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Whip Around 0 March 2020 A Publication of the NSW Branch of the ACDS Inc www.carriagedrivingnsw.org.au OFFICE BEARERS 2019/2020 President Peter Dunn PO Box 189 TUMUT NSW 2720 Ph 0427 472 361 [email protected] Vice Presidents John Wood 22 Bamburgh Pl BUNDANOON NSW 2578 Ph 02 4883 6859 [email protected] John Tonkiss 12 Joseph St MOONBI NSW 2353 Camden Club members Danni Katon with Maddie and Carol Fitzpatrick and Ph 0409 669 271 Ricky enjoying a drive in the wonderful green Rossmore Reserve (J Muspratt) [email protected] Secretary CONTENTS Amanda Blakeley Calendar of Events PO Box 175 Club News YASS NSW 2582 Expressions of Interest Ph 0417 228 814 Notes from the Branch Meeting at Bathurst Feb 15 2020 [email protected] Fire and Flood Experiences for Camden Club members Treasurer Advertisements Chuckie Radnedge Nomination Form for Annual Awards for 2019 36 Forbes St Nomination Form for 2020 2021 Office Bearers GRENFELL NSW 2810 Ph 0413 953 414 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Janet Muspratt OAM DEADLINE FOR NEXT ‘WHIP AROUND’ May 20 2020 495 Bringelly Rd ROSSMORE NSW 2557 Next Branch Meeting is the AGM at Bathurst Panthers Club Ph/fax 02 9606 6085 [email protected] 132 Piper St Bathurst Saturday June 20 2020 10.30am All members welcome Please notify the Secretary Amanda Blakeley of intention to attend by June 15 2020 Ph: 0417 228 814 or [email protected] NSW ACDS CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2020 IMPORTANT ! Club Secretaries – Always submit proposed calendar dates to the Calendar Coordinator Tracey Ellis ( [email protected] or ph 0402 854 696 ) for checking, to avoid clashes with other events, in particular similar nearby or close interstate events. DATE EVENT DETAILS CONTACT March 6-8 Driving Weekend at The Dip Liverpool Range Club Peter Honeyman 0438 741 140 7 Obstathon at Boorowa Agricultural Show Ellmore Club Graeme Dowling 0408 467 067 8 Anne Synnot Cup at Boorowa Showground Hill Tops Club Tess Smith 0414 961 801 7-8 Victorian Show Driving Championships at Longwood VIC Alex McGuire 0422 362 176 8 Sports Day at Rossmore Reserve Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 14-15 Graded Dressage & Munro Cup at Witwood Bungendore Club Dot Willcoxson 0418 689 673 02 4842 7164 22 Coaching and Training Day at Cooranbong Central Coast Club Mary Grant 0434 584 490 22 Club Rally Day Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 562 257 27-29 Driving Weekend at Larras Lee Gulgong Club John Hetherington 0429405 501 28-29 Joe Hawkins Cup Level 3 and 4 CDE at Marrar Riverina Club Tracey Ellis 0402 854 696 April 3 - 15 SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW 10-13 National CDE Championships at Greenvale Victoria Cheryl Dowling 0414 772 806 18-19 Driving weekend at Temora Temora Club Sharon Beattie 0428 683 415 19 or Pleasure Drive at Scheyville NP Central Coast Club Noeline Cassettari 0415 708 708 25 25 Tamworth Regional Show Driving Championships at Manilla Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 Tamworth Club 26 Northern NSW State Show Driving Championships at Manilla Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 Tamworth Club 25-26 Victorian CDE Championships at Longwood VIC Alex McGuire 0422 362 176 26 Activity Day at Rossmore Reserve Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 26 Stroud Drive Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 562 257 May 2-4 Mini Enduro at Ruffy VIC David Cockcroft 0418 322 192 8-11 Phil Marshall Clinic at Bundanoon Southern Highlands Club Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 10 Helen Baskerville & Jim Cassidy Clinic Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 13-20 Weeklong Drive at Eumungerie Gulgong Club John Hetherington 0429405 501 16-17 Victorian Dressage Championships at Koonoomoo VIC Merryn Byers 0431 598 538 23-25 Enduro and Pleasure Drive at Murrami Murrumbidgee Club Nicole Barry 0488 189 092 24 Club Rally Day Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 562 257 29-31 Gary Docking (UK) lessons at Gunning Carolyn Blakeley 0438458298 June 13-14 Indoor/Outdoor Qualifier at Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 13 Graded Dressage Day at Bundanoon Southern Highlands Club Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 14 Indoor/Outdoor Qualifier at Bundanoon Southern Highlands Club Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 14 Winter Gymkhana at Rossmore Reserve Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 20 NSW Branch AGM & General Meeting at Bathurst Amanda Blakeley 0417 228 814 21 Park Drive at Cooranbong Central Coast Club Mary Grant 0434 584 490 27-28 Indoor/Outdoor Qualifier Reedy Creek Club Amanda Blakeley 0417 228 814 28 Old Winery Drive Hunter Club Pat Thomson 0428 532 459 July tba Enduro 3 Day venue TBC Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 362 257 3-6 Phil Marshall Clinic at Bundanoon Southern Highlands Club Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 10-12 ACDS Federal AGM and Conference Tasmania venue TBA Peter Lee 0418 361 096 12 Amanda See & Glen Murray CDE Clinic Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 18-19 Unofficial Indoor/Outdoor Training Event Central Coast Club Mary Grant 0434 584 490 22-26 Annual Ladies Drive at Spring Ridge Liverpool Range Club Vicky Donnelly 0458 473 771 26 Club Rally Day Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 562 257 26 Activity Day at Rossmore Reserve Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 Aug 9 Interclub Challenge Day at Rossmore Hills Camden Southern Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 Highlands Clubs 15-16 CDE Level 3 and 4 at Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 16 Pleasure Drive Central Coast Club Margaret Walmsley 0434014952 23 Come and Try Day at Stroud Hunter Club Rosemary Laing 0408 562 257 29-30 Graded Dressage and Mini CDE Teams Challenge at Bundanoon Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 Southern Highlands Club Sept 5-6 Denman Drive Hunter Club Mick Carey 0402 283 789 13 Dressage Cones and Mini Marathon Rossmore Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 18-21 Phil Marshall Clinic Bundanoon Southern Highlands Club Yvonne Wood 0497 603 424 19-26 Annual Drive Liverpool Range Harness Club Peter Honeyman 0438 741 140 20 Club Rally Day at Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 26-27 Level 3 CDE at Murrami Murrumbidgee Club Kerrie Rosetta 0428 414 518 Oct 3-5 Enduro at Marrar Reedy Creek Club John Moyes 4837 3023 10-11 NSW Dressage Championships at Witwood Bungendore Club Dot Willcoxson 0418 689 673 18 Club Rally Day at Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 18 Cones Competition at Cooranbong Central Coast Club Mary Grant 0434 584 490 25 Instruction Day at Rossmore Hills Club Janet Muspratt 9606 6085 31- NSW CDE Championships at Boorowa Ellmore Club Tracey Ellis 0402 854 696 Nov1 Nov 8 Max Saunders Memorial Sporting Day at Moonbi Tamworth Club Liz O’Brien 0427 766 726 14-15 Level 2 CDE at Longwood VIC Alex McGuire 0422 362 176 15 Competition Fun Day Central Coast Club Mary Grant 0434 584 490 19-22 Equitana Melbourne Showgrounds 22 Southern NSW Show Driving Championships at Holbrook Border Club Pam Salter 0439 336 769 NSW PANEL CONVENORS 2019-20 P E & H: John Tonkiss 0409 669 271 [email protected] Dressage: Sue Plath 02 4841 0636 [email protected] Show Driving: Carolyn Blakeley 0438 458 298 [email protected] CDE: Tracey Ellis 0402 854 696 [email protected] Young Drivers: Peter Honeyman Carolyn and Amanda Blakeley with their Shire Horse pair 0438 741 140 Nickolas and Hamish at the National Heavy Horse Festival [email protected] at Werribee (Dreamscope Photography) CLUB NEWS NORTH COAST CARRIAGE CLUB some have forgotten their roots, and how they got Rowena Walker: Australia is such a place of assisted into the sport in the first place. diversity and contrasts. Such a short time ago we Did kind mentors give you much time and patience were dealing with drought and dangerous fires in (emphasis on the latter) getting you started ? Does just a few weeks, watching the weather turn again every member do enough to encourage beginners, to the very real risk of flooding. including those youthful and those not so young ? So too is diversity within clubs and members, with Are those who don’t have that yearn for future some keen for the thrill of competing in CDEs and competition a bit too much of a yawn to encourage shows, or maybe endurance, and others preferring into harness ? Should there be a scheme to those long distance ‘pleasure’ drives (although also encourage juniors towards future ‘pleasure’ somewhat competitive, I suspect). However I think driving ? Last week three of our members gave their time freely – doing minor repairs on a jogger and fitting harness on a keen youngster’s horse. Maybe a future junior member ? Maybe a future Boyd Exell ? Who knows? But if we don’t take the time to mentor ALL classes of potential drivers, what will we have for the future of the ACDS and driving ? It’s a form of horsemanship that has its own unique skill set, not to mention specialized equipment. It needs to be encouraged fully. It would be a sad day if the knowledge and ability to drive a horse or pony dwindled to a meager few. Does anyone else care ? I certainly do. Can the ACDS maintain an organization that continues to appeal to all comers ? Being part of an organization has both positives and negatives. It depends where you sit. We do tend to be a bit free-time poor these days, and there’s management of risk and the possibility of litigation to consider, not to mention constant fee increases.