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www.bvdc.org July 2013 Newsletter for the BVDC, Inc. Serving the Driving Enthusiast BVDC @ BCHP Pleasure Driving Show Jessica Nogradi and her mini at the Bucks County Horse Park Pleasure Driving Show in June - Photo by Debbie Wolf Inside this Issue: BVDC Pleasure Driving Schooling Show - 7/28 BVDC Board Meeting BVDC Cones Clinic Summer Series w/ Suzy Stafford July 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM BVDC Fun Day at Eden Valley Farm - 8/17 New Bolton Center BVDC Pleasure Drive at Thunder Ridge Farm - 10/20 BVDC Novice Driver Clinic article & pictures All Members Welcome BVDC Member Results at Local Competitions Info: Debby Donovan 856-981-1868 or Info on upcoming Mid-Atlantic driving shows [email protected] BVDC Pleasure Driving Schooling Show Sunday, July 28th 9:00 AM Buxmont Riding Club Showgrounds, PA 71 Clump Road, Tylersport, PA 18971 www.buxmontridingclub.com Divisions: Horse, Pony, VSE, Novice Horse, Novice Driver, Junior Division classes: Working, Reinsmanship, Cones, Scurry Other classes: Gambler’s Choice, Double Jeopardy, Grooms Class Judge: Rebecca Merritt This will be a low-key fun show (hat, gloves, and apron, but jackets not required; no turnout classes) providing all levels of horse and driver an opportunity to school in a relaxed atmosphere. Open to non-members. Prize list can be downloaded from the BVDC website from the “Upcoming Shows and Competitions” tab or at this link: http://bvdc.shutterfly.com/upcomingshowsandcompetitions This is not an American Driving Society Recognized Driving Show, however we will follow the ADS Rules, which can be found at this website: http://www.americandrivingsociety.org/ADS_Rulebook.asp Fees: If received by 7/26: $10 per class for BVDC members; $13 per class for non- members; $15 per class for show day entries. Food & drink will be available on the showgrounds throughout the day. For more info or to volunteer, please contact the organizer: Jane Oehler (610-409-0299, [email protected]) 2 July 2013 Fun CONES PRACTICE Clinics Summer Series with Suzy Stafford For BVDC MEMBERS ONLY! Each participant will walk the course first with Suzy, then drive the cones course. Immediately afterward get valuable tips from Suzy on how to improve -- to reduce your penalties and to drive in a smoother, more tactful manner. Then take your second chance to do it over! Where: Stafford Carriage Driving Farm, 565 Fairview Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 Dates: #2: Tues - 7/16 #3: Tues 8/20 #4: Tues 9/17 Time: 4 pm until dark Cost: $25 - make checks payable to BVDC Promo discount: Attend the first 3 sessions at $25 and we’ll give you the 4th session for FREE! Questions / Sign-up: Suzy Stafford [email protected] (302-540-5162) BVDC Release Form (on bvdc.org website) and current Coggins required. BVDC Pleasure Drive at Thunder Ridge Farm BVDC Fall Pleasure Drive SAVE THE DATE: Sunday October 20th - Drive off at 10:00 AM Middle Creek Wildlife Area - Lititz, PA More details coming soon! 3 July 2013 2013 BVDC Fun Day at Eden Valley Farm, Spring City, PA Saturday, August 17th The theme of this year’s Fun Day will be Rock n’ Roll Drive Time to get creative! Dress up yourself AND your horse as a Rock n’ Roller! As we did last year, this fun drive will again be the scavenger hunt format. We will suggest web sites for 50s, 60s, 70s songs and bands for people to brush up on the looks and sounds and names of that era. At least a few of us transcend that era and have good memories! Of course the drive, the picnic, and the friendship of fellow drivers will be the most important reasons for people to come! You don’t have to be in costume to join in the fun! Here are some of the activities being planned: Prizes - for the best costumes and decorated carriages Scavenger hunt - participants will be given a sheet of paper containing questions and the "clues" to the answers posted at random points on the trail Cones practice course Rumor has it that a KISS Tailgate picnic lunch impersonator and KISS horse will Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm be on the premises that day! What to bring: chairs, water for your horses Food: Bring a covered dish to share; meat & beverages will be provided Contact for more info or to volunteer: Merrill Walters 610-469-6302 [email protected] Our gracious hosts at beautiful Eden Valley Our Organizer is Merrill Walters and our Farm are John & Penny Hunt Creative Director (aka theme guru) is Chris Przemieniecki, both of whom did a fantastic job last year! 4 July 2013 5 July 2013 SAVE the DATE for this annual BVDC Event! When: Sunday, Oct 27th; “on foot” clinic on Saturday, Oct 26th Where: Fair Hill NRMA off Gallaher Rd Competitors and Volunteers Please note that Teddy Bears Picnic is the same weekend as Garden State CDE this year. Based on past entries, only a few competitors drive both events but this year you will have to choose between the two. Untold hours have been spent by both shows to find another solution, but there was none for 2013. Since we want to keep both shows this year, and there is not much overlap in competitors, we are hoping this will be a really rich driving weekend for every level and discipline from Advanced CDEers to TBP Trotters! Be assured that for 2014 and beyond we are working on a solution to avoid this date conflict again. BVDC Membership Report No new members since June 1st This month’s report shows that 54 members from 2012 have not yet renewed for 2013 and 46 members from 2011 did not renew in 2012 or 2013. 6 July 2013 BVDC Novice Driver Clinic with Lore Homer At Chapter One Farms, Pedricktown, NJ Saturday, June 8th The novice driver clinic with professional instructor Lore Homer was a great success according to all the clinic participants! We ended up with 5 drivers and 2 auditors. This number of drivers was small enough to allow flexibility with the schedule and individual, customized instruction for each participant in a relaxed atmosphere. The clinic started at 10:00 AM with everyone gathered around having breakfast and listening to Lore talk about various turnout topics which generated lots of good questions from the audience. Lore shared her turnout advice based on many successful years in the show ring. Lore Homer, our clinic instructor: expert whip, recognized judge and very successful show ring career. After the turnout talk, Lore reviewed proper harnessing technique from start to finish, demonstrating visually with two of the participants’ horses. Then everyone left to go harness up their own horses and return for the driving instruction phase of the clinic. Sometimes there was only one driver in the arena, although at times there were two or three. There was no fixed schedule, so drivers could come and go as they wished, which seemed to work out very well. Lunch was available for everyone whenever they could take a break. Participants listen to Lore Homer talk about turnout at the beginning of the clinic. Due to the intermittent showers during the clinic and the soggy ground from heavy rain the day before, everyone was glad the clinic was held in an indoor arena! Helene Paxton was a wonderful host as always - offering stalls for the participants’ horses and assisting Lore with the logistics, keeping the clinic flowing smoothly. After the clinic ended in mid-afternoon, I spoke with all of the participants to get their feedback - every one of them felt this had been time and money well-spent because they had learned something new that was a valuable take-away. We would like to especially thank long-time club member Lore Homer for graciously donating her time for this clinic, sharing her rich experience and expert knowledge with all of us! Submitted by Debby Donovan Lore checked for proper harness fit for every participant’s horse, making suggestions for All photos by Debby Donovan 7 July 2013 BVDC Novice Driver Clinic, cont’d More photos available online at our website (www.bvdc.org) on the Photo Gallery tab. Lore demonstrated proper harnessing technique on two of the participants’ horses. The clinic was flexible enough to allow participants to work on different areas; in this picture, Carolyn Moran is practicing ground-driving while husband Nick leads. Each participant received individual attention from Lore while driving; shown here is Zana White with her mustang gelding “Redman”. Clinic Participants: Nick & Carolyn Moran Suzanne Dougherty Zana White Gemma Pagliei Lizbeth Nauta Lore is directing Lizbeth Nauta to make an adjustment to the harness for the adorable mini “Isaiah” while driver Auditors: Gemma Pagliei watches intently. Irwin Gibbs Becky Olson 8 July 2013 BVDC Members at the Devon Horse Show Results for BVDC Members 1st - Single/Pair Pony Pleasure Turnout 1st - Single Horse Pleasure Driving Tara Miliziano- Crowley 5th - Single/Pair Pony Scurry Driving Katherine Boas 4th - Single Horse Scurry 1st - Pony Single Harness - Four Wheel 2nd - Horse Single Harness, Four Wheel Vehicles Vehicles 1st - Single/Pair Pony Championship 2nd - Single Horse Championship Lydiann Spencer- 2nd - Single/Pair Pony Scurry Driving 3rd - Single Horse Pleasure Driving Jones 6th - Pony Single Harness - Four Wheel 2nd - Single Horse Scurry Vehicles Suzy Stafford 1st - Horse Single Harness, Two Wheel 6th - Four In Hand- Suitable For Pleasure Vehicles 7th - Four In Hand Authentic Road Coach Or 1st - Single Horse Championship Bill Venditta Park Drag 6th - Single Horse Pleasure Driving 1st - Four-In-Hand - Driving Competition Pamela Kister 3rd - Single Horse Scurry 3rd - Open Unicorns 4th - Horse Single Harness, Two Wheel 6th - Four In Hand- Appointments Vehicles 5th -