Learn to Drive Clinics
Get Ready for the Time of Your Life
A full, spring day with experienced clinicians/drivers provides an excellent opportunity to learn how to choose and fit harness, how to harness, how to choose a cart/carriage, and see how to start a horse to drive. The clinicians demonstrate what they teach using a member's horse. Harnesses and carts/carriages are present so you can see them up close and ask questions.
In addition, you'll hear the questions and answers from others in the clinic...and learn even more! The clinic concludes with several members driving their horses through a derby course. Clinic participants can observe a range of horse types, horse/cart/carriage combinations, and experience levels among drivers.
Clinics for Members
Fun Opportunities for Your Driving Skills Development
MDS offers skill development clinics at no cost to members. The focus of these clinics includes learning about safety inspections and how to stay safe with your horse, teaching your navigator important techniques for balancing your carriage, learning how to drive slopes and inclines safely, and how to drive obstacles such as the water, covered bridge and more.