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

Jan 27-29 Clinic with Drew Calahan Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Jan 28-29 SEC Driving Series Clinic I Sargent Equestrian Center

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

Feb 11-12 Clinic with Scott Monroe and Leslie Berndl Sargent Equestrian Center

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

Feb 12-13 Clinic with Drew Calahan Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Feb 24-26 Clinic with Drew Calahan Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
Feb 25-26 SEC Driving Series Clinic II Sargent Equestrian Center

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

Mar 9-11 Bitting Clinic with Jeanne Williams Sargent Equestrian Center

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

Mar 17-18 SEC Driving Series Clinic III Sargent Equestrian Center

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

Mar 23-25 Ram Tap HDT Ram Tap Phyllis Rumley, prumley1066@att.net
Apr 21 & 22 HDTs Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
May 4-6 Vineyard Classic CDE Woodland Stallion Station Gina Miner  vwminer@me.com
May 11 Draftfest and Friends Clinic    
May 12-13 Draftfest and Friends Show    
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 2-3 Hazard Clinic with Leslie Berndl and Scott Monroe Shady Oaks Gina Miner, vwminer@me.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 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 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 1-2 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 20-23 Shady Oaks CDE Shady Oaks Jazmin Garcia, jgarcia@grupe.com
Oct 13-14 Fall Classic Pleasure Driving Show Clay Station Horse Park

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

Oct 27 & 28 HDTs Clay Station Horse Park Deb Packard  916/687-7948
claystationhorsepark@frontiernet.net
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 01/24/12 .