​Come Drive with Us!

​​The Connecticut Valley Driving Club, Inc. (CVDC) promotes all aspects of carriage driving by providing historical context, offering educational and sporting opportunities, and encouraging safety.  We welcome new members! Download our 2024 Membership Form here.

Upcoming Events


​​PLEASURE DRIVE AT ESCOHEAG, RI 
​Please join fellow club members and guests for a drive through beautiful Escoheag/Arcadia Wildlife Management Area in Exeter, RI.  Bring your lunch, beverage and a chair for a gathering after the drive.  
WHEN: Sunday, October 20th
WHERE:  LeGrand Reynolds Horsemen's Camping Area
200 Escoheag Hill Road
Exeter,  RI  02822  
TIME: Drive out at 10:30 a.m. at will or with a group

CVDC TURKEY TROT AND ANNUAL MEETING 
Always a club favorite, this event will be held at Cynthia Bliven's Woodland Farm in Lyme, CT.  Our drive takes us into the beautiful Nehantic State Forest, followed by a potluck lunch and Annual Meeting/Election of Officers.  The meeting will be held rain or shine but the Trot is weather dependent, no rain date. 
​WHEN: Sunday, November 21st
WHERE:  194 Beaver Brook Rd., Lyme, CT  
TIME: Drive out at 10:00 a.m.--Annual Meeting at 1:00 p.m.
 

Seminars/Clinics

The club offers periodic seminars and driving clinics that allow members to gain knowledge and drive with experts with experience in combined driving and pleasure showing.  Past clinicians include Larry Poulin, Lisa Singer, Jeff Morse, Robin Groves, Scott Monroe, and Andy Marcoux. Clinics cover harnessing, reining, driving, proper use of aides, and improving the performance of the carriage horse.

Field Trips/
Club Activities

There is usually at least one "Field Trip" each year to locations a little farther afield. In the past, we have visited the Long Island Carriage Museum (arriving by ferry); John Greenall's Carriage House in Vermont; Newport Coaching Weekend in Rhode Island.  We also hold pleasure drives at local venues, including State Parks, Fun Days and Scurries to practice cones and obstacle courses , and offer educational seminars and speakers to learn more about the history and sport of carriage driving.

Competitions

Many of our members enjoy competing in the sport of carriage driving, predominantly at shows held in the Northeast.  Whether its competing at a Combined Driving Event (CDE), Horse Driving Trial (HDT), Arena Driving Trial (ADT), Derby or a Pleasure Show, there is fun to be had by all!