Northern California Driving Club

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

National Singles Champions Scott Monroe and Shadow,
shown here with Leslie Berndl at the NCDC Sporting Day of Traditional Driving at Shady Oaks


Driving Events Calendar

(with thanks to Celine Rickards, Carriage Driving Essentials)

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                            2012

* NCDC events shown in red.  All others are non-club activities

May 11 Draftfest and Friends Clinic with Gerard Paagman and Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

May 12-13 Draftfest and Friends Show Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

May 19 & 20 HDTs Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
May 20 California Scurry Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

June 8 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

June 8-10 Horse Expo Sacramento  
June 10 California Scurry Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

June 10      
June 22-24 Summer Festival CDE Clay Station Horse Park

Patti Scholderer, secretary
925-250-7676
grannyncart@earthlink.net

July 7-8
 
**  Note the change in date!!  **

Hazard Clinic with Leslie Berndl and Scott Monroe

Shady Oaks Gina Miner, vwminer@me.com
July 13 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

July 15 California Scurry Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

July ?? Tack swap and play day Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Aug 10 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Aug 11 & 12 HDTs Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Aug 12 California Scurry Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Sep 1 Driven Dressage Fest Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Sep 1-2 tentative event to be arranged Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Sep 9 California Scurry Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Sep 14 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Sep 20-23 Shady Oaks CDE

 

Shady Oaks Jazmin Garcia, jgarcia@grupe.com
Oct 6-7 Fall Classic Pleasure Driving Show Clay Station Horse Park

Patti Scholderer, secretary
925-250-7676
grannyncart@earthlink.net

Oct 12 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Oct 13 Sporting Day of Traditional Driving

 

Shady Oaks Gina Miner, vwminer@me.com
Oct 14 Joe Daehling's Ranch Drive

 

Elk Grove Joe Daehling
Oct 27 & 28 HDTs Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Nov 9 Fri Night Social Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Dec 15 Christmas potluck and drive Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Dec 15 Pot Luck and Christmas Drive Sargent Equestrian Center

Jeanne Williams, 209-727-0200 jeanne@sargentequest.com

Also, 2nd Friday evening of each month is the Sargent Equestrian Center's Friday Night Social -- dinner and a topic of interest. 

NCDC Lending Library

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 -- Jane Moody
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 05/11/12 .