DDC Driving Lines February 2014

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1 DDC Driving Lines February 2014 DDC Meeting Schedule Upcoming DDC EVENTS DDC Board meetings are open to all members! Just send a BOD member a note/ to let them know you plan to call in and announce yourself when requested. February 6 Conference Call 6:00pm Call in Password # Feb 8 Saturday..correction from Jan. newsletter!! Fair Hill Valentine Drive, see more info on page 5. Contact Pao Lin paoball2000@yahoo.com 29 March Saturday C&D Canal Drive from the Delaware Side. Contact: Joan Smith (610) April 12 Cair Paravelle HDT Still Pond, MD. Contact Anna Klumpp (410) March 6 Conference Call 6:00pm Call in Password # April 3 Conference Call 6:00pm Call in Password # February Newsletter Contributors Contributors: Pao Lin Hatch, Martha MacDonald, Anna Klumpp, Frances Baker, Darlene Logan, Joan Smith

2 Inside this issue: Meeting Schedule p 1 January 2014 Meeting Minutes DDC Driving Lines Upcoming DDC Events p 1 BOD Meeting Minutes p 2 & 3 DDC Treasurer s Report p 2 Volunteer Chair person needed p 3 Out and About News p 4 Sunshine News p 4 DDC Event Reminders p 5 DDC Calendar p 6 Coming full circle p 7 What s wrong with this picture p 8 Due to a grave illness in the family, our Club Secretary was out of the country and unable to take notes at our regularly scheduled meeting. No financial report was prepared by our new Treasurer who was not able to attend the meeting as well. Advertisements p 9 Submitted by Pao Lin Hatch Answers to Quiz on page 8 : Low blinkers DDC s Treasurer s Report Final January Report Flash noseband above the bit, not under Full cheek snaffle Straps not in keepers Low breast collar Reins not in neck terrets Traces wrapped around the shafts Over girth not done up Shaft tips too high Breeching on upside down Bailing string for hold back No crupper Filthy harness Beginning Balance 10/23/2013$1, Deposits: 2014 Membership Dues Closeout savings account 1, Total Income 1, Expenses: Drive Event (portable toilet) Conference Calls Postage Total Expenses Ending Balance 12/10/2013 2, Savings Account (closed).00 CD Balance 7, Total Cash Available $10,631.87

3 Page 3 DDC Driving Lines WANTED: VOLUNTEER CHAIRPERSON by Pao Lin Hatch We need you! We have many requests for activities throughout the year. Great ideas which go undeveloped because hey.. A few people can only do so much! We need a volunteer coordinator. What are the duties: 1) To work with the board to develop and create activities for club members to enjoy 2) To contact the activity sponsors (e.g. drive host) and see if they need volunteers to assist. 3) To contact members by January 2014 Special Meeting Minutes Jan 16, pm Present: Pao Lin Hatch, Jane Ramsey, Joan Smith, Donna Hurst, Carol Seiler, Sherry Harris, Martha MacDonald Guest: John Bolinski Plans for the May show were reviewed. phone, text or to recruit the needed vounteers. 4) To call the activity sponsor back with names and phone numbers of the volunteers. This is a great position for those of you who want to help but can t get out to all our events, don t have a horse, aren t up to anything Jane Ramsey reported that Jessica Morton will be the show manager the day of the show and Chrissy Donnelly will assist her. Jessica manages other shows and will attend our newbie clinic to learn more about driving. Mickey Bown will be the Head Judge. Either Kim Stover or Mary Wark will be cones judge. Paperwork for sponsorships will go out soon and members will be asked to actively seek financial support of the show. The show schedule of classes will be the same as in physically challenging. IS THIS YOU? Contact any board member to express your interest in this position That schedule was well received by competitors. A ringmaster and announcer are needed. Justin Smith and John Laird will be asked to serve again as they did so well last year.

4 Page 4 DDC Driving Lines Out and About News Any news to share with your DDC members? or call Pao Lin, DDC Newsletter Editor Frances Baker and her team have been invited to join the Philadelphia Coaching Club. It s a great honor for her and a wonderful reflection on Frances & Wayne and her Clysdale-Hackney team. Way to go Frances! A group of 12 hardy souls attended the cold but informative newbie/new driver talk at Pao Lin Hatch s home on Jan 25 in Chestertown. Huge thanks to: *Samea Baker, our clinician, *Heidi Ferguson, our ADS representative, *Donald Hewes and Anna Klumpp for supplying extra heaters :-) *Carol Seiler helping Pao Lin with all sorts of groom duties. Next year.. Perhaps we hold this in August? Joan Smith and Penelope had a blast at the big mini event in SC called the Monster Mini. Here she is having fun! M E M B E R S DON T FORGET TO SAVE AND SEND YOUR PROOFS OF PUR- CHASE FOR ALL TRIPLE CROWN LEGEND PROD- UCTS.. DDC earns $.25 for each proof of purchase submitted!.. For more information about this great fundraiser..save and Send to Donna Hurst! 3048 Hartley Rd, Hartly, DE Sunshine Fund Condolence cards were sent to Martha MacDonald due to the loss of her sister after a long illness and Cecilia Uhlmann for the loss of her husband. We are thinking about you both. A note of cheer and get well sent to Deb Dawkins for her recent surgery. Delaware Equine Council meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Harrington, Moose Lodge. Special meeting locations may vary. For more information check Or phone Stan

5 DDC Driving Lines Page 5 COMING DDC DRIVING EVENTS February 8 SATURDAY PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE!!!!! Gather around 10, drive off around 11. Plan on a 3-5 mile drive if you wish to follow. Otherwise, gather back at the trailers around 1pm for a tail gate covered dish for hot soup or chili (depending on what the husband cooks!) REMEMBER TO CALL TO SEE IF THIS EVENT IS A GO IT MAY BE CAN- CELLED DUE TO EX- TREME WEATHER TEMPS OR CONDITIONS! Where: Fair Hill Natural Management Resource area, Gallaher Parking lot Remember to bring $4 for the day parking fee & Footing on paths can be sometimes rocky Pao Lin paoball2000@yahoo.com March 29 SATURDAY C&D Canal Drive For the 3rd Year in a row.. A Pat Markl Memorial drive is planned for the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal by DDC. The club sponsor is Joan Smith. (Just south of the Summit Bridge Rd) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM MD SR 213 going N - CROSS BRIDGE INTO CHESAPEAKE CITY TAKE FIRST RIGHT TURN AFTER BRIDGE FOLLOW SR 285 GO PAST THE FIRE HOUSE TURN LEFT ON BIDDLE ST. GO 3.2 MILES TURN RIGHT INTO C&D WILDLIFE AREA. (once you cross MD/DEL line, the road is called Chesapeake City Road. Dirt Parking lot is accessible off Chesapeake City Road, at the top of hill. maps? q=chesapeake+city+md&i e=utf- 8&hq=&hnear=0x89c7a41 c5a3acb97:0xe8252ae195 a590c,chesapeake+city,+ MD&gl=us&ei=QAboUrcOt LawBLqggagE&ved=0CJM BELYD Arrive 10, plan to drive off at 11; Tailgate afterwards!! Contact: Joan Smith rydonjps@comcast.net (610) cell April 12 SATURDAY CAIR PARAVELLE HDT (HORSE DRIVING TRIAL) Still Pond, MD Details to come

6 Page 6 DDC Driving Lines Calendar of Events DDC Items are in Bold DATE EVENT NAME CONTACT/RSVP WHERE Anne Councill and Dana Bright. Open to non-members, $50, Baltimore County Agricultural Resource Center, 8 Feb MLMDC Intro to Driving 1114 Shawan Rd, Cockeysville, MD Contact Cockeysville,MD Kathy Schmitt, , kawschmitt@att.net or Margie Richmond, marjorie.b.richmond@gmail.com, , Gallaher Parking Lot, Drive off at 11am, tail- 8 Feb Fair Hill Valentine s Day Drive gate afterwards around 130pm. $4 parking fee, No rain date, Pao Lin Picnic items to share Fair Hill, MD Feb CAA Carriage Symposium Visit CAA s website at or call Williamsburg, VA 29 March C & D Canal Drive 16 March Morven Park ADT 5 Apr Chapter I ADT 5 Apr Mount Herman Plow Days Details to follow 6 Apr 12 April 3 May Driving Games at Taylor Made Farms Cair Paravelle HDT Continuous Drive DDC Spring Pleasure Show 15 June Fun and Games Day C& D Canal Drive, in memory of Pat Markl Details to come rain date Sunday 30th Joan Smith ( Www. Morvenpark.org, Laura Doyle or Idoyle@morvenpark.org Www. Chapteronefarms.com, Helene Paxton H /C Susan Kary susankary@hotmail.com Anna Klumpp, details to follow Caroline County 4H Park, Show committee POC: Samea Baker (302) DDC and TEC Jointly offer a day of fun and games with your horses.$10/turnout Chesapeake City, MD Leesburg, VA Pedricktown, NJ Outside of Salisbury, MD Mt. Airy, MD Still Pond, MD Denton, MD Ruthsburg, July Starkey Pleasure Drive Barbara Belden details to follow Galena, MD MD July Hassan Barn Tour and Luncheon August Hollyville Farm Drive 6 November Return Day Parade Harry and Susan Hassan graciously invites members of the DDC to tour their garden, talk about classic carriage house and luncheon Frances and Wayne Baker (302) details to follow Georgetown Historical Society, Election Return Day Parade Easton, MD Harbeson, DE Georgetown, DE 6 December Annual Meeting and Holiday Brunch Details to follow but this will be a daytime event! TBD

7 DDC Driving Lines Page 7 Coming Full Circle Back to My Draft Horse Roots by Frances Baker Cold January day driving our new Pioneer Work Sled with my groom, Carla Schirmer, and Cooter & Rickie While searching for the perfect way to condition horses for hills and coaching Wayne and I bought our first pair of horses at Martin's Auction some 10 years ago from Paul and Karen Martin. We knew the horses were cross bred Hackney Clydesdales. They had long manes and feathers so we assumed they were draft horses and the DDC Draft Horse Members welcomed us with open arms...advising us where to buy big everything. Like big halters, big shoes, big blankets. George Parris came up and showed us how to hook the pair up. Now at this point, I must tell you that I only knew enough to be extremely dangerous. It is always wise to consult with an equine professional. George was very kind and showed us how to get started and thought we had a nice pair of mares. He said they were more Clydesdale than Hackney and we assumed that was a good thing. Those two mares, Jam and Jelly had been many places and they took us back to their roots...the Devon Horse Show. We didn't know it at the time but they had competed there before. The Devon Show was one of the first places we took them as they had a comercial marathon class for draft horses and we entered. We made up a theme as a flower vendor...thinking red and white geraniums would look fabulous with their bay coats and big white faces and stockings. They looked so good that we were chosen to be the poster for the Devon Horse Show the following year. We didn't win the draft class, but we thought we looked cute lined up beside Sandy Lerner's big shires for Ayshire Farm in Upperville, VA and a six horse Percheron Hitch pulling a stage coach. The best part was the spectators yelled "where's the bud light?" So we assumed that even the spectators knew we were little draft horses. So we started looking for other draft horse classes we could do and couldn't really find anything close by. Meanwhile, the DDC had a beginning driving clinic with Lore Homer and we attended. Lore told me, among other things, that the horses were not draft horses, they were carriage horses. We didn't know the difference we liked playing with the other draft horses. But the feathers were starting to cause problems (scratches) so I clipped them off and pulled the mane to match. Jam and Jelly were still big but they no longer looked like draft horses. The rest is truly amazing as to where those horses took us. We have been to so many nice places, with the DDC and with others. Story continues on p. 9.

8 Answers on page 2 Courtesy of the Carriage Association of America and Mrs. Muffy Seaton

9 Page 9 DDC Driving Lines To name a few we went to Fair Hill and camped out with the DDC, then we went back a couple of other times with the ADS for their week end, we went to the CAA's conference in Shelburne, Vermont. Then we decided if two was fun four had to be twice as much fun. So that adventure took us to Southern Pines, NC for some training. We have been very blessed to have had such nice horses, but remember I told you that I only know enough to be extremely dangerous. I am very aware of that. Our most recent adventures have taken us twice to Massachusetts on two different coaching drives. Now we found our flatland horses pulling a heavy coach in rather hilly country for three days in a row. So I asked many people how do you condition for hills when you don't have any hills. Delaware is flat as a pan cake. Chris Higgins, who was John Seabrook's coachman for 20 some years said he once got John's horses fit by plowing a field. Imagine that an English Coachman plowing a field. Chris said the good thing about that was not only did the horses get fit but they were very glad to stand at the end of the row. EVENT COORDINATORS AND HOSTS Have you been keeping track of those hours for those fabulous volunteers who have been helping you this year? Please submit this information to Martha MacDonald, our DDC Secretary at armadale98@comcast.net Or call The breeder who raised all our horses suggested a simple Amish work sled...pulled in snow when you have it and dirt trails when you don't. Resistance is resistance. As you can see from the photo the sled pulls easily in the snow. The horses will have to be more fit to pull it in the dirt trails at our farm. Nice thing too is there is room in the back to add tractor weights for more weight when the horses get fit enough. And if this works Pioneer makes a six horse plow... wow six horses at one time. Just kidding really. I just thought it was cool to find a down home on the farm way to make my horses fit enough to pull a coach. We'll give you a progress report as we go along. Submitted by Frances Baker

10 Delmarva Driving Club c/o Pao Lin Hatch Fairgale Farm Lane Chestertown, MD President Donna Hurst Sunshine Darlene Logan or Photography Archives Martie Bolinski Vice President Pao Lin Hatch Web Master: Pao Lin Hatch Membership Chair Secretary Martha MacDonald Board Members: Noble Cahall (302) Sherry Harris (410) Jane Ramsey (302) Carol Seiler (443) Joan Smith (610) Treasurer Anna Klumpp Webpage (410) Newsletter Editor Pao Lin Hatch