Equestrians Institute
​Introduction to Carriage Driving Weekend
with Teresa Bron
August 1-2, 2020
​Bridle Trails State Park, Kirkland

By popular request, EI Driving is back with its learning weekend for folks who are new to carriage driving. This is an educational and fun weekend for those who want to learn about carriage driving from the ground up. Participants will learn about selection and education of the horse and driver, harnessing, choice of vehicle, hitching, on-the-ground skills. Participants will watch and practice harnessing, ground driving, hitching, driving. Participants will not bring their own horses. School horses and equipment will be furnished, but you should bring your helmet if you have one. (We’ll have loaners if need be.) You will receive written materials and educational articles to take home.

Open Date:  May 1, 2020
​Close Date: July 14, 2020 - earlier if full

Organizer: Mary Decher  mary@einw.org
Registration Secretary:  Dorothy Whiteman  dorothy@einw.org
Be sure to read the omnibus – there’s lots of good information there.
Omnibus-Intro Driving Clinic
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Entry Form - Intro Driving Clinic
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  Meet Your Clinician, Teresa Bron
Teresa Bron is a native of central Washington, is an American Driving Society (ADS) Licensed Official for Combined Driving and serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the ADS. Teresa is a PATH Intl. Advanced Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor, Level II Certified Carriage Driving Instructor, Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning, and a Mentor. She is currently the PATH Intl. Region 9 Representative and has served as Eastern WA State Chair. She has been a speaker at both PATH Region 9 Conferences and at the PATH International Conferences, presenting on Carriage Driving and Long Lining. She is currently a PATH Apprentice Evaluator for Driving Certification and serves on the PATH Driving Subcommittee. Teresa, along with her husband, Will, have been training carriage driving horses for almost 20 years in the Yakima Valley, WA. They also breed, raise, train, and compete Registered Friesian Horses (KFPS/FHANA Registered). In addition to their horse business they are also tour organizers and tour guides to the Netherland KFPS Friesian Stallion Show held every January in Leeuwarden, Friesland NL