September
- 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 | Draft Horse Classic Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA. Contact: Katie Bielen Phone: 530-273-6217 katie@nevadacountyfair.com www.nevadacountyfair.com
- 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 19-20 | Lindsay Exhibition Lindsay Exhibition Center, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Jeff Tompkins Phone: 705-324-5551 generalmanager@lindsayex.com lindsayex.com
- September 19-20 | Clay County Fair Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer, IA. Holly Wilson, Phone 515-460-4463 holly.wilson77@gmail.com https://claycountyfair.com/
- 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 20 | The Great Frederick Fair Frederick Fairgrounds, Frederick, MD. Carrie Wolf, Phone 240-357-4669 cjwolf@thegreatfrederickfair.com www.thegreatfrederickfair.com
- September 24-27 | Carp Fair Draft Horse Hitch Show Carp Fair Grounds, Carp, ON, Canada. Kristie Emard, Phone 613-839-2172 info@carpfair.ca www.carpfair.ca
- September 25-October 4 | Keystone International Livestock Expo Draft Horse Hitch Show Keystone International Livestock Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Morgan Firestine Phone 717-724-6940 mfirestine@pa.gov https://keystonelivestockexpo.com/
- September 25-27 | Indiana CDE Hoosier Horse Park, Nineveh, IN. Terri Birk oldestgreymare@aol.com
- September 26-27 | Ancaster Fair Draft Horse Hitch Show Ancaster Fairgrounds, Jerseyville, ON, Canada. Contact Tammy Quinn Phone 905-648-6198 tammy@ancasterfair.ca www.ancasterfair.ca
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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 | Eastern States Exposition Draft Horse Show Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Contact Val Beyer Phone 352-812-7487 hshow1@thebige.com www.thebige.com
- 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 3 | Markham Fair Draft Horse Show Markham County Fairgrounds, Markham, ON, Canada. Blair Purcell Phone 416-930-0090 bpbelgian@gmail.com www.Markham fair.ca
- October 3 | Metcalfe Fair Draft Horse Show Metcalfe Fairgrounds, Metcalfe, ON, Canada. Christy Stewart Phone 613-821-0591 office@metcalfefair.com www.metcalfefair.com
- October 3 | Maine Driving Club's Annual Trail Drive/Ride & Cones Course Spurwink Farm, Cape Elizabeth, ME. Contact: mainedrivingclub@gmail.com
- October 6-11 | National Drive Fall Hoosier Horse Park, Edinburgh, IN. Felena Chandler, 317-534-7781, thenationaldrive@gmail.com
- October 6-8 | Fryeburg Fair Draft Horse Show Fryeburg County Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, ME. Contact Hope Ricker 207-458-4981 hersec96@aol.com www.fryeburgfair.org
- October 8-10 | Suffolk Horse Gathering & NASHA Annual Meeting Lexington, VA
- October 8-12 | Rockton World's Fair Draft Horse Show Rockton Agricultural Society, Rockton, ON, Canada. Lisa McPhee Phone 289-439-4500 barnmom1968@gmail.com https://rocktonworldsfair.com/
- October 9-11 | Concours d’Attelage de Tradition at Glenarvon Farm Bremo Bluff, VA. TBA. For more info visit glendonbach.wixsite.com/glenarvonfarm/cat
- October 9-11 | Georgia National Draft Horse Show Perry, GA. Contact Cathy Hackle Phone 478-957-3875 gadrafthorse@outlook.com georgianationaldrafthorseshow.com
- October 9 | Northeast Recreational Drive Spurwink Farm, Elizabeth, ME. Anna Bigelow: 207-798-2616 anna.bigelow.94@gmail.com
- October 10-11 | Topsfield Fair Draft Horse Show Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield, MA. Contact Brenda Orlando Phone 978-697-9064 obrend.lee.o@gmail.com www.topsfieldfair.org
- October 15-18 | Michigan Great Lakes International Draft Horse Show and Pull Michigan State University Agriculture Pavilion, East Lansing, MI. Contact Doreen McCalla Phone734-904-0067 doreenmccalla@mgli.org www.mgli.org
- 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
- October 24-25 | Metamora Concours d'Attelage de Tradition and Pleasure Driving Show Windrush Farm, Metamora, MI. Metamora Carriage and Driving Association
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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
- October 30-November 1 | Triple Crown Draft Classic Jerseyville, ON, Canada. Contact Don Flemington Phone 519-323-7982 don.timberwolf@gmail.com www.triplecrowndraftclassic.com
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October 30-31 | Colorado Draft Horse & Equipment Auction
The Ranch Events Complex, Keenesburg, CO. Contact: Josh 970-381-3649 jwhiteauctioneers@yahoo.com or Dianna 970-381-3547 diawhite@yahoo.com Auction Website
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 6-16 | The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Coca-Cola Coliseum, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada. Contact Christine Reupke Phone 416-315-3317 creupke@royalfair.org www.royalfair.org
- 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
- Novermber 12-15 | Equine Affaire MA Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, MA, For more info visit equineaffaire.com
- November 14-15 | Iron Horse DT Fundraiser Florida Horse Park, Ocala, FL. Lynda Jowers jowersl@aol.com
January
- January 22-24 | Carriage Assoc of America Learning Weekend Phoenix, AZ. Details to come
April
- April 8-11 | Equine Affaire Columbus, OH Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH. For more info visit equineaffaire.com
- April 22-25 | The National Drive Spring Hoosier Horse Park, Ninevah, IN. Felena Chandler, 317-534-7781 thenationaldrive@gmail.com
July
- July 16-18 | Lorenzo Driving Competition Lorenzo Historic Site, Cazenovia NY. Hannah Polson polshanb@gmail.com
