Get In & Hang On A new addition to the Horse Expo family of events this year was the Driving Darby competition held in the Sundowner arena on Saturday and Sunday. This is fun that the whole family can get involved in. From single pony to four in hand carriages these fast paced rigs where flying through obstacle courses and maneuvering through patterns that would make you hesitate with booth feet on the ground. Leslie Berndl took first place in the Singles and Diana Kastama took first place in the Pairs section. It was hard to tell who was having more fun the drivers or the equines. We look forward to having the American Driving Society back again for even more entertainment next year.  What is a Darby? A “derby” (British Spelling) or “darby” (Alternative non-British Spelling) (both pronounced “darby”) is an event that combines all the excitement of cones, hazards, and other obstacles. The driver will be asked to go through the course obstacles (cones, bridge, and hazards) in numerical order, and portions of the course will include hazards, with drivers going through in alphabetical gate order, and then proceeding through more obstacles. All obstacles must be driven in the correct direction (red flag on right).