Northern California Driving Club

To Perpetuate and Promote the Safe Use of the Equine in Harness for Pleasure, Recreation and Sport

 

In Loving Memory of Jasper

Diane and Jasper bringing home Team Silver 
and Individual Bronze
at the 2008 FEI World Championship 
for Drivers with Disabilities

Hamming it up eating Oreos at Shady Oaks

   2008 Shady Oaks hazard videos courtesy of Alice Simpson, including Diane and The Boys

Driving Events Calendar

(with thanks to Celine Rickards, Carriage Driving Essentials)

(Please email me with additions/corrections)

2008

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Postponed till Spring Conditioning Clinc with Roger Cleverly
at Woodland Stallion Station

 

Woodland, CA Liz Hendrick, lizhendrick@comcast.net 
415-898-8404
Nov 22-23 ADT and clinics at Ram Tap
see CVHA web site for details
 		Fresno, CA
Dec 6 Annual Tea and Pleasure Drive
at Woodland Stallion Station
Drive at 11 am, Tea at 1pm.  Bring a dish to share.  $15 per turn-out

NCDC Meeting after the Tea

 

Woodland, CA Shelley Chavoor, smchavoor@sbcglobal.net 

2009 (preliminary)

Jan 17-18 Gatoring Clinic

 

 La Grange, CA Thomas & Debra Smith  hoofn_it@yahoo.com 
Jan 24 NCDC Annual Planning Meeting
Pot Luck lunch at 11:30 am, Meeting at 1pm

 

 Rush Ranch Liz Hendrick, lizhendrick@comcast.net 
415-898-8404

Apr 24-26

Ram Tap CDE 

 

Fresno, CA

Gene Hagberg 
May 15-17 Vineyard Classic CDE at Woodland Stallion Station

 

Woodland, CA Harriet Merritt and Shelley Chavoor
May 30-31 Pleasure Days Show at Tejone Ranch

 

Veronica Campbell
June 13-14 Summer Festival CDE at Clay Station Horse Park 

 

 Wilton, CA Debbi Packard, 916.687.7948 claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net

 

Tips on tire safety

Access Adventure, including calendar of events. 

Inside scoop on parks suitable for driving

NCDC Photo Gallery

Some amusing laws regarding horses

Officers:
Chair -- Liz Hendrick
Vice-Chair -- Jean Terry  
Secretary -- Laura Keister
Treasurer -- Thomas Smith
Newsletter editor -- Linda Jeffrey 

Copies of recent newsletters, in Adobe .pdf format

Recently revised NCDC Bylaws are now posted, and can also be downloaded as a Word doc.  See also Activities Policy 

A membership application is available, which can be printed and mailed with dues check.

Reminder -- June is membership renewal time

Horse and/or driving related links -- including pages with CDE results, with pictures.

Amusing stories:

The Squirrel and Beet Pulp Story -- This one has me in tears every time I re-read it!
The Pig Encounter -- nothing to do with driving, but most entertaining.
The Blind Driving the Blonde -- Allyn Carman's account of literally "biting the dust" at the Ram Tap Buddy CDE.
Pinstriping revenge -- another ROFL tale from Allyn Carman
Joke (from CD-L)

Marathon times per km

Plans for the Monterey Horse Park

For more information or suggestions for additional content, send email to gina@acornnmr.com

 

Last updated 11/17/08 .