Windsor Driving Derby #1

Mary Baillie and Archie fly

A bunch of people turned up for the first driving derby of the year, held at Katydid Farm. Katydid is holding a series of driving derbies this spring, three qualifiers and then a final derby. There was a good turnout, with entries coming from North Carolina and Virginia, as well as local drivers. The ADS …

2015 Monster Mini CDE

Minis Take Center Stage at 2015 Monster Mini CDE For the sixth year, Monster Mini CDE was a hit with drivers and spectators in Windsor, SC on January 10th and 11th. The show is held on the farms of multiple landowners in Windsor Trace, and is specifically tailored to minis and small ponies (under 11.2 …

Katydid CDE 2014 Returns

Katydid Combined Driving Event Returns with ADS Intermediate Championships As followers of driving events know, Katydid took last year off due to scheduling conflicts. This year the event returned with several changes, first, the Advanced division was dropped and the Training division was upgraded to a full fledged CDE rather than and HDT. Secondly, there …

Pine Tree CDE

The Pine Tree Combined Driving Event takes place at Claire Reid’s Big Sky Farm in Southern Pines, NC. This low-key show is competitor friendly and runs Training, Preliminary and Intermediate divisions. Competitors had great weather and a great venue. Many people chose to do both the combined test on Friday and the CDE on Saturday …

2014 Kentucky Classic CDE

Did not have a chance to take many photos at the show, however, it was fun to see a number of junior drivers competing. Reggie Glover came from Texas, he and his pony, Lily, flew around the hazards. Colten Parker won the Preliminary Pair pony class and the overall junior driver award. Mary Phelps’ small …

Southern Pines Horse Park HDT

The Moore County Driving Club put on an HDT at the Carolina Horse Park for competitors gearing up for the fall shows, or just to school. The Horse Park has a great facility for driving, with tons of space for rings and warmup, permanent hazards and the nicest stabling. Around 20 entries took advantage of …

Katydid Cones Schooling

August 10th was the final Katydid Cones schooling day of the summer. See more pictures here >> A dozen or so drivers of varying turnouts came out to drive the course, which seemed to be suited to both experienced and less experienced drivers and horses. Katydid Driving holds schooling days throughout the summer, and even …

FEI Para Equestrian Driving World Championships

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Nicke Palsson Clinic and Gilcrest HDT

Lots of driving to do in Aiken, SC over the winter. A few things were canceled due to the epic ice storm we experienced a few weeks ago and clean up will take a while. However, most things are back to normal. Swedish driver Nicke Palsson came to Aiken to give lessons. Both new and …

Sunshine State CDE

Temperamental Weather and Close Competition at Sunshine State This year, competitors and spectators got to experience the gamut of weather at Sunshine State. Cold and rainy for dressage, steamy and humid for marathon, and finally, sunshine for cones. Held at the Florida Horse Park, in Ocala, Sunshine State proved to be a very close competition …