The 2011 Walnut Hill Farm Driving Competition is going to be exciting! We are looking forward to having the Commercial Division again this year. This division will feature a minimum of three classes limited to vehicles used for work, delivery, or in the trades. Drivers and horses will be asked to perform specific tasks as might have been seen with such a turnout in the 1890s. A carriage dog performance class where the entries are judged primarily on the performance and attitude of the dog will be held probably on Ascot Picnic Night. Any breed of dog will be allowed and any style of horse/pony turnout will be permitted. Another crowd favorite returning this year is the Fancy Dress/Costume class where you never know how the entries will be decorated!

The Walnut Hill Carriage Driving Competition, August 10-14 will include Diana Brownlie from Dunbartonshire, Scottland, Kail Palmer from Elverson, Pennsylvania, and Terry Pickett from Metamora, Michigan on the judges’ panel. Mickey Bowen of Unionville, Pennsylvania will serve as our Technical Delegate.  Both a Pony Coaching Division and a Horse Coaching Division will again be a fixture on our schedule.

Friday evening the 12th will be the Ascot Picnic Night. Step into the world of My Fair Lady while you cheer on your favorites, enjoy a gourmet picnic supper, and be thrilled by the romance of it all.  Friday evening we will have the Flower City Orchestra providing musical entertainment.

 

The Sunday Morning Pleasure Drive begins with carriages departing Walnut Hill Farm at 9am. The route goes through Mendon Ponds Park along Canfield Road, and they turn left into the holding area on Hopkins Point Road and return along the same route. They arrive back at Walnut Hill around 11am and our afternoon program begins at 12pm.