Driving on a shoestring and local driving opportunities are the focus of this year’s Driving Forum 2010. Our fifth Premier Equestrian Driving Conference and Trade Show (www.driving-forum.com) is set for Saturday March 13 and Sunday March 14, 2010 at the Courtyard by Marriot, exit 8 off route 3 in Nashua, NH. Admission is $14 per day including conference and tradeshow. Age 18 and under are free! Free Friday evening “meet and mingle” welcome reception at 7:00 p.m.

Where else can you meet purveyors of harness, carriages, baskets, driving apparel outfitters, driving gift items, jewelry, bits, and more all under one roof? Save yourself time; learn and compare where your driving dollars will be best spent. Immerse yourself in a full driving education weekend surrounded by driving enthusiasts of all levels who want to improve their knowledge and skills in this exciting sport. Learn from well-known peers, clinicians and trainers at the conference sessions.

Learn, shop, laugh, mingle and enjoy! Network with driving people from near and far at the Friday evening welcome reception and the Saturday night dinner in the hotel and meet with Shelly Temple, well known and respected USET and ADS judge, trainer, clinician and 2007 World Games Bronze medalist.

Vendors include Adrily Gates, www.barnsweetbarndvds.com, Carriage Association of America, Catalyst Driving & Design Center, Chrysallis Acres, Coachman’s Delight, DD Rapps, Green Meads Farm, Green Mountain Horse Association, Griffinbrook, Ltd., The Lippitt Club, Mary Gray Driving Center, Maine Junior Driving Club, New England Carriage Imports, New England Coach & Carriage, Reindance, Running Brook Farm Carriage Barn, Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue, Pleasurethyme Driving, Poulin Grain, Trinity Carriage, Wicked Good Baskets, and Yered Trailers. Sponsors include Massachusetts Horse Magazine and Seacoast Farm of Maine and many more to come.

For more information on the Courtyard by Mariott and to make reservations, see the full conference schedule and list of exhibitors, go to our website www.driving-forum.com. The Driving Forum: New England’s Premier Equestrian Driving Conference and Trade Show.