ARIZONA DRIVING AND CARRIAGE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

A RIZONA D RIVING
AND C ARRIAGE
S OCIETY
N EWSLET TER
A PRIL 2015
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M ESSAGE F ROM THE P RESIDENT
BY
D ANA M OORE
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
Hello everyone, it's time again for another new month. The weather
is perfect to be out doing what we love the most, driving. The first
quarter of the year is already behind us. January brought us ADT #1,
which had great attendance. The Arizona CDE was the big event for
March. April will have ADT # 2, May ADT #3.
Attendance seems to be up this year for the first 2 events. The AZ
CDE was a great event this year, as always. Thank you for all the
committee members and, of course, the volunteers that made this
event a huge success. The hazard contest was won by Peggy Jaeger's Minion creation. Congratulations, everyone loved it.
I want to remind everyone to plan on making a weekend stay for
ADT #2. We will be having a general membership meeting Saturday evening after the ADT. Gary Gang will be giving a presentation
on carriage maintenance. The Club will be buying pizza for everyone. Bring your own chair please. Sunday, will be a rerun day on
the hazards. We will have timers to time the hazards to see if you
can better your time by taking a different routes or the same one.
Hope you make it a weekend of fun and driving. See you there.
Chris Downing trying to
blend in as a Minion in
Peggy Jaeger’s Minion
themed hazard.
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C LASSIFIED A DS
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B OARD M EMBERS
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R AFFLE W INNER
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ATD 3 ENTRY
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C DE RESULTS
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ADT #3 INFO
ADT #2 I NFO
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F RESNO CO . HORSE
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PARK
M EMBER S POTLIGHT
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T HE G OREE S TORY !
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ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
P AGE 2
LOOKING BACK
BY
P ETER A TONA
The next photo file I have is for 1990, which was already to be our fifth CDE. For 1990 we brought in
Mickey Bowen as our head judge and Bill Gorham was still the TD. Jill Ryder began her journeys west to
be our Scorer and Mary Jane Atonna was the Show Secretary. Here are a few shots from that year:
Allen Funderburgh has been one of our
staunchest supporters and competitors over
many years. His skill led him to compete and
win a national singles championship a few
years after this photo. Both Mary Jane and he
grew into the sport when we both lived near
each other in South Phoenix at that time.
Hardy Zantke, from California, has also supported our event and the sport of carriage driving for many years - first as a competitor, then
as a judge and also with the national American
Driving Society. Hardy drove in our competitions for many years and was a lesson in pair
driving for many. I will never forget taking
photos on the marathon, standing near the railroad tracks to catch people in the Mesquite hazard. Hardy and his wife and groom, Juta, came
down the land at a tremendous pace and I could
actually feel the ground shake as they passed by
me to turn and enter the hazard.
In those days one of the most successful competitors in the west was Randy McFarland, a competitor and trainer from Southern California. At the
time that many of us felt the best way to do a hazard was in the “crash and burn” style, Randy
would skunk us with his smooth, rounded - and
very fast runs through hazards. Here he is - believe it or not - bending to the right so far you almost cannot actually see him in this shot - one of
my all-time favorites.
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A.D.C.S. Member Classifieds
and Services Offered
Please note that our members are our best buyers, and the newsletter is a
great place to run an advertisement. I run this information each month to
let everyone know what is available to our members.
Text advertisements, noted below, are free. They run for 2 months. I have
made two changes to the ads for 2015:
The text advertisements should be in my mailbox by the third week of the
month for me to place them in the next month’s newsletter, i.e. if you wish
the ad to run in February’s newsletter, I should have it by the 3rd week of
January.
I will run the ads for 2 months. After 2 months, if I have heard nothing
from the advertiser, I will pull the ad. If you are not sure when the ad was
placed, the end of the ad will have the month and year it was first placed,
or renewed, i.e. (1/14)
Non member classified text ad rate is $5.00 per issue.
Types of advertisements available to our members are:
MEMBER CLASSIFIED ADS
Classified ads will be accepted up to the third week in each
month, if space allows, for publication in the next month’s Issue.
Contact Info: Delight Craddock
16800 W. Silverbell Rd.
Marana AZ 85653
Or email to: [email protected]
Dated member classified ads will run for two months. Contact editor
to renew, discontinue, or edit.
Condition of items is not verified by ADCS; buyers are cautioned to
verify items and their condition on their own.
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HORSE/DRIVING EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR (cont.)
Gar Dutton - Gar Rene’s Horse Equipment
Harness and Carts, Regional Representative for Smucker’s Harness
602-509-0934
Gary Gang
Western Regional Representative for Pleasurethyme Farms and Kutzmann
Carriages. Harness Repair.
Chino Valley, AZ
928-636-9109
[email protected]
Julie Mitchell and Doris Leacy
Moment in Time Horse Accessories
Riding and Driving Equipment
www.momentintimehorseaccessories.com
Frank Pitts
Custom built Saddles and Harness Repair
Tucson, AZ
520-825-1664
www.puschridgestables.com
HORSE SALES/BREEDING
Sheri Kalfas-Jaggers
Fyre Dragon Farm
Ponies for Sale
Jessica and Craig Zamboni – CheyAut Ranch
Breeders of quality, colorful miniatures.
DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS
Bliss Knight - Flying B Ranch, LLC
Zephyr Fine Performance Horses and Ponies
Exquisite care boarding; horse shoeing
www.az-warmbloods.com
Display Ads are welcomed and published at the following rates:
Business card...................................................$5 per issue
1/4 page........................................................$10 per issue
1/2 page........................................................$15 per issue
Full page.......................................................$25 per issue
One year commitment - 12 issues for the price of 10!
Drew Callahan – CallahanTraining
Riding & Driving instruction, horse training, Clinics.
602-677-9030
BUSINESS SERVICES
Members may also list horse related business services free of charge.
These will run continuously, but please check your ad yearly for needed
updates. If you wish to place a business service with a logo, photo or ??
Please make sure I have a clean and clear copy.
SERVICES OFFERED
DRIVING JUDGES
Hardy Zantke - CDE and Driven Dressage Judge
Marybeth Goree - Dressage and Combined Driving Judge
Mary Anne Boyden - Pleasure Driving & Combined Driving Judge
HORSE CLIPPING
Carole Norris - 520-245-4876
HORSE/DRIVING EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR
Delight Craddock
Comfy Fit Harness Representative
[email protected]
520-401-2642
TRAINING SERVICES
Gary Gang
Training and Driving Instruction, Chino Valley, AZ
928-636-9109
[email protected]
Tahna Maree
Training and Driving Instruction, Desert Hills, AZ
623-465-2507
Dana Moore
Training, Riding, and Driving Instruction, Mesa, AZ
602-361-4561 cell
[email protected]
Julie Mitchell - Fantazee Farms
Boarding, Training and Riding and Driving Lessons, Marana, AZ
520-405-9859
[email protected]
www.momentintimehorse
Frank Pitts
Horses for sale, horse training Tucson, AZ
520-825-1664
puschridgestables.com
Cori and Chris Trout
ARIA Certified Horseback Riding Instructor, Queen Creek, AZ
480-987-1003
[email protected]
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P AGE 5
Update on iPad Raffle by Peggy Jaeger
Many thanks go out to all the folks who helped support the AzCDE by buying iPad raffle tickets.
Pre event returns totaled approximately $1355.00. The amount for sales at the event is not yet
known as of this writing, and cannot be known exactly, as other sales items may have been combined in a check collected there. Unfortunately, from that amount must be deducted the cost of the
iPad and costs for printing up raffle tickets and mailing them out. But, every penny helped with
this year's event, which had fewer than normal entries.
And, in case you have not already heard, the winner this year was our own Jim Erbacher. Any who
have been involved at all in the ADT Series know Jim, who has been coming up with, setting up,
and judging our cones courses for many years now. Last year's winner was the Duttons who contributed raffle prizes of carts and harnesses for many years. So that result seemed very justified.
This year, Jim's win is also ironic. Jim won a CDE entry or ADT Series entries a few years ago
when we pulled a second place ticket for that prize. Of course, since he does not drive any more,
he could not use that prize. So it seemed only right that he won the iPad this year. One might say
that he is very lucky, with two tickets drawn within the past three years. Jim, maybe you should
enter the lottery!
Thank you again to all who participated in the raffle. And better luck next time we do it.
ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
P AGE 6
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Dressage Tests: ADS #3 at each level.
VSE ring is 20 X 40
ARIZONA DRIVING TRIAL ENTRY
ADT #3 in ADCS 2015 SERIES
Flying B Ranch
5801 W. Dillon Wash Rd.
Prescott, AZ 86305
NAME OF DRIVER (please print)______________________________________________ Dressage cart wheel measurement ________cm
ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY______________________________________________STATE____________________ZIP____________________
HOME PHONE___________________________________ E-MAIL: ___________________________________________
EQUINE NAME(S) (required- use same name at each ADT)___________________________________________________________
BREED ________________________________ AGE_______ COLOR_________ MARE_____ GELDING_____ STUD______
CIRCLE SINGLE DIVISION:
HORSE/MULE
& SINGLE LEVEL: *TRAINING GREEN DRIVER
PONY
MINI/DONKEY
REGULAR TRAINING
PRELIMINARY
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
OR MULTIPLES LEVEL: TRAINING VSE MULT.
TRN. MULT.
PRELIM. MULT.
INTERMED. MULT. ADV. MULTIPLES
No division of equine size/type in pairs classes due to small number of entries expected, except separate Training VSE Multiples.
Notes for New Series: *1) Any driver who competed in two or more ADTs in "green driver" in the previous year's series, may not compete in
"green driver" in this series. This level is intended for those new to driving and with limited competitive experience. All others may remain in and
repeat as champion in any other class. 2) An HC entry pays full entry fee. 2015 Revised ADT rules will be available on the web site.
HELMETS MUST BE WORN BY ALL PERSONS AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON ANY VEHICLE.
NAME OF HORSE OWNER IF NOT THE SAME AS DRIVER ______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY_________________________________________________________STATE_______________________ZIP________________________________
AN ENTRY IN THIS COMPETITION SHALL CONSTITUTE AN AGREEMENT THAT THE PERSON(S) SUBMITTING IT, THE DRIVER
AND THE OWNER ALL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE AMERICAN DRIVING SOCIETY AND
THE LOCAL RULES OF THE COMPETITION. BY THEIR SIGNATURES, IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED THAT EVERY DRIVER,
OWNER OR PASSENGER/ NAVIGATOR ACCEPT AS FINAL ANY DECISION OF THE ADCS ARENA DRIVING DAY COMMITTEE,
THE A.D.S., THE ADCS, THEIR OFFICIALS, DIRECTORS, AND LAND OWNERS ON WHICH THIS EVENT IS HELD, AND WILL HOLD
HARMLESS ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED FOR ANY ACTION, ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DAMAGE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THIS EVENT. WITH THESE SIGNATURES THE DRIVER, OWNER AND ANY PASSENGER OR NAVIGATOR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE SPORT OF CARRIAGE DRIVING IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. NOTE: ALL PERSONS IN THE PARTY MUST SIGN
THIS WAIVER.
DRIVER'S SIGNATURE_____________________________________________________________________DATE_________________
OWNER'S SIGNATURE_____________________________________________________________________DATE_________________
GROOM'S SIGNATURE_____________________________________________________________________DATE_________________
PASSENGER'S SIGNATURE_________________________________________________________________DATE_________________
Planned Arrival day and time: _________________________________________________________________________________
Special scheduling requests: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Stalls: No. of Overnight Stalls: Fri.___ Sat.___ Sun___
No fee if left clean (you will be billed $15 if not clean)
Are you dry camping? Fri.___ Sat.___ Sun___ (no charge)
Saturday Box Lunch: #needed______@$9 ea; Friday Dinner: #_____@$15 ea;
Saturday Dinner: #_____@$15 ea. Dinners off site @ Bonn Fire Restaurant Banquet Room
No video service at this year’s event.
(in Chino- Hwy 89 North of Circle)
ADT ENTRY FEE: $ 45
Entry must be received by
May 11, 2015
PLEASE MAIL ENTRY TO:
Bliss Knight, ADT #3
Flying B Ranch
5801 W. Dillon Wash Rd.
Prescott, AZ 86305
Make check payable to: ADCS
Sat. Box Lunches @$9 ea $_______
Fri. Dinners @$15 ea
$_______
Sat. Dinners @$15 ea
$_______
Total for meals $_____
Meals check payable to
Bliss Knight
2015 ADCS MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
Please join/renew prior to this event. See web site
for form. www.azcarriage.org
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ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
P AGE 8
For Sale
SMUCKERS DELUXE DRIVING BRIDLE $175.00
Excellent condition. No missing stitches, scratches or tears. Fit my fjord but would adjust for a horse as
well. This is a Smuckers Deluxe harness bridle with a plain browband. Retails from Daniel Smuckers for
$265.00. Also have other Smuckers harness parts; all black leather with brass, throat latch, closed tugs
and side checks (never used). Lisa Lucidi 858.208.8239 or [email protected] Email for pictures.
EZ ENTRY ROAD CART $600.00
Selling a very nice EZ entry cart in great condition. 32" wood and solid rubber wheels. Seat and backrest
are brand new from G & S Carts; only one month new. Coil springs under seat. Brass whip holder. 76"
shafts from tip to swingle tree hooks. 27 1/2" at narrowest width of shafts; 34" at widest point. Seat is
40" from ground; 52 1/2" wheel base. Non-slip metal floor and dash. Also have new Kingston Saddlery
quilted cover that keeps it dust free between rides which I'll include at full asking price (cost is $110
new). Please contact for more information. Kept inside and covered. Lisa Lucidi 858.208.8239 or [email protected] Email for pictures.
For Sale: Bobcat 463 model $6500 - We have used this Bobcat for about 4 years, cleaning out stalls and
spreading crushed granite. It fits through the tightest stall entry gate (3” width) easily and turns on a
dime. I recently bought a tractor, so the wife says I don’t need both…. Interested? Call Kevin Fetherston at 480-650-1089.
Two-wheel Milton carriage for sale. We used with a 14 hh Haflinger, but could go for a little larger/
smaller equine also. We have both the wooden shafts and the metal marathon shafts, and a detachable
back step box. The nice thing about the carriage is the shafts are removable, which means you can load
it into small spaces when traveling. The wood is a warm honey Pecan color. A great buy at only $1900.
Call Kevin Fetherston: 480-650-1089.
MESSAGE FROM PAT CONWAY
I want to thank everyone who helped Beau, Chris and me at the AZ CDE after
our accident.
Our friendships within the CDE community are the reasons we have continued to
compete throughout the years. We enjoy the sense of closeness and mutual support that we project to each other in our sport. We have become a family in the
best sense of the word.
Thank you all for the concern and generous gifts of time especially (in order of
appearance): Barbara, Sally, Keith, Mike, Jim, Melissa, Dana, Marcia, Karen and Bill, Shelly and Ben,
Merry, Donna and Carol, Sue, Marybeth and Bob, and all of you who stopped to give us your best
wishes. Please excuse me if I left you out, my memory is somewhat fuzzy around the edges. Chris, I'm
soooo sorry that I dumped you on your head!!
Beau is doing very well, still a little sore in spots but recovering quickly. He's had massages and handwalking, and has the vet's OK to be turned out this coming week.
Again, Thank you all. It's good to know you have our backs.
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P AGE 10
ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
THE 30TH ARIZONA CDE by Peter Atonna
We have been celebrating the fact that the ADCS has offered an ADS registered CDE for thirty consecutive years and that is the second longest running event in the country. It was this fact that got me to looking back at my old slides and starting my monthly photo article from some of the early years of our
event. Even though some of our earliest members are no longer with us, I feel all ADCS members should
be proud of the fact that this organization has been a leader in supporting the sport of competitive carriage
driving in this country.
But getting back to this year’s event. For our officials, we brought Melissa Boyd from Michigan to be our
head judge, her first trip to Arizona. Melissa was extremely thorough and I think everybody enjoyed
working with her. Next we had two old friends: Merrie Morgan has been here - and regularly so - as a
competitor. This year she came as our Side Judge. It was great to see her again. For his fourth trip in five
years, Keith Yutzy came from Texas as our Technical Delegate. Keith is not only an extremely knowledgeable TD but a delight to work with. And for her second year, our own Bretta Crump was the Scorer.
We recognize the local team that is critical to putting on an event. For those of you who did not make it
to Coolidge and our banquet, where we do that recognition, here are people, without whom there simply
would not be a CDE:
Event Manager: Linda Viani
Office Secretary: Sally Henry
Course designer and manager: Peggy Jaeger
Cones designer and manager: Jim Erbacher
Volunteer coordinator: Loralee Wuertz
Tent sales manager: Lin Hall
Prizes and awards: Dana Moore
Grounds preparation: Bob Goree, Greg Wuertz and Charlie Gwinn
and finally, the entry secretary: Mary Jane Atonna and I act as Event Organizer.
I cannot emphasize enough that our CDE’s would not exist without the efforts of these people. If you run
into any of them, please give them a big “thank you”.
Well, are you wondering if we actually held the event. You bet! Although our entries continued their decline, we did host 25 competitors in the Training, Preliminary and Intermediate divisions. I don’t know if
the recent ADS change in definition of the Advanced division to be an Intermediate II division had an effect, but for the first time in several years, we had no entries in this highest level of competition. However, as ADS announced this year that the National Championship for the Preliminary division would be
held at the Shady Oaks CDE in Lodi, CA this fall, we did see nice full Preliminary classes. Probably not
a coincidence.
So, how did this year’s CDE go? Actually, except for one wind related incident, it went very smoothly
and the three large Preliminary classes had some good competition within them. In the Preliminary Horse
class, Marcia Fetherston had an excellent dressage test while Drew Callahan had six less points in the
marathon than a cluster of others. But in cones, Drew had two knockdowns while Dana Moore, who had
the second best dressage and marathon scores, went clean to take away the blue ribbon!
Drew had a second entry, this one in the Preliminary Pony class. He simply swept it, having the best
score in dressage, marathon and went clean in cones. The story here was the second place person, Bill
Gorham. This was the second year for our Over 70 prize, awarded to the competitor over the age of 70
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who had the best score in each division. This year we had four entries, all in the Preliminary Division:
Bill Gorham, Donna Lutter, Mary Jane Atonna and Pat Conway. In last year’s Over 70 competition, Bill
had a great dressage score and was leading in the marathon until he E’d in a hazard throwing the Training
Over 70 prize to Marybeth Goree. Well, this year Bill did not let that happen and he swept the Preliminary group, winning his prize at last.
In Preliminary Pairs, like Drew in Preliminary Pony, Gary Gang pretty much swept the field. He had the
best dressage and marathon scores, and even with six cones knockdowns, he earned his blue ribbon handily.
As a final note, three competitor’s dressage scores stood out from the rest; Bridget Phillips had the best of
the event with a score of: 31.30, while Pat Conway had a 42.73 and Marcia Fetherston a 43.82. Debbi
Packard was close behind with 44.36 and Drew Callahan with 48.73.
You can see a detailed results table in this issue and on our website, http://www.azcarriage.org
Bill Gorham
winner of the
Over 70
award
Bridget Phillips
winner of the
Intermediate
Horse
class
ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
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Dana Moore
winner of the
Preliminary Horse
class
Drew Callahan
winner of the
Preliminary Pony
class
Drew Callahan
in the Kokopelli
Pipes hazard
with his
Preliminary Horse
entry
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Gary Gang
winner of the
Preliminary Pairs
class in the
Goree’s Puzzle
hazard
Jo Anne Souza winner of
the Preliminary VSE
class in the Wandering
Poles hazard. This hazard won the hazard
decorating contest
for Peggy Jaeger with
a “Minions” theme.
Linda Jeffrey
in the Gazabo
water hazard
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ADCS APRIL 2015 NEWSLETTER
More information available at www.equistarshows.com
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D IRECTIONS
P AGE 15
TO
ADT #3
AT THE
F LYING B R ANCH
From the south: I-17 to Cordes Jct/Prescott/Hwy 69 turn off. *** Stay on Hwy 69 until 3rd signal in Dewey. Turn right onto
Fain Road across from Maverick station. Takes you out across the valley, intercepts Hwy 89/Pioneer Pkwy - take until "T" at
Williamson Valley Road ** and turn right to green Mile Marker 16 - Crossroads Ranch Road. Go straight through 4-way stop
and continue on Crossroads Ranch Road until "T" and turn right onto Rambling Road. Go right at Dillon Wash Road - go 1000'
and left into 5801 Dillon Wash Road and the Flying B Ranch.
From the north: I-40 to Ash Fork, turn south onto Hwy 89 to Church at end of Chino Valley and traffic circle. Turn right onto
Outer Loop Road. Go to end and turn right onto Williamson Valley Road. Proceed from ** to the Flying B Ranch.
From the other north: I-40 to I-17 south. Exit Hwy 169. Go west until signal at Hwy 69 and turn right. Follow instructions
from *** to the Flying B Ranch.
ADT #2 Information you may want/need!
Your contacts are Dana ([email protected]) or Julie ([email protected]). Julie did the schedule.
The schedule for dressage is now on the web site. Go to: http://www.azcarriage.org/2015ADT2.html
On that page you will find links to both view the schedule, cones, hazards, grounds and to print up a copy for yourself (pdf
files), if you want one. There will be no copies available at the ADT.
Please also print up your pre-competition check sheet to fill out and turn in AT THE SAFETY CHECK.
A few notes for all: Please read. (They are also on the web page.)
1. You need to sign additional waivers of liability before you hook up on Friday or Sunday, as the Club is not covered for liability on those days. Goree Farms also has a wavier you need to sign. Waivers will be located by the office trailer over by the
dressage field. Each will cover multiple dates-you do not need one for each day.
2. No trash cans on site. Please bring your own bag and plan to pack out all your trash. Manure needs to be removed from any
stall you use and piled ON THE GROUND in an area the tractor can reach. If not sure where, please ask someone who has been
to this site before. Anyone who turns a horse out in the round pen over on the Goree side needs to also remove manure from that
area.
3. The general membership meeting will begin approx. 30 minutes after the last person has finished the hazards on Saturday.
Please plan to stay for the meeting. Many issues need your input. Pizza will be provided. PLEASE SIGN THE MEETING
SHEET AT CHECK-IN that indicates who is staying and the number of people in the party. We need a count in order to have
the pizza ordered ahead of time.
4. If staying for the Sunday activity, PLEASE SIGN THE SUNDAY SHEET at check in, so the organizers know how many to
plan for on Sunday.
5. The grounds and the gophers: We did the best we could filling up gopher holes for the CDE last month. That was too long
ago to believe that the holes are still filled. We will put a shovel in each hazard and several at the dressage field. As you walk
hazards and walk the dressage field, please help out by filling in any holes you notice that would be in your intended path of
travel. Use mounds of dirt the little angels have left nearby, or get dirt from around the edges of the dressage field and the field
with the two hazards. The Puzzle hazard should have plenty of mounds nearby for getting dirt, and hopefully in the Tamaracks
there will be few holes...they seem to leave that one alone for the most part! Thanks in advance for helping with this. We just do
not have the man power or time to prepare the grounds again.
6. Stall Assignments: We will put stall cards on the stalls by the dressage field, so you will know which is yours. A chart will
be posted on the bathroom building as well. I may also get it up on the web site later today or tomorrow. No promises there.
7. For Folks are staying overnight, Electric hook up: Should you need to plug into the electric, there will be an additional $10
charge- cash or check payable to Bob Goree.
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Fresno County Horse Park Continuous Drive By Leslie Kennard
The Continuous Drive hosted by the Central Valley Harness Association on February 28
and March 1, 2015 was quite a hit with 29 entries. What a great event to start the driving
season. With the help of Linda Fairbanks (Brass Oaks Driving Society), Lois Patten and
Phyllis Rumley organized the two day event. For those of you who haven’t got the message
yet, the old Ram Tap venue is now called Fresno County Horse Park and is better than ever.
The cross country course is ideal for the marathon (GREAT water hazards), and there is
plenty of space for cones and dressage, as well as, ample parking, camping, and nice barn
stalls for the horses.
This format is perfect for
busy people who can’t commit to a full three day CDE
and it is a lot less expensive,
not to mention, a lot less
stressful. Competitors can do
one day or both with the caveat that one part of the day is
spent driving and the other
part of the day is spent volunteering. The drivers (and riders – we had two!) do a timed
2 K course with two hazards,
then they report for a dressage test. After dressage they
move back over to the cross
country course for another
timed 2 K course with two
different hazards. The last
thing is the cones course.
There were many opportunities to win ribbons as placings
were first through fifth in
each class with Best Overall
in each Division. There were
VSE’s, Training, Preliminary,
Intermediate - horses, ponies
and pairs. Pam Miller from
the Whip’r Snappers won the
Best Overall for the two days
with her Haflinger pony.
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Diane Kastama was Reserve Champion.
Rhonda McPherson was the dressage judge. She did a very thorough job and was quite
helpful with her comments. Ann McClure and Diane Kastama judged cones. Trish
Demers seemed to be everywhere helping people and being the safety check person; Linda
Fairbanks kept us on track with the volunteer and driver schedule; and Phyllis Rumley
kept us laughing. Overall, a nicer group of organizers couldn’t be asked for.
Deb Hilberg from Paso Robles came to photograph everyone and what a job she did.
Beautiful photos and lots of them. Call Deb at 805 610-5938 if you haven’t ordered your
CD from the event.
Oh, and did I mention the train?
Coolidge, AZ isn’t
the only driving
event with a train.
See the photo of
Gary Gang and me
with “the girls” racing the train. (All
photos by Deb)
Next is the Brass Oaks
Continuous Drive in Twin
Rivers May 23 and 24.
More prizes and big discounts for those who have
already done the CVHA
event. Call Linda Fairbanks at 805 237-8476 for
info. It’s not too late to
get in on the fun. See you
there!
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P AGE 18
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
with
JULIE and PETE STEELE
What city do you live in and what is
farm or ranch name?
Buckeye. Steele Hobby Ranch. We
have 3 full size horses, 3 Miniature
Horses, 5 Myotonic Goats (Momma
and 2 sets of babies boy-girl each time)
and 13 chickens. Almost forgot 4 Italian Greyhounds,
(two sets of brothers).
What activities do you enjoy with
your horses?
How did you get started
driving carriages?
Pete and I love the Clinton
Anderson method with the
ground training. Love riding the
full size horses and we drive one
of the miniature horses for now.
We are in the process of training
one of the other minis to drive.
My friends Tammy Schreiber and Jennifer Williamson
already had Miniature
horses and got me hooked.
What do you like best about
being a member of the ACDS?
Don’t know how to answer
that because I just joined. So
far we have made some new
friends in Patty & Bruce
Huling and Sheri Kalfas.
Name something that you always
have in your refrigerator:
Milk for coffee and Blue Moon
Beer. Carrots, lettuce and fresh
farm eggs.
V OLUME 1, I SSUE 1
P AGE 19
The ADCS Board has decided that the Gorees should have permanent possession of the Ferd Etchart trophy in concert with our 30th Anniversary
Event and in recognition of the fact that without their support, effort and
generosity, we could have never reached this accomplishment.
Thank You Marybeth and Bob!
ADCS MISSION STATEMENT
The Arizona Driving and Carriage Society exists to:
Develop the skills of drivers and their horses;
Promote the spirit of camaraderie;
Provide safe driving venues that will help
promote the sport;
Maintain the spirit and traditions that are involved
in all of the disciplines of driving.
ARIZONA DRIVING AND
CARRIAGE SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER
Delight Craddock, Editor
16800 W. Silverbell Rd.
Marana, AZ 85653
[email protected]
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