby Donovan - email: debby.donovan@comcast.net or call/text 856-981-1868
https://bvdc.org/mid-atlantic-driving-series-comp - August 26-29 | Grange Fair Draft Horse Show Centre Hall, PA. Patrick Cole: 814-280-2547 pjcole64@gmail.com https://grangefair.com/forms/ Includes Youth classes
- August 27-31 | Minnesota State Fair Draft Horse Show St Paul, MN. Jaclyn Tweeten: 651-288-4345 jaclyn.tweeten@mnstatefair.org https://www.mnstatefair.org/competitions/horses/draft/ Includes Youth classes
- August 28-30 | Three Trails Classic Series Draft Horse Show Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE. Richard Lee Pierce: 308-440-2489 dick_p@hotmail.com buffalocountyfairgrounds.com/three-trails-draft-horse-show Includes Youth classes
- August 28 | Miniature Donkey Clinic with Wayne Lyon Murieta Equestrian Center, Rancho Murieta, CA. Sponsored by OutWest Long Ears Foundation. Watch FaceBook for more info. https://www.t3horseshows.com/out-west-long-ears
- August 28-30 | Suzy Stafford Clinic, Charlotte's Creek Farm Charlotte's Creek Farm, Georgetown, KY. Jennifer Harber 304-208-5224 dunhorse1220@gmail.com Charlottes-creekfarm.com
- August 29-30 | Champlain Valley Fair Draft Horse Show Essex Junction, VT. Rose-Ann Lombard: 802-425-2824 rlombard@gmavt.net champlainvalleyfair.org Includes Youth classes
- August 29 | Salute to Huron Horse Driving Trial Ontario Carriage Driving Assoc TBD. https://www.carriagedriving.ca/?post_type=tribe_events
- August 29 | Wheels at Wildwood Driving Trial Wildwood Farm, 100 Mile House, BC, Canada. Elisa Marocchi emarocchi@wildwoodfarm.ca, 250-706-2824
September
- September 2-5 | Summer's End Horse Show Florida Morgan Horse Assoc., Ocala, FL. GLENN WINOGRAD (813) 833-2247 glenn@cesfl.com Includes pleasure driving classes
- September 3-5 | The Feathered Show Draft Horse Classes Shipshewana, IN. Kim Behn: 815-520-8810 kimbehnrealtor@gmail.com Includes Youth classes.
- September 4-6 | Britt Draft Horse Show Britt, IA. Melodie Hiscocks: 641-860-1601 rmhiscocks@wctatel.net. Youth classes.
- September 5-6 | Genesee Valley Riding and Driving Club CT DT Fox Run Farm and Hideaway Farm, Geneseo, NY. ADS combined driving. Tricia Anselm tricia.dognpony@gmail.com (585)519-5530.
- September 6 | ADS Derby Clinic Spurwink Farm, Cape Elizabeth, ME. Anna Bigelow anna.bigelow.94@gmail.com Educational event. Registration required.Derby Clinic - Events - The American Driving Society, Inc.
- September 10-13 | Mid-Atlantic Recreational Drive Fair Hill Natural Resources, Elkton, MD. Heidi F Ferguson mardcarriagedriving@gmail.com
- September 11-13 | Villa Louis Carriage Classic St Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, WI. Mike Rider info@carriageclassic.com www.carriageclassic.com
- September 11-13 | Windridge DT&CT Windridge Farms, Mooresboro, NC. Organizer: Alicia Henderson, windridgefarmsnc@gmail.com 828-595-3950. Secretary: Price Story, 240 N Windsor Rd, Windsor, SC 29856 p_story@bellsouth.net
- September 11-13 | Villa Louis Carriage Classic Villa Louis Historic site, Prairie Du Chien, WI. Click here for Villa Louis website Organizer: Mike Rider 608-326-4436 info@carriageclassic.com
- September 12 | My Half Farm Derby & Pleasure Drive My Half Farm, Wentzville, MO. Leslie Granger lesliegra@aol.com
- September 12 | SNECDA AT & CT Brooklyn Fair Grounds, Brooklyn, CT. Contact Judy Zimmer judithann.zimmer@gmail.com
- September 13 | ADS University Combined Test Fair Hill Department of Natural Resources. Elkton, MD. Shelly Temple: 804-837-4888 catalystdriving@gmail.com
- September 15-20 | USEF Combined Driving National Championships for Ponies & Para Driving Tryon Fall CDE at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC
- September 17-20 | Tryon Fall Combined Driving Event
- September 19-20 | Longview by the Lake Driving Trial Longview Horse Park, Kansas City, MO. Julie Martinez horsern@hotmail.com 913-547-1379 16780
- September 19 | Fall Follies CT Silver Whip Farm, Fort Collins, CO. Paula Moffett www.rockymountaincarriageclub.org
- September 19 | Equestrians Institute Driving Trial & Combined Test Sunny Meadow Farm, Rochester, WA. Sarah Johnson, email SarahJ@einw.org, phone (206)949-0979 https://www.einw.org/driving-trial--ct.html
- September 25-27 | Indiana CDE Hoosier Horse Park, Nineveh, IN. Terri Birk oldestgreymare@aol.com
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September 26 | Mid-Atlantic Driving Series-Derby
Lewes, DE. Hosted by Delmarva Driving Club. https://bvdc.org/mid-atlantic-driving-series-comp For more info: For info, John Layton - email: JohnLCDEdriver@gmail.com or call/text 609-556-9749
Helen Heinzer - email: helen.heinzer@icloud.com or call/text 973-219-1365
Debby Donovan - email: debby.donovan@comcast.net or call/text 856-981-1868 - September 26-27 | GMHA Fall Continuous Drive and Arena Trial Green Mountain Horse Assoc, South Woodstock, VT. Eric Wilking: cell/text 603-235-8459, eewlsw@gmail.com Linda Wilking: cell/text 603-731-0513, eewlsw@gmail.com www.gmhainc.org
October
- October 1-4 | Garden State CDE Horse Park of New Jersey, Allentown, NJ. ERIN GALE (856) 261-4440 vicepresident@horseparkofnewjersey.com
- October 1-4 | Carriage Assoc. of America Visit to Madison, WI Madison, WI. https://www.caaonline.com/travel/ Details TBA
- October 3 | Blue Jeans Games Salisbury Equestrian Center, Parker, CO. Susie Haszelbart 303-882-2462
- October 6-11 | National Drive Fall Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, IN. Felena Chandler, 317-534-7781, thenationaldrive@gmail.com
- October 8-10 | Suffolk Horse Gathering & NASHA Annual Meeting Lexington, VA
- October 9-11 | Concours d’Attelage de Tradition at Glenarvon Farmon Bremo Bluff, VA. TBA.
- October 9 | Northeast Recreational Drive Spurwink Farm, Elizabeth, ME. Anna Bigelow: 207-798-2616 anna.bigelow.94@gmail.com
- October 16-18 | Nashoba Carriage Classic Germantown Civic Club Complex, Germantown, TN. Pleasure show and Driving Derby. Brooke Ballenger 901-331-1491 brooke.ballenger@gmail.com
- October 18 | Myopia Driving Club Arena Trial & Pace Julia Bird Reservation-Essex County Greenbelt Association and Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA. Susan Koso: susan.koso@comcast.net (617)448-6941
- October 22 | Windsor Trace CDE, DT and CT Greenfield's Farm, Windsor, SC. Lisa Singer: email: chateaulog@gmail.com, 610-960-8695
- October 23-25 | Halloween at the Haven Valkyrie's Haven, Paris, KY. Leslye Sandberg, 847-602-7500, leslyesandberg@gmail.com
- October 24 | Halloween Drive Salisbury Equestian Center Parker, CO. Linda Quist
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October 24 | Mid-Atlantic Driving Series-Derby
Fair Hill, MD. For info, John Layton - email: JohnLCDEdriver@gmail.com or call/text 609-556-9749
Helen Heinzer - email: helen.heinzer@icloud.com or call/text 973-219-1365
Debby Donovan - email: debby.donovan@comcast.net or call/text 856-981-1868
https://bvdc.org/mid-atlantic-driving-series-comp - October 30-November 1 | Triple Crown Draft Classic Ancaster Fairgrounds, Ancaster, ON, Canada. andrea@triplecrowndraftclassic.com triplecrowndraftclassic.com
November
- November 5-8 | USEF Combined Driving National Championships for Advanced Pair Horses, Intermediate, Preliminary, and Training Horses Stable View Aiken, S.C. https://www.usef.org/media/press-releases/dates-locations-announced-for-2026-usef
- November 7-8 | Tickety Boo Veterans Classic Pleasure Show and Combine Test Tickety Boo Farm, Melrose, FL. Paul Van Sickle 386-847-4642 ticketyboofarm@yahoo.com
- November 7 | Autumn Carriage Classic in the Park Bucks County Horse Park, Revere, PA.Maureen Markey-Ferris: (610) 360-7021 or Jessica Axelsson 609-846-5105 JessSTSdriving@gmail.com https://buckscountyhorsepark.org/driving
- November 7 | Festival of Driving Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Center, Queen Creek, AZ. Pleasure competition. Peter Atonna, mjatonna@gmail.com https://www.arizonacarriage.org/2024-festival-of-driving-pleasure-show
- November 14-15 | Iron Horse DT Fundraiser Florida Horse Park, Ocala, FL. Lynda Jowers jowersl@aol.com
April
- April 22-25 | The National Drive Spring Hoosier Horse Park, Ninevah, IN. Felena Chandler, 317-534-7781 thenationaldrive@gmail.com

