USTA offers Standardbred driving school at new venue
February 23, 2012,from the USTA Communications Department
Columbus, OH — The 14th annual edition of the USTA Standardbred Driving School will be held in the Goshen, N.Y., area from May 30-June 3.
“We are very excited to be able to conduct this year’s school in the New York area which will make the school more accessible for people who live in the East,” said Chip Hastings, the school’s founding director. “In addition to the new venue, the school has been extended to five days and will offer more hands-on instruction with horses than in year’s past.”
USTA/Mark Hall photo
Students get plenty of hands-on instruction at the USTA Standardbred Driving School.
Classroom instruction will be held at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame with stable work taking place at both the Goshen Historic Track and the Mark Ford Training Center.
The school begins Wednesday evening, May 30, with a welcoming reception/dinner and special keynote speaker. Classroom and hands-on instruction will be conducted each day, Thursday through Saturday, with six lucky students being chosen to drive in a special driving school race during the Sunday afternoon matinee program at the Goshen Historic Track on June 3.
Join the fun and excitement in this one of a kind opportunity for educational and hands-on experience. Participants must be at least 16 years of age. There is a registration fee of $350. Students must provide their own transportation and lodging. Most meals are furnished.
For more information, or to enroll online, please follow this link.
Those who might be interested in attending should not delay, enrollment in the USTA Driving School is limited.
- Trainers and stables announced for USTA Driving School (Thursday, March 01, 2012)
A number of notable trainers and stables in the Goshen, N.Y., area have volunteered to assist in the “hands-on” education that will be part of the 2012 USTA Standardbred Driving School, including Mark Ford, whose training center will be host to some of the school’s events.
- Bruce Saunders to be keynote speaker at USTA Standardbred Driving School (Thursday, March 08, 2012)
Bruce Saunders, trainer of 2010 Horse of the Year Rock N Roll Heaven, will be the keynote speaker when the 2012 class of the USTA Standardbred Driving School gathers at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 30.
- Driving School discount for ‘new’ USTA members (Thursday, March 15, 2012)
As a benefit for any person who joined the USTA as a “new” member between March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012, the USTA is offering $50 off the enrollment fee for the upcoming Standardbred Driving School.
- Prominent owner to participate in USTA Driving School (Thursday, March 29, 2012)
Thomas Pontone has seen the view from atop the sport, having been among the owners of 2009 Horse of the Year Muscle Hill. In two months, he will see it from the rear.