IN MEMORY OF WHIP R SNAPPER DRIVING SOCIETY 1 ST PRESIDENT BILL GIPSON

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1 2018 April Volume 29 Number 4 IN MEMORY OF WHIP R SNAPPER DRIVING SOCIETY 1 ST PRESIDENT BILL GIPSON Great memories of Bill Gipson In 1987 I answered an ad in the Thousand Oaks paper about a horse for lease. Got in contact with the owner, Bill Gipson, arranged a deal and I leased Rouge Bi Bask, Arabian mare. Had a great time reactivating my life time love of horses riding Rouge in the equestrian park behind Gipsons. One day Bill came up with a cart and harness and said let s drive. That was the beginning of 30 years of fun and excitement. Bill was quite the adventurist. We entered the Conejo Valley Days parade with horses that hadn t been out of the back yard equestrian park let alone on a busy, noisy city street. Wow. We made it. In 1988 Bill said, hey, let s get you and Rouge in the Heels and Wheels California Classic at Cota de Caza. Never seen a CDE except on video but spent the summer reading the ADS rule book and figured I could do this with Bill hand holding the whole time. Survived that adventure too and I was hooked. In 1989 Bill said we have made so many new friends with this driving let s start our own driving club like Heels and Wheels. Thus, the beginning of the Whip rsnapper Driving Society of Southern California. And now, nearly 30 years later Bill s legacy lives on. Bill later moved to Florida but we have kept in touch. The call from wife, Carolyn, the end of March about Bill s passing really hit us hard. Thanks Bill for the memories. You will be missed.

2 FROM YOUR PRESIDENT WHIP R SNAPPER DRIVING SOCIETY OFFICERS President: 2021 Jody Cutler m.jody.cutler@gmail.com Vice President: 2018 Jennifer Russell jrussell@gmail.com Secretary: 2018 Diane Kern flashkern@gmail.com Treasurer: 2020 Dave Schneider Kc6pir@gmail.com BOARD MEMBERS Marianne Bordier Mariannebordier@gmail.com Elaine Boydston Rboyds3890@aol.com Melanie Brooker Melb3@twc.com Katie Twohy 2021 ktwohy@ca.rr.com Patricia Carlson Membership Chairman Lisa Blank S. Vermont Ave. Torrance, CA girlphd@juno.com For complete information see Membership form in the newsletter WHIP R SNAPPER NEWSLETTER EDITOR Veronica Campbell 1100 Stevely Ave. Long Beach, CA t.v.campbell@verizon.net Articles/photos wanted please have to me by the 10 th of the month. Whip r Snapper President's Message Well the weather cancelled our March duck club drive. The parking lot was under water. We will try to schedule it for later in the year. While I would like to see a bit more gentle rain I think we are done for the year. It is time to get the furry beasts out and start driving. Remember that unless you clip or they have shed out your horses are in a fur coat and physically out of shape. Lots of walking will get them in better shape than faster work. I know it is boring but worth the effort. Our were in the best shape of their lives when we did nothing but walk for two months before the Rose Parade in I got a phone call last week from someone who is trying to sell an antique pony cart with 46 shafts. That will fit a VSE or slightly larger. From the pictures it is unusual and will need some work. If anyone is interested let me know and I will forward the pictures and other info. I hope everyone is preparing for Pleasure Days. We should have a great show this year in a wonderful venue. Jody FROM YOUR EDITOR In the photo with John Morgan at Morgan Carriage Works, L-R: John Morgan, Mike Downing, Chris Downing, Nadine Webb, Bill Gipson with Gerrie Poirier in front. As one of the original WS members I remember Bill to be a caring person who did a lot to make our club a great club. For this I thank him. Bill s idea has now been thriving for 29 years and it looks like it might continue for another 29.

3 2018 CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA DRIVING EVENT CALENDAR April 7-8 Red Top Draft Horse Lodi, CA Driving Days April Super Clinic Clay Station; April 28- HDT - Horse Driving Trial Clay Station; 29 Mar. 24 Driving Derby #2 Lodi, CA May 5 Driving Derby #3 and Lodi, CA Dressage May Sargent Equestrian CDE Lodi, CA May 13 Saddle & Harness show Norco, CA Chuck Turley May 19 tent. June 2-3 ADT #2 Chino Valley, AZ ADCS Pleasure Days Carriage Driving Show Hansen Dam Horse Park; Sylmar, CA Katie Twohy ktwohy@ca.rr.com June Summer Festival CDE Clay Station; June 23 ETI National LA Equestrian Center, Katie; Carriage Driving Show Los Angeles, CA June 24 Saddle & Harness show Norco, CA Chuck Turley July 15 Saddle & Harness show Norco, CA Chuck Turley July 5-7 Santa Barbara National Horse Show with carriage classes Earl Warren Fairgrounds; Santa Barbara, CA Nancy Harvey ; nharvey440@aol.com Aug. 3-5 Ventura County Fair Ventura, CA July 7-8 Sargent Equestrian Lodi, CA Driving Trials Aug. 4-5 HDT - Horse Driving Trial Clay Station; Aug Sargent Driving Trials Lodi, CA info@sargentequest.com Sept. 9 Saddle & Harness show Norco, CA Chuck Turley Sept WEG; World Equestrian Games ADS Annual Meeting Tryon, North Carolina Tyron2018.com Contact ADS office/webpage Oct. 4-7 Calif. Fall Classic CDE Clay Station; Oct Halloween Hustle & Dressage Day Oak Run Farm Moorpark, CA Jody Cutler m.jody.cutler@gmail.com Oct. 28 ADT #3 Prescott Valley, AZ ADCS Oct. 28 Saddle & Harness show Norco, CA Chuck Turley

4 Oct HDT - Horse Driving Trial Clay Station; Nov ADT #4 & #5 Dale Creek Equestrian Village, AZ Nov AZ Draft & Mule Assoc. Dale Creek Annual Show Equestrian Village, AZ ADCS Click on the W rs event and there should be a flyer with more information. Note: some dates and events are tentative, check with the local club or sponsoring organization for more information and updates as the year progresses. From The Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health Branch, Equine Medication Monitoring Program is proposing to amend the existing violations matrix in section of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations to increase the minimum violation penalties for specified violations of the Equine Medication Monitoring Program (EMMP) codes and regulations to better protect horse welfare and safety at equine events and sales in the State of California and to better align EMMP penalties with the penalty guidelines of national equestrian oversight organizations. Please note the original proposal was submitted for comment in December. Revisions were made and the revised proposed text is open again for public comment. The public comment period for this proposal begins April 12, 2018 and ends at 5:00 p.m., April 27, Attached please find the notice and proposed regulation text changes. Inquiries and any written comments concerning this proposal are to be addressed to the following: Katie Flynn, BVMS, MRCVS Equine Staff Veterinarian Department of Food and Agriculture Animal Health & Food Safety Services Division/Administration 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA Telephone: (916) Katherine.flynn@cdfa.ca.gov The back up contact person is Thamarah Rodgers, Legislation & Regulation Coordinator Department of Food and Agriculture Animal Health & Food Safety Services Division/Administration 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA Telephone: (916) Thamarah.rodgers@cdfa.ca.gov FOR SALE Horse Size Hand 2 Wheel Pleasure Cart With Nylon Harness both for $ Contact: Dianne Cherry diannemariecherry@yahoo.com

5 NEW ADS MEMBER BENEFIT ADS Driven Dressage Awards The American Driving Society, Inc (ADS) is pleased to announce its newest awards program, the ADS Driven Derssage Awards A team of driven dressage enthusiasts (Beth Rieselman, Gail Aumiller, Mary Phelps, Hardy Zantke, and Tracey Morgan) imagined this awards program and modeled it after a similar awards program offered by the United States Dressage Federation. The ADS has received generous funding from Gail Aumiller to cover all costs of this new program. This program will encourage driven dressage and education striving towards better dressage, as well as increased ADS membership and more events offering dressage to be ADS recognized. Blue Medal: ADS Training Level Tests Bronze Medal: ADS Preliminary Tests Silver Medal: ADS Intermediate Level Tests and / or FEI 1 Tests Gold Medal: ADS Advanced Level and / or FEI 2 or 3 Tests for equivalent = tests driven at FEI World Championships Requirements: For each level four tests of the required level or higher (see note below 1 below) with a score of below 48 penalty points or above 70% - are required. Note: For all tests which do not have Presentation included all ADT tests as well as others which are not POM (Presentation on the Move) the 70% equals 45 penalty points, so for those the score must be below 45 penalty points. Tests must have been driven at an ADS or USEF or FEI recognized event. (See Note 2 below) Driver must be a current ADS member. Each test must have been judged by an ADS, USEF or FEI licensed Combined Driving Judge, or an ADS licensed Driven Dressage Judge. Each of the four tests must be from a separate drive (e.g. one cannot turn in three tests from three different judges all from the same drive when there were three judges judging). The tests do not need to be from four separate events in case an event offers more than one test like a Driven Dressage Festival. Tests must be from at least three different judges. There is no time limit. The tests can be accumulated by the driver over any number of years. They can be driven with any number of different turnouts.

6 It is up to the driver to accumulate the four tests and send them in. Each test should have sufficient information to verify the date, the name and location of the event, and the name of the judge. This can either be done by stating sufficient information on the dressage tests score sheet and /or by providing a result sheet of the events showing the required information as listed above. Where no individual dressage tests are available verifiable show result sheetw will be acceptable too and in that case even an averaged score of all judges is acceptable. Note 1: Or higher to mean: Applicants may turn in one or more tests from higher livel than the one they are aiming for the reward, e.g. for a blue level award, where four training level tests are required, if the applicant has only three ro fewer, but has another one or more from the Preliminary level or even from Intermediate or Advanced (all within the qualifying score) they may use those Preliminary, Intermediated, or Advanced Level tests. Similarly for all the other levels. Further: Turning in qualifying test for a higher level will not automatically qualify for a lower level award as well, e.g. if one turns in tests qualifying for a silver medal, one will not also be awarded a blue and bronze medal. Note 2: ADS recognized event that offered driven dressage, so ADT s, HDTs, Combined Tests, CDEs, and Pleasure Driving Shows all are acceptable. The following information comes to me through s and deserves a second look. I missed getting this request into the April newsletter s calendar. This pleasure driving show is truly first class and I encourage anyone who finds themselves in the area during the show to go see it. Of course if you could compete there it would be terrific. September 7-9, Villa Louis Carriage Classic Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin - pleasure-driving event contact, Mike Rider, , info@carriageclassic.com or You remember the article about Eli in the March newsletter. Below is a way for you to help keep his memory alive and to help others like Eli. Donations to Eli Memorial Fund, Which will give grants to young and new drivers to pursue carriage driving can be made here. This is a non-profit Checks made out to SPACD (The Society for the Preservation of American Combined Driving) Put Eli Decker on memo line Send to SPACD C/o Dan Rosenthal P.O Box 63 Milford, NJ 08848

7 Save the Date!!! 70 th Equestrian Trails, Inc. NATIONAL HORSE SHOW and CONVENTION CARRIAGE DRIVING SHOW All Equines and Hitches Welcome!!! Date: Saturday, June 23, 2018 Location: LOS ANGELES EQUESTRIAN CENTER (LAEC) 480 W Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA Under the Evening Lights in the 250 by 125 Oval Arena JUDGE: TRISH DEMERS, Prescott Valley, Arizona Carriage Driving Classes will start at 5:00 p.m. The Driver s Entry Booth will be located East of the arena Entry Booth Will Open on 6/23/2018 at 12 noon Driver s Meeting will be at 3:00 p.m. 1 st Place Awards and Ribbons 1 st through 6 th Special High Point and Reserve High Point of the Day Awards Kay Smith Memorial Cup Perpetual Trophy Donated by Stephanie Abronson Judge, Class list, and Entry form will be published in April 2018 ETI Membership is NOT required to participate in this show. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KATIE AT

8 Pleasure Days Carriage Driving Hansen Dam Horse Park Orcas Avenue - Sylmar, California June 2 & 3, 2018 Join us for a weekend featuring the finest carriages, horses and drivers. Judge; Debbie Banfield from KY and Jane Merritt from CA 'R' and 'r' rated ADS Pleasure Driving Judges respectively Information Diane Kern; Divisions Offered Single Horse Horse or Pony Pairs/Multiples Novice & Junior Driver Single Pony & VSE Draft & Light Draft Horse Classes Offered Turnout Working Reinsmanship Drive & Ride Driven Dressage Antique Carriage Red Hat Obstacle Classes Championship Drive Off &