Welcome to the Colonial Carriage and Driving Society’s web site. This site is intended to give up-to-date information about our club meetings and special events. The Society welcomes everyone to join the club, whether you drive carriage horses or just have an interest in the history and traditions of carriage driving. Open meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at Orleton Farm in Stockbridge, Mass. Some meetings feature an informational speaker as well as the normal business.
- No April Meeting
- Sunday, April 28 CCDS Spring Clinic Details Registration
- Heads Up Members! Send in your dues for 2024!
- CAA Learning Weekend will be hosted at Orleton Farm This Year! May 3-5 New England Region CAA Annual Meeting and Learning Weekend at Orleton Farm. Three-day program with speakers. Detail/Agenda Sign Up Form
Happy Spring!!!
We are dusting off our cobwebs and mud and getting ready for another fabulous driving season.
Yes!! Our Spring Clinic is on and is coming right up!!! Sunday, April 28
Send in your RSVP to Maureen ASAP!
Topics to be discussed:
• Club calendar of events
• April 28th Spring Seminar (please note the date change)
• D’Attelage discussion–New addition to our August driving show. See the attached handout for what this competition is all about.
Please send any news you may have for the newsletter (new members to the family, photos from events, want ads) to Jen Wilcox at: jen.wilcox@verizon.net or Harvey at: waller.hww@gmail.com.
Please check “Listing of Events” on this site for details on other upcoming events. The Society hosts a variety of events, such as driving clinics, informal drives, the Orleton Farm Pleasure Driving Show, Winter Classic Sleigh Rally, Lenox Tub Parade, and Summer Fun Day. Fun Day was created as an opportunity for recreational drivers, as well as seasoned whips, to experience games and friendly competition. The members enjoy the social aspect the Society brings to each meeting and special event, where friends get together to have fun, drive their horses, and to learn more about carriage driving.
The Colonial Carriage and Driving Society was officially formed on January 15, 1989. Twenty-five years later, the club continues to grow and offer many exciting activities. Come to our events or join our club and enjoy the history and tradition of carriage driving.