American Driving Society

Mid-Atlantic Region

Regional Director: Jessica Snyder-Axelsson, 569 New England Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
P: (609) 846-5105, ponydriving@yahoo.com

Territory: New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington DC

Area Clubs

Are you a carriage driving instructor or horse trainer in the Mid-Atlantic Region?
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Regional Calendar:

Feb. 4, 2012	MY LADY’S MANOR DRIVING CLUB INTRO TO DRIVING PART I, Goucher College, Towson, MD. 9am-3pm. Everything you needed to know and didn’t even know to ask. Getting you started safely and economically. Open to non-members, $40. Snow date Feb 5. Contact Kathy Schmitt, 717-235-7061, kawschmitt@att.net or Marjorie Richmond, marjorie.b.richmond@gmail.com, 443-934-3573, www.mlmdc.org
March 24, 2012	MY LADY’S MANOR DRIVING CLUB INTRO TO DRIVING PART II, Goucher College, Towson, MD. Members only - new members welcome; with Anne Councill and Dana Bright, 9-12 lecture in Kelley Lecture Hall, 1-3 demo & practice drive in covered riding arena. Continue your driving education where Part One left off. $50 full participation very limited; $30 audit; contact Kathy Schmitt, 717-235-7061, kawschmitt@att.net or Marjorie Richmond, marjorie.b.richmond@gmail.com, 443-934-3573, www.mlmdc.org
June 16-17, 2012	Gladstone HDT: Hamilton Farm, Gladstone, NJ; www.gladstonedriving.org or Gayle Stinson at welshponypower@yahoo.com
June 16, 2012	MY LADY’S MANOR DRIVING CLUB GROUND WORK BASICS, Saturday 10-3, RendezVous Farm, Hereford, MD, with Marjorie Richmond & her horses. Members only, $25. This clinic is designed for drivers interested in starting their own driving horses & drivers interested in learning new training techniques for intermediate horses. Contact Marjorie Richmond, marjorie.b.richmond@gmail.com, 443-934-3573.

AREA CLUBS:

PENNSYLVANIA

Brandywine Valley Driving Club
www.bvdc.org
Members from PA, MD, DE, and NJ and throughout the region. Most activities located in Eastern PA and Fair Hill, MD. Monthly “ Driving Lines” newsletter.
Membership info: Bobbi Hager, 293 Diamond Spring Road, Denville, NJ 07834, Bobbi@DSFGroup.org
Activities: bi-monthly membership meetings and programs, recreational drives, beginner clinic, Junior clinics, ADS approved pleasure show, schooling CDE in May and Oct.

Susquehanna Whips and Wheels
Most members in North Central PA. Newsletter, 4 or 5 membership meetings per year.
Membership info: Jackie Zaloga, 455 Peterman Rd, Benton, PA 17814 570-458-6966 or JinglesZal@aol.com

VIRGINIA

Shenandoah Valley Driving Club
Members mostly from Charlottesville, Stanton, Lexington, VA and WV. Activities in Shenandoah Valley, Lexington, VA area. Bi-monthly newsletter.
Membership info: Don Kunar, 304 Patrick Drive, Lexington, VA 24450 540-464-1108

Piedmont Driving Club
www.piedmontdrivingclub.8m.com
Most members from Loudon and Fauquier counties. Most activities near Middleburg, VA. Monthly “In Draft” newsletter.
Membership info: Form on website.
Marcia West, 54A Barclay Place Ct, Charlottesville VA 22901

Potomac River Driving Association
www.PRDA-INC.org
Members from Northern VA, some MD, PA,W. VA, D.C.
Membership info: Form on Web site. Cindy Stylianos, PO Box 69, Goldvein, VA 22720 540-752-1118
achaean26@hotmail.com

James River Driving Association
Most members and activities in central Virginia area surrounding Richmond. Monthly “The Scoop” newsletter.
Membership info:
Robbin M. Widmeyer
2120 Pilkington Rd.
Hustle, VA 22476
804-443-6481, scottw1025@peoplepc.com

MARYLAND

My Lady’s Manor Driving Club
www.MLMDC.org
Most members from Baltimore, Carroll, Harford counties, and Southern PA.Bi-monthly “Putting To” newsletter and membership meetings.
Membership info: Julia Skelley, 13041 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville MD 21030, 410-891-8475
jmskelley89@gmail.com

Plantation Driving Club
www.PlantationDrivingClub.org
Most activities and members in Southern Maryland. Quarterly meetings, newsletter.
Membership info: Form on Web site.
Mandy Woods, 24308 Newtown Road, Bowling Green, VA 22427

NEW JERSEY

Gladstone Equestrian Association
www.GladstoneDriving.org
Most members from Mid-Atlantic States, activities at Hamilton Farm, Gladstone NJ. No meetings or newsletter.
Membership info: Form on Web site.
Gayle Stinson 908-453-3332 or welshponypower@
yahoo.com.

Garden State Horse and Carriage Society
www.GardenStateHorse.org
Most members and activities are in New Jersey. 140+ members in 2010. Monthly membership meetings and newsletter “In Draft.” Clinics, Pleasure Drives. Membership info: Form on Web site.
Ellen Weisfeld 732-928-7477
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Hunterdon Horse and Pony Association
Most members in NJ, PA and NY. Activities in Hunterdon, Morris, or Somerset counties, NJ. Membership info: Dan Rosenthal, 171 Little York-Pattenburg Rd, Milford, NJ 08848-264

DELAWARE

Delmarva Driving Club
www.DelmarvaDrivingClub.com
Most members from the Delmarva Pennisula (which includes Eastern Shore MD, Eastern Shore Virginia and Southern Delaware). Monthly “Delmarva Driving Lines” newsletter, video and book lending library. Educational clinics, annual Spring Pleasure show and club drives. Membership info at http://delmarvadrivingclub.com/membership-info.html

Delmarva Whips and Wheels
http://delmarvawhipsandwheels.homestead.com/
"Focus is on recreational monthly drives and annual vacations with your horse. Come join us!"
Heidi Ferguson, 302-632-8024, delmarvawhipsandwheels@comcast.net