The official newsletter of the British Horse Driving Trials Association
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The official newsletter of the British Horse Driving Trials Association |
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NOVEMBER 2001 on-line edition |
Tom Pettifer, has been elected as the new BHDTA Chairman, following the recent decision by Jim French to stand down. At the beginning of 2001, Jim was co-opted back on to the Council to serve as its Chairman for a further year, but decided that it would be easier for his successor if he retired at a relatively quiet time of the year, rather than waiting until the AGM in May 2002.
Tom and his wife Pippa have been involved in Horse Driving Trials for some 20 years, originally as stewards at Windsor and then as drivers. Tom has helped in all areas of the sport including event organising, obstacle building and is proud to be part of the team that started Newnham Park Driving Trials and brought it forward into the National calendar.
When he retired from the civil engineering and construction industry after 30 happy and successful years, Tom was able to realise his ambition of competing in the Horse Tandem class at National events, and has acted as their Class Representative for the last few years.
Tom has now taken the decision to give up driving. He said, "I was planning to make the 2001 season my last, but of course this did not happen. With this new challenge before me, I feel that now would be an appropriate time to retire from driving and concentrate all my efforts on the work involved in the role of Chairman".
After nearly 30 years on the HDT/BHDTA Committee, Joe Moore has announced his retirement due to ill-health. Joe was chairman for 8 years and helped the organisation in the difficult negotiations when it became independent of the BHS at the end of 1996. In the early days, Joe competed himself with a pair of ponies in Scurry Driving and with a team of both ponies and horses in Horse Driving Trials. Since he gave up competing, he has dedicated most of his life to the sport in many areas - he was responsible for finding venues for many of the early events, some of which we still retain today; he served on the FEI Driving Committee; he is both a National and International Judge; and has been involved in the organisation of many of the major international Driving Trials in this country, most recently at Royal Windsor.
BHDTA Vice-Chairman George Bowman said, "We owe Joe a huge debt of gratitude. He has worked tirelessly for the sport - mostly for the enjoyment of others. He was Chef d'Equipe for the British Team for many years and is highly respected by everyone in the FEI".
We express our sincere gratitude and best wishes to Joe.
Joe has been presented with a memento by the BHDTA and has been made a life member of the Association.
by Susan Bailey
Yet again, the organisers at Riesenbeck provided four days of excellent competition in a happy and welcoming atmosphere in glorious sunshine. It is a great credit to the small towns of Hörstel and Riesenbeck, the local riding club, their sponsors and our hosts, the Heereman von Zuydtwyck family, that, having agreed to host the German Four-in-Hand Championships, they were, over the same period, able to accommodate the World Horse Pairs Driving Championships.
The event opened with a sad start. Auguste Dubey of Switzerland, an early World Four-in-Hand Champion, took part in judging the special Presentation competition which was won by Amaly von Buchholtz of Argentina, with Paul Mowbray (GB) in fifth. I saw him returning to the showground hotel - he looked pale but, it was extremely hot - we spoke, but I did not linger as my German hadn't “warmed up” and he spoke little English. So it was a shock to find that seconds afterwards he had collapsed and subsequently died in the ambulance. He did receive a most fitting and unplanned tribute - whilst he was being treated, all 63 turnouts filed past him to enter the Opening Ceremony. Formal tributes were paid to him the next day and one minute's silence observed.
Two days of Dressage produced the inevitable post-mortems, but UK-based Boyd Exell of Australia, lying second to Vilmos Lazar of Hungary, brought a spark of cheer to the British Camp. There were certainly one or two surprises in the Dressage marks but it became clear that they were particularly tough on turnouts that were not going as a pair, but after all, it was a Pairs Championship.
Inevitably the sand of Schloss Surenburg took its toll on the Marathon, and there were some pretty tired horses going through the obstacles. Sadly, Boyd Exell ejected his groom in Hazard 6, to incur 10 penalties. The obstacles were tight and with rather fewer long routes than we might have liked. Vilmos Lazar retained his lead after the Marathon, but Boyd was still in a very creditable fifth place despite his disaster.
The Cone Driving course was long, tight and fast, and produced only five double clear rounds. With less than five points separating the top seven, there was considerable pressure on them. Portugese driver, Frederico de Beck, drove a superb double clear to secure the silver medal position, but even with the heat on, defending champion, Vilmos Lazar did not allow a repeat of his 1997 debacle here when his pole broke, and drove an immaculate clear round to retain the gold medal. After the Cone Driving, Adrian Puddy moved up to 50th position, John Attenborough to 41st and Paul Mowbray to 25th. Boyd Exell had to forego his medal chances after 15 cone driving penalties to end an unlucky 18th.
Under their very able Chef d'Equipe Bob Johnston, as always superbly supported by wife Yvonne, trainer Barry Capstick and team vet Gill Riley, there is no doubt that every British team member did their level best, and hopefully we can build on what they have learned to prepare for our chances in Versaille in 2003.
Following their completion of the Championships at Riesenbeck, John Attenborough and Adrian Puddy both earned their FEI bronze badges.
by Bob Sims
After a summer when an awful lot didn't happen, things all over the country are stirring. The thrill of proper competition is just around the corner.
As the evenings draw in the Indoor Carriage Driving Company team that organise the Strongid 'P' Indoor Horse Driving Trials are readying their thermals for action and a fair amount of action there is going to be. The Championship series has expanded in every region with now more than 50 events in over 20 different locations throughout the UK, including a whole new regional series in East Anglia. We expect more than a 1000 competitors who will enjoy the thrill of the competition while enthralling the audience with the grace, pace and precision of their driving. This winter even offers two finals, the delayed 2001 final in November and the 2002 final at Easter next year. As an added highlight we expect to see the two sets of Champions going head to head during the Equus 2002 exhibition in London Docklands next April.
We have just held and enjoyed our first national seminar on Indoor Trials at the Unicorn Trust at Stow in the Wold. Organisers attended from all the country among them the reigning National Indoor Supreme Champion, Barbara Nadin. She will be returning to the fray both as a competitor and event organiser this coming season.
The terrific growth of the sport in 4 years proves its popularity. The fact that only minor changes to the original rules have been necessary demonstrates it simplicity and acceptability for the competitors and spectators alike. These factors would mean little without the dedicated team that have and continue to run the events, travelling all over the country, ensuring constant high standards of management and safety.
Our excellent sponsorship from Pfizer's continues and now we are able sell their products, so if you are buying Strongid 'P' wormers or Visorbin please enquire for our prices, phone 01424 892051. Any money we make will be ploughed back directly into the sport.
We have also set our sights at raising money for Saddle-Up the charity dedicated to people suffering spinal injuries through equine related incidents; all the ticket money from the 2001 finals will go to them and further donations are welcome.
You can find dates and venues plus the rules on our website www.indoordriving.co.uk or obtain a complete schedule of events by sending a SAE to the Secretary, IHDTC, 15 Hollow Lane, Canterbury, Kent. CT1 3SB.
by Judith Broom
On Sunday 16th September the Indoor Carriage Driving Company held a one-day seminar for organisers and course builders of forthcoming events at the Unicorn Trust at Stow on the Wold. The format for the day was “Indoor Driving trials - your part in the future.”
Dick Carey opened the meeting by giving a brief review of how the sport has grown from his initial ideas for a winter indoor competition to the present day. The first season four years ago was confined to the South East of England. The 2001/2002 season will comprise approximately 50 events nationwide.
Dick introduced other members of the Indoor Carriage Driving Company Committee: Secretary Rita Bundock who presented this years schedule; Philip de Leon who covered Health & Safety issues ; Rob Sims who discussed publicity, promotion, sponsorship and worming, and finally Edmund Goodwin the committee's representative on the BHDTA Council.
New rule changes were then brought to the attention of delegates. The necessity of membership to the BHDTA and an affiliated club was questioned. It was pointed out that whilst BHDTA membership covers the insurance aspect, club membership through the BHDTA assessment scheme ensures that competitors are proficient in their driving abilities.
This year the committee has taken the radical step of renaming the dressage test, preferring it to be a “precision and paces” test. Each of the two judges is expected to mark either the precision or the paces. It was felt by some of those at the meeting that judges would not agree to separate the two when awarding marks. This could lead to a disparity in the standard of judging across the country, a problem that already exists in the traditionally accepted method of judging. One point that everyone agreed on was that a thorough grounding in dressage aids the performance in all spheres of the competition.
Competition at Indoor Carriage Driving Competitions although very friendly is also very fierce. Many of the competitors are also organizers of qualifying events and in this capacity attended the seminar. In view of this dual role discussions were lively and at times quite heated. This first seminar proved to be a very useful forum for event organizers and the committee.
by Jenny Mackenzie (17) Junior Member Lancashire Horse Driving Trials Group
The eagerly awaited Junior Clinic at 'The Unicorn Equestrian Trust', Stow on the Wold, took place on July 31st and August 1st. Originally scheduled for Easter, the Clinic drew participants from England, Ireland, Scotland and The Isle of Man. Eighteen juniors enjoyed the Olympic standard facilities, and Barry Capstick, Anna Grayston and Karen Bassett all gave their time, expertise and encouragement to a wide range of young people. Ages varied from 6 - 25 and experience from almost complete beginners to those already competing at National level.
I was bitten by the driving bug after Grooming for a friend, and saved for a pony of my own. To bring her with me to the Unicorn Trust was a marvellous opportunity.
The training focus was on preparation for a One-Day Event. In the morning Karen Bassett coached us through the Dressage test, with cones strategically placed to guide us into accurate figures. Meanwhile in the indoor school Anna Grayston walked and talked the less experienced through the Obstacle course while the more experienced were encouraged to explore new routes and even drive the obstacles in reverse order!
The clinic concluded with a mini competition where the juniors were split into two groups. The standard was high and in particular Dressage skills had been enhanced. The opportunities to be winners varied from a 'Fun Quiz', model hazard competition, best Dressage score, quickest through the hazard, and overall winner. Personally, I gained a great deal of confidence and knowledge and I feel that I now have a greater range of techniques and ideas to try out at home.
On behalf of all the Juniors I would like to thank everyone involved, especially 'The Unicorn Trust' and in particularly Sydney Smith, and the instructors for excellent tuition. Also Baileys Horse Feeds and The Worshipful Company of Saddlers who both sponsored the clinic and in doing so made it affordable to the young people.
Thanks for everyone it was a wonderful two days.
For the first time, a Junior Clinic was organised at The Unicorn Trust at the end of October - this time without ponies. The enthusiastic group of youngsters covered a wide range of subjects over the weekend, starting with a fascinating talk on "bits and bites" by Barry Capstick, well illustrated with the help of a horse's skull borrowed from the local veterinary surgery! Leigh Miller then gave an interesting insight into the important role of a chiropractor in diagnosing problems and maintaining the optimum performance of a horse or pony, while Emma Simpson from Baileys Horse Feeds gave her audience useful advice on how and what to feed. The first day concluded with a discussion about different methods of fittening horses.
Sunday opened with a talk on the calculation of marathon times. The juniors were then given some excellent advice on Presentation by Christine Capstick and Anna Stuart, who have got it down to a fine art in their immaculate turnout of Barry's team at every competition. Participants were impressed at Anna's attention to detail in her harness cleaning, even down to using a tooth brush to extract brass polish from the stitching, and they were fascinated to learn that with the help of a dishwasher and washing machine you could restore old bits and ageing webbing harness to a pretty impressive condition! Look out mothers! There was then an opportunity for some to get "hands on" practice at plaiting. Two totally different turnouts were paraded thanks to the Nuttall family and Rachel Stevens, and were discussed by Christine and by Jill Holah who talked through what a judge is likely to be looking for. The clinic ended with a discussion on walking courses and mental preparation ('focus') for the competition.
The juniors went away with plenty to think about!
Over 80 members attended the recent Members' Conference at Newcastle upon Tyne.
In his report, Chairman Jim French summarised the 2001 season both at home and abroad and the affects of Foot and Mouth. He advised the membership that the sport of Scurry Driving was setting up its own organisation called the Scurry Driving Association. He also informed the meeting about the office relocation and re-staffing which was expected to take place at the end of January. The meeting was then told that Joe Moore had stood down from the Council due to ill-health, and those present joined the Chairman in sending Joe their best wishes. Jim concluded his report by informing members that he was standing down as Chairman, and that Tom Pettifer had been appointed as his successor.
Financial matters were covered by Ian Douglas on behalf of the Treasurer. Because of Foot and Mouth, it was confirmed that the Association is likely to make a loss at the end of the year despite considerable savings made in the office. It was confirmed that subscription and registration fees would remain unchanged for 2002.
The 2002 dates and rule changes were discussed. In case FMD continues, a shortened marathon format has been devised for use if a National event suddenly has to be moved or condensed.
Sarah Garnett reported on the Club Meeting. Representatives were enthusiastic about some form of regionalisation, and there was also a discussion about introducing an Intermediate level of competition. It was confirmed that there would be no changes to the Club affiliation fees for next year.
Tony Booth reported on the Stewards' meeting. Amongst the proposals discussed was first aid training for selected stewards. Obstacle stewards felt that they were often required to report in unnecessarily early at events, and also suggested that teams/tandems should be scheduled at 5 minutes intervals to maintain spectator interest.
Attention turned to the selection discussion paper printed in the last edition of Carriage Horse. It was agreed that the aim should be to produce the best team result, although there were differing views about how to achieve this. The majority supported the suggestion that a 'first past the post' scoring system should be used to nominate the first two drivers, with the remaining drivers selected by a ratification panel. The Chairman agreed to take the views back to Council for consideration.
The Chairman then described the proposed new FEI format for a two-section marathon to be made compulsory as a trial for FEI events (except Championships) in 2002. Those present seemed to agree that whilst it could be useful to try the system, it should not be adopted for National events. Andrew Mylius pointed out the danger of competitors “bunching up” if they did not all walk at the same point on Section A.
The meeting ended with Vice-Chairman George Bowman making a presentation to Jim French in recognition of his hard work as a Council member for the last 12 years and as Chairman for the last two.
COPY OF FULL REPORTS AVAILABLE FROM BHDTA.
Most Promising Young Driver - BEN GROSE aged 14
Chairman's Award - ANDREW MYLIUS, to whom the Chairman paid tribute for his dedication and hard work in the organisation of the event at St. Fort which, sadly, will not run as a National event again.
The 'trial' format discussed at the Conference is for a two section Marathon. The first section will be equivalent to the existing Sections A and B, total length 6 - 9km, to be driven at any pace. The speed for horses is worked out at 6 kph for 1Km and 15 kph for the remainder of the section. The speed for ponies has not been confirmed.
Section E includes between 5 and 8 obstacles and the over all distance is equivalent to 1 km per obstacle.
NOTE: We have now been advised that the 'trial' format is to be optional for FEI Events for 2002.
Enclosed with this mailing you will find a 2002 subscription form. Members are reminded that in order to continue their insurance cover, they must renew their membership by the end of January.
PLEASE could members who are on e-mail include their addresses on the form. This enables us to update you on any sudden developments (such as FMD this year).
Those members who signed a continuous payment authority on their credit card will receive a separate letter confirming their membership renewal arrangements.
All membership packs will be despatched from mid January.
Three elected Council members are due to retire at the next AGM and are eligible to stand again -
John Attenborough, Sarah Garnett and John Gaynor,
There will be three vacancies on the Council, and the necessary forms for nominating a candidate for the election can be obtained from the BHDTA Office. Completed nomination forms must be received by the office by 31st December 2001 at the latest.
Don't miss this opportunity if you wish to put a new candidate forward.
The following new Committee chairmen have been appointed:
Judges Committee - Sarah Garnett
Competitions Committee - Ian Douglas
Can we take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors. Fenix Carriages have sponsored the Open Points League since 1998, and have generously agreed to extend their sponsorship until 2003. The sponsorship by BEIB of the Novice Points League and by Dodson & Horrell of the Single Horse National Championships was due to commence in 2001 and has been carried forward to 2002. In addition we are delighted that Baileys are continuing to support the Junior Points League.
There are many other sponsors - at National and Clubs events - without whose support the sport could not continue, and we thank them all most sincerely.
Roger Davis, who designed and has managed our website since 1997, has decided that he no longer has the time to continue in this role as he embarks on his important sixth form year at school in Milton Keynes.
We are most grateful to Roger for all his effort and enthusiasm over the past three and a half years.
The web-site is being redesigned, and we are very grateful to one of our members, Vic Kusin from Ayrshire, who has generously agreed to take this on at minimal cost. Vic already runs a number of other websites including for the Scottish Carriage Driving Association and the BDS.
The new site will be launched within the next few weeks, and we intend to include more information and photographs.
Vic would be happy to receive contributions from members, and his e-mail address is website@horsedrivingtrials.co.uk
EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ADMINISTRATOR
Experienced Executive Officer/Administrator for BHDTA office on relocation to Stoneleigh (Warwickshire) end Jan 2002.
Responsible to the Chairman for all aspects of running a small busy office, therefore thorough knowledge of office procedures and high level of keyboard and computer skills essential.
Job includes liaison/correspondence with Council and its Sub-Committees, Membership Secretary, Book-Keeper, Members, Event Organisers, Clubs, British Equestrian Federation; also Council Minutes, mailings, invoices, overseeing newsletters, etc.
Five day week, plus work over at least two weekends per year (National Championships, Annual Conference).
Opportunity of familiarisation period in North Yorkshire prior to office move.
Write to or telephone BHDTA Office for more details and job application form. Interviews to be held end November.
The BHDTA will also be seeking an experienced and very computer-literate full-time Secretary from 1st February to help the above.
A new BHDTA rule book will be available from 1st February 2002. This is based on the 2001 FEI Rules for Driving, but again there will be small sections in italics which will be applicable to British National events only. The layout of the book will be changed-and will hopefully be considerably easier to follow. A few minor rule changes are planned for the 2002 British National Events, and they include:
The outer surface of tyres (rim to rim) in all phases of the competition must be smooth.
The Time Limit for Section A, B, C, D in Competition B is the Time Allowed plus 20%.
A Competitor is considered to have passed through a gate in an obstacle when the rear axle passes between the flags. This also applies to driving through a set of cones.
Note: It has been confirmed that competitors should be ready to start 10 minutes before their published time (not 15 minutes as previously stated).
In Competition C, the Fault Competition may be run with two rounds and a drive off.
Competitors who pass through an obstacle or the Start or Finish Lines without a whip in hand, will incur 5 penalties for each occurrence.
If a competitor breaks or drops a whip, a groom must either hand the spare whip to the Competitor before reaching the next obstacle, in which case no penalties are incurred; or, a groom must dismount and retrieve the whip before reaching the next obstacle. The Competitor will incur the penalties for a groom dismounting.
For the 2003 season, FEI Track widths will be compulsory for all classes in Marathon and Cones, i.e.
CONES
Horse Teams 158cm
Horse Pairs, Horse Tandems 148cm
Pony Teams, Pony Pairs, 138cm
Pony Tandems 138cm
Single Horses, Single Ponies 138cm
MARATHON: The minimum width for ALL classes will be 125cm
The new BHDTA rule book, which will again be A5 size, will cost £10 inc. postage and packing. Covers are available separately if required at £4.00.
The views expressed at the recent Conference have now been considered at great length by the Council
The Council strongly believes in having a system that is transparent to avoid any controversy and animosity within a class, and the Council is reluctant to introduce a scheme for the selection of any of the drivers by a panel.
When the current system was put in place in 2000 it was intended that it would be used for two years prior to a review, but because it has not been used this season, the Council has agreed to use it for a further year (with a few minor modifications) and then reconsider the scheme for 2003.
Because of the exceptional circumstances (no events in 2001 and the early Championship date in 2002) it is impossible to use the points system for selecting the Pony Teams for Sandringham in June, and the Pony Team drivers will be meeting with Council representatives in December to agree the selection procedure and events for 2002.
2002 Selection Procedure
The following criteria will be used for the Single Horses and Horse Teams for 2002. It will be a points system based on placings in each of the three individual phases at the Selection Events nominated by the Council:
Ten points to be awarded to the winner of each phase, 9 for second, 8 for third etc. Points will be allocated to all who finish in the top ten, regardless of their availability for selection.
If there is an equality in the cones (i.e. double-clear rounds) those competitors will share the available points (i.e. if there are 3 double clears, the three competitors will score 9 points each and the next placed competitor will receive 7 points).
The points from the best FOUR Selection Events will be counted. Competitors must complete an event in order for any result from that competition to be counted.
Note: There is no restriction on the number of horses that may be used during the season, but in the Single Horse Class, each driver/horse combination will be classified individually in the league for final selection.
A Ratification Panel of up to three people will be approved by the Council (to include the BHDTA Chairman, the Chef d'Equipe and one member to be appointed in consultation with the class concerned) to confirm and announce the team immediately following the final selection event.
Competitors are NOT required to declare their availability for selection at the beginning of the season.
Selection Events for 2002
SINGLE HORSES for World Championships - Conty, France - 28th August - 1st September
Brighton, Farleigh, Hopetoun, Sandringham, Newnham, Catton
HORSE TEAMS for World Equestrian Games - Jerez, Spain - 18th - 21st September
Brighton, Farleigh, Hopetoun, Sandringham, Newnham, Catton, Henbury
More British Events go International
The events at Brighton and Catton are scheduled to run international CAI-B classes, which will give competitors the opportunity to experience competition under international rules and against, hopefully, international opposition, without the need for FEI passports.
The Council took this decision before notification was received that the FEI was introducing a two-section Marathon as a trial which would be compulsory for all international events except Championships next season. However, we have just been notified that this trial is now to be made OPTIONAL for 2002.
The Competitions Committee has not had time to discuss the options with the organisers, and it therefore impossible to confirm at this stage to what format the events will run. However, the Council is very anxious that at least one FEI event in Great Britain is run to the new format during 2002 so that we are in a stronger position to discuss the proposal with the FEI.
Full details will be included in the January newsletter and the Year Book, as well as on the web-site.
Royal Windsor will be running the usual CAI-A for which FEI passports are required for the international classes.
It has been confirmed that the Marathon for the Pony Teams European Championships and the Horse Teams World Championships will run over five sections. The FEI have announced that the Marathon for the Single Horse World Championships at Conty will run over three sections only, and the BHDTA has strongly objected to the FEI about this deviation from the rules.
Plans are going ahead for the formation of the new organisation - The Scurry Driving Association, to administer the sport of Scurry Driving. There will be a Committee Meeting on 17th November to finalise the arrangements.
by Paul Davis
Sarum and Forest Harness Club ran a successful two-day event on September 8/9 at Rockbourne near Salisbury, and 42 turnouts from as far away as Cheshire, Colchester and Plymouth came to take advantage of the excellent course and facilities.
It was good to see Liza Wood prove that even after a long absence from the ring she can still produce the excellent dressage that we have become used to seeing her perform. The open pony class also had a surprise entrant from Georgina Frith driving, what we believe to be the first of her new team, and she posted a good dressage score that put her in second place just 1 point ahead of Sue Bushell driving Sue Mayes's home bred young pony. A double clear in the cones lifted Sue into first place while Liza and Georgina both had cones down. Luke Axel-Berg drove a very fast section E which moved him up into third place at the expense of Georgina, with Liza Wood holding onto second and Sue Bushell taking the honours.
Barbara Nadin with Henry dominated the open horse section. Second home was Paul Davis who seems to be learning how to drive a dressage test, and third was Di Hayes with her very nice young horse. This is definitely one to watch for the future.
The largest class of the day was the amalgamated multiples class which included Dick Lane with his team of Lipizzaners. After some tight Dressage marking by Mark Broadbent and a very technical cones course, Denise Brown took a healthy lead with her very smart pair of Shetlands, with Julie Hoskyns in second and Dick Lane in third. Denise went on to produce some very fast times in the obstacles but unfortunately at the last she took on a post that was just a bit too big for her and removed one of her front wheels. Julie missed the last gate in obstacle 5 and got the big E, but Gary Power produced a very fast time over section E and with no penalties in A or B moved up into the lead just 0.6 ahead of Dick Lane in second place and Jo Soar in third.
With a greatly improved Dressage, a very good double clear in the cones and a very consistent marathon, Ken Osborne took third place in the novice pony class. Cathy Willis is now getting to grips with her new pony and drove herself into a very credible second, but Fiona Powell gathered the honours with a marathon score that would have stood her in good stead in the open class.
by Paul Chambers/Jill Holah
Windsor Park Equestrian Club added 10 additional classes to their August meet specifically for BHDTA members, and from the number of new partnerships amongst the 50 entries it was clear that many drivers had been making good use of the summer at home! In the Single Horse class Cherry Gaynor drove her new hackney x mare Jasmine, Marilyn Harding has an exciting new prospect in the Gelderlander, Monty Himself, and Angie Watts drove a flamboyant new hackney Forewood Odd Socks. But despite cracking marathons in this class, the old protagonists Jimmy Robson and Angela Flanagan could not catch Di Hayes who had made an excellent start with an unbeatable Dressage score of 16 with 'Hamewith Culmellie'.
The Single Pony class was won by Luke Axel-Berg and his Welsh Hackney cross, The Wizard, whose Dressage has improved out of all recognition.
In the Pony Pairs, Rachel Stevens gave a first formal outing to her pretty bay Welsh Section C's, and finished a good fourth to Beverley Mellstrom.
While Marilyn Harding was enjoying the new experience in the Single Horse class, her old partner, Red Himself, was giving husband Trevor an exciting time as the new leader of his tandem. But once they have come to an understanding about who is boss, this combination will be a force to be reckoned with! This strong class was won in usual flamboyant style by Colin Allen with an exciting new tandem leader .
The Horse Teams class saw a close contest with a first outing of the year for Karen Bassett and her Trakehner team. The class was eventually won by Dick Lane who drove a superb marathon and completed the event with a double clear in the cones. The Gelderlander team with which Karen has been competing abroad this season was ably driven in the WPEC class by owner Robert Wilkinson.
The five-strong Pony Teams class was well won by Ursula Hirschberg making a welcome return to competition. Both she and Anna Grayston had some new ponies in their teams, while former pony tandem Points League champion Sarah-Jane Cook put up a creditable performance to finish third.
The Novice class (Ponies) was won by young Ben Grose after a very polished double clear in the cones, and David Smith took the Horse division.
The Marathon obstacles had caused considerable debate on inspection, although they drove well. Some were rather tight, others had limited options, but the total of seven also included some open flowing ones. The “China Island” obstacle caused particular concern, and a great deal of debate amongst competitors. It was here that Trevor Harding had problems, and in the team class Karen Bassett's leaders tried to go up stream, although she managed to turn them back across the water and carried on. No. 6 was a “take your own line” with five gates, a judge's nightmare! But nobody seemed to have any problems. The final obstacle, a new one constructed by Anthony Petitpierre, had plenty of options, but was perhaps not flagged to make the most of them.
On Cones day the rain started at 6.00a.m., followed by sunshine, torrential showers, sunshine and showers, until well into the afternoon. The ground stood up to the course very well, and as usual at Windsor Park, the flowing cones course was a pleasure to drive.
This was not a National Event - it was a Club event with classes for National competitors. We are all extremely grateful to Peter Bridson and his team for giving us somewhere to go.
The BHDTA Council has announced that the membership "commission" scheme is to be continued. Any club introducing a new member to the BHDTA (as an Associate member or above) will receive a "commission" payment of £20 per new member, provided the application is made on a special form.
The opportunity to apply for an interest-free loan is also to continue. Clubs with over 50 BHDTA members on their register may apply for a grant of up to £500 from the HDT Special Development Fund towards specific capital expenditure. The loan is repayable over a four-year period.
by Barbara Nadin
Highclere Castle, near Newbury in Berkshire, is no stranger to great events, not least to being the home in the 1920's of Lord Carnarvon, sponsor of the expedition which discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen
In August 2001 Highclere Castle, now the home of Lord Porchester, hosted two equally momentous events: a scorchingly hot bank holiday weekend, and an outdoor horse driving trial!
For the second consecutive year the White Horse Harness Club was invited to join in with the Highclere 'Festival of the Horse' and stage its club championship over the Saturday and Sunday of the holiday weekend.
It would be difficult to find a better venue for equine activities than Highclere with its impressive 'house' and superbly rolling parkland - all within a stone's throw from the easily accessible A34. Forty-one competitors found their way there to compete in the WHHC event. The club committee, driven on by the secretary Julia Crockford, made a real effort to build some attractive and driver challenging obstacles: Punch & Judy; a red indian village complete with tepees and a funeral pyre; roadworks, and Snow White all combined to make the marathon day colourful and challenging. One of the obstacles - the water - was shared with the 3 day eventers who were doing their dressage whilst the drivers were on the marathon: a spirit of co-operation not often encountered.
The driven cones course was a 'toughie'; and whilst it looked impressive and benign located as it was in front of the house, the TD Bill Coombes ensured it was difficult to drive. Only four competitors managed double clear rounds.
Liza Woods was the dressage judge, and given the heat of the day it was a test of endurance for her and her writer - husband Chris - as much as it was for the horses and competitors. Di Hayes set the pace in the dressage phase with a score of just 15 penalties.
And there's more….. it had long been planned that this event would also be combined with the Southern Area Club Championships. Of course, the dreaded Foot and Mouth scuppered the grand plan of clubs nominating their best teams based on qualifying rounds held throughout the year. In total 11 teams competed for the inter club championships with victory going to the White Horse Harness Club team (Di Hayes, Barbara Nadin, Jo Sore, Julia Crockford) - on a score of 121 points. In second place on 114 - and for a long time they were actually looking like winners - came the Brockham Harness Club team (Ben Grose, Luke Axel-Berg, Katie Rivett, John Pickford). The WPEC team (Sue Bushell, Derek Mayes, Louise Ruffe, Gary Powers) were third.
by Barry Hilditch
The high winds failed to spoil the third and final event of the North Eastern's season at Escrick Park, south of York. This ideal self-contained venue with its woodland tracks has proved invaluable this year, and indeed the club is looking forward to having a permanent dressage arena and obstacles for training purposes as well as two events a year at Escrick.
A very creditable entry of 42, including 5 pairs and 6 tandems, from as far afield as Wales and the Midlands turned out for a thoroughly enjoyable weekend including a BBQ on Saturday evening. This was supposedly to celebrate a 40th birthday, but we will not let on who is that young!
There were many good performances in dressage and cones with scores being close enough to leave the end result open. The estate tracks allowed a good 15 km marathon with seven obstacles spread through the course. Some sharp obstacle driving enabled Chairman Ken Walmsley to overtake both John and Cherry Gaynor in the Open Horse class, whilst Judy Hilditch held off a strong challenge from Wendy Stromberg to win by one point in the Open Pony Class. Jenny Mackenzie from Lancashire showed real promise in her first season to win the Pre-Novice, with other visitors taking the Novice Horse (Paul Hart), Tandem (John Garlick) and Pairs (Elspeth Morgan).
In the hope that next season normal service will be resumed, the North East are planning 8 events and look forward to welcoming all to their superb venues from Northumberland to York.
Interested drivers, not already members, should contact either Sue Oddie (Secretary) on 01924 368126, or Barry Hilditch on 01924 848951 in the New Year. Results page 20
Chester HDTG held their last event of the season at Hough Hall in Wilmslow, Cheshire by kind permission of Ian and Janette Brocklehurst, on the 22nd/23rd September,.
The 40 entries including visitors from the Isle of Man, Leicestershire, North East, North West and the Midlands. They included many national drivers competing including Sydney Smith's team driven by Barry Capstick who, much to his delight, took Ian Brocklehurst, round the marathon course with him, what an experience! Also competing was Robert Wilkinson's team of Gelderlanders produced by Karen Bassett.
They couldn't have wished for a better weekend, the weather, venue and facilities - especially the bar!! - were perfect and the way the obstacles drove was a real credit to the club.
The Novice Pony class was won by Mrs Naomi de Ferranti's pony very well driven by Vesna Price, her overall score of 92.2 winning a £50 voucher presented by John and Cherry Gaynor for best overall novice. Paul Hart won the Novice Horse Class in fine style.
Open Pony was a closely fought class with Judy Hilditch's early lead in the dressage and double clear in cones keeping her in the lead over Keith Podmore's lowest marathon score of 47.4 .
Jim Robson scored the best dressage mark of 29 in the very strong Open Horse class. The Pony Pairs class was won by Linzi Hulme. Her coloured Shetland X's steaming round the obstacles to beat her longer legged rivals - even though they were almost swimming through the water! Linda Neale all the way from the Isle of Man with her bells ringing, led from the start to win the Horse Pairs class.
John Garlick unfortunately had to go it alone in the Pony Tandem class, when one of Lesley Cox's pony took ill. Pat Cooper - very vocal as usual, keeping us all amused - won the Horse Tandems class in good style against her fellow national competitors. Leaving only the teams to go, the crowd gathered in force to cheer the through the obstacles.
What a fantastic finish to a great - although short - season.
by Ragna Tulloch
Earlier this year all club committees faced the same difficult decision. Do we sit tight and wait to see what happened re the foot and mouth outbreak or do we go ahead and run events under the guidelines issued through the BHDTA? It was a difficult decision to make but the Weald Harness Club decided we should try and offer our members the opportunity to participate in Club events. We did however determine to acknowledge the sensitivities of all in any locality where we hoped to run a Club event and only go ahead if we felt we had the support of those farming around our intended locations.
Our first ventures involved indoor training. Six members enjoyed a laid back schooling opportunity at the Golden Cross Equestrian Centre, Sussex. Then it was the turn of members at the opposite side of our country in East Kent at Blue Barn. Both events proved very popular with members and we will certainly look to repeat this approach next year using indoor facilities.
Ian and Frances Collings then hosted a Club BBQ at their home. Dick Carey provided the cabaret with an excellent demonstration of tandem driving. The laid back theme continued with a Fun Day organised by Barry and Heather Nestel at the Vineyard, Biddenden. Dressage was followed by a series of fun competitions. There was no let up at lunch - two quizzes to complete before a delightful drive around the adjacent Hemsted Forest.
As soon as the Fun Day was over it was full steam ahead planning our Annual Summer Camp and BBQ. Saturday was devoted to training and schooling. In between times all present availed themselves freely of the facilities provided. Once the equines were finally put to bed, it was time for the humans to relax and to christen the new BBQs - an event enjoyed by around thirty members. Sunday saw the return - after a few years absence - of our Pentathlon - the brainchild of Pat and Jenny Sowerby. Dressage in the arena where cones had appeared in strategic positions was followed by a drive incorporating obstacles around the farm with quizzes to be completed en route. No information was given on lengths of routes etc. Competitors were simply told the speed to drive at and penalised for the difference between their times and the optimum time known only to Pat! Lunch was followed by a cones course driven with a jug of water, long reining and a cycling event around a very tight obstacle course. Great fun was had by all!
We were especially delighted that the owners of Meopham Bank Farm in Hildenborough gave the go ahead for our usual ODE. Again Mick Hazell and his team set up a superb course. This coupled with happy competitors, sunshine and no mishaps meant all had a very good day!
The season drew to an end with a pleasure drive at beautiful Pluckley - Larkin country. It has been a different season - but nonetheless great fun .
Thanks to the hard work of Sheila Hawking, the '200' Club has raised £3,800 for the sport over the last two years. Many thanks to all those who contributed; we look forward to your support for 2002.
Many thanks to the Supporters who sponsored the cost of the band and the speaker at the recent Conference Dinner Dance.
Sheila Hawking has decided to stand down from the Supporters at the end of 2002 and is anxious to hear from anyone who might like to take over.
Anthony Cooper and John Freeman will again be compiling a directory of Club dates, sponsored by Fenix Carriages.
Clubs will be contacted for their information within the next few weeks.
Many thanks to Anthony and John for all their hard work on this project.
by Sarah Garnett
His many friends and admirers will be sad to hear that my much loved Tandem wheeler, Benjamin, had to be put down recently.
Ben started his driving career with Alwyn Holder in the wheel of his original, and very successful team. I bought him as an eight year old and he was absolutely ideal tandem wheel material. Forward thinking, consistent and with no idea at all what an evasion - of mouth or any other sort, was - he never in ten years successful competing gave me a single worrying moment. With his help and with various leaders, he won every major competition several times, the Nationals three times and even beat Tjeerd Velstra's warmbloods on one memorable occasion in Holland.
He had, however, been a very naughty horse as a four year old. Alwyn originally found him in the local knacker's yard and his party piece then was his ability to stand on his hind legs, and walk backwards. Nevertheless Alwyn bought him, took him home and pointed out to him firmly on day one that such behaviour was unacceptable. Ben was always canny enough to know how far he could push his luck and his behaviour in harness from that day was never less than exemplary.
His behaviour under saddle however, was a tiny bit less certain. He thoroughly enjoyed the children's games of 'Cowboys and Indians' in the woods and jumping the National Trust's picnic tables in the local car park. However, his Show jumping career had to be curtailed when it became clear that the excitement was all too much for him and he 'dumped' Philly once too often mid round. He could, pack the dirtiest buck in the West - a ' Harrier Jump Jet take off, then head between the front legs, spin through 45 degrees, and drop the left shoulder' number which required several gallons of Super glue to stay with.
Nevertheless we all adored him and he will always be the Garnett family's best ever favourite horse. Although I have sat behind more glamorous, better moving horses, I know I will never again have the pleasure of driving such a generous natured, uncomplicated, forward thinking and - above all - safe - carriage horse.
by Philippa Thompson
After a depleted season of only one National Event during the Foot and Mouth crisis, British Horse Driving Trials members and guests enjoyed the excellent hospitality of the Holiday Inn, near Newcastle Upon Tyne for the Annual Dinner Dance.
Guests were well entertained by After Dinner Speaker, David Wallace, a local countryman, and, for those with the less sensitive hearing, by the Theresa Watson Band, a well-known local R&B/Soul band. The disco carried on the dancing where the band left off until the early hours of the morning.
After such an atrocious season it was good to see members who had made the worthwhile effort to attend the evening from as far away as Northern Ireland, Aberdeenshire and the south of England.
Thanks must go to the Supporters Club for paying for the Band and Disco, and particularly to Sheila Hawking for organising such a memorable evening.
by Marilyn and Trevor Harding
I am sure this will bring great relief, or tears to the eyes of his many dressage judges and friends. One thing Tonto could be guaranteed to do was bring light relief to the perhaps tedious job of dressage judging, you never knew what he would think of next - HE HATED DRESSAGE!
His greatest love was doing weddings. Why else had all these people come to see him!! He would stand for hours while children patted him - anywhere - kissed him, fed him sweets. As for the pictures with the bride, he would pose anyway, however the photographer wanted - provided the bouquet wasn't in reach!! The dressage comment "halt not established" always made us smile!
He has done weddings, funerals, carnivals, Coventry City Football promotions, corporate training days, in all manner of places and he has never let us down. We could totally rely on him to do the job, Geronimo was just his long-suffering partner.
Tonto must surely be one of the few horses on the driving circuit to have competed in all the horse classes, i.e. single, pair, tandem and team. That must be quite a record.
Unfortunately his joints have got the better of him - and we decided to retire him. The premature wear and tear (he'll be 17 years old this year) was probably due to the early years of his life road racing with the gypsies - yes he's done that as well!!
We thought he would hate retirement, but, surprise, surprise, he loves it! As usual though, its on his terms - we are his servants!! He has taught a young lady to ride this summer - not us - and he liked the fact that she made no great demands on him - providing, that is, she kept out of the dressage arena. Tonto will always be Tonto!
Dear Carriage Horse
I recently attended a court case which was quite disturbing for our sport. A friend was driving his horse and carriage along his road. It is just wide enough for two cars to pass each other. As he approached a sharp left hand bend, his neighbour (with whom he has had run-ins before) came up behind him, honked her horn and pulled out to overtake. At this point he was less than 2 cars lengths from the corner and put out his whip to try to stop her from overtaking on a blind corner. His whip touched her car. She carried on, passed him at speed and then cut in immediately in front of the horse and stopped, preventing him from carrying on. To prevent further confrontation, my friend quietly turned his horse around and walked back from whence he came .
His neighbour dialed 999 and reported that his whip had damaged the paintwork on her car bonnet, roof and OFFSIDE door. The whip is an extending, fibreglass one with the usual plaited cotton thong! How the alleged marks got onto the car no-one knows. However, the magistrates found him GUILTY of RECKLESS and MALICIOUS use of his whip.
Carriage drivers beware - we need to educate the judicial system as well as the motorists. Needless to say - an appeal is pending - watch this space.
Kindest regards and safe driving - Heather Logsdon
On behalf of all the members, the BHDTA gave HRH Prince Philip a magnifying paperweight with an engraved silver band to commemorate his 80th birthday. His Royal Highness has written to thank the BHDTA and express his appreciation to the members.
Carriage manufactures Bennington Carriages are opening their showroom doors at Long Bennington, Near Newark, Nottinghamshire. The second of these 'Open Days' is on Saturday 10th November. During the day test drives will be available on a selection of Bennington carriages, including the proven “Bennington B1” - single competition 4 wheeler, along with harnessing talks, maintenance demonstrations and the Bennington Carriage Shop will be open for driving accessories including Tedman Harness on sale. You will also be able to have an insight into the making of Bennington Carriages by our team of skilled craftsmen.
Whether you are looking to start driving or wishing to test drive the latest Bennington competition range of carriages a fun day is promised. A competition will also be held for the fastest couple to dismantle a Bennington Intro - the record up to now is 11.5 minutes!
Due to limited space please telephone Sue Mart at Bennington Carriages on 01400 281 280 to book in.
Roger and Emma Stevens are pleased to announce that, their Lasswade Country House Hotel in Mid Wales is now fully operational. Driving and Riding locally is excellent and we are looking at interesting routes.
Contact: 01591-610515 or e-mail: rstevens@messages.co.uk
BHDTA and BDS members will always be especially welcome.
Nigel Thornton-Kemsley, CBE DL, was a stalwart supporter of driving since the early 70's. While he was never seen at the reins, he actively supported driving activities in Scotland and was always a willing organiser, steward and helper. Not only did he assist his wife and family in their driving pursuits, but he made it possible for many others to enjoy their pastime. Thornton, his family home, was the venue for many gatherings of carriage drivers and friends. This included BDS Meets, RDA Driving competitions and the Thornton combined driving event. At all these activities a welcome from Nigel awaited everyone as they arrived. This made visits to Thornton so special. Everyone felt that it was good to be there.
Sadly, during the past few years ill health restricted him but he never allowed it to completely rule him. Life continued as normal until events suddenly overtook him on 23 August.
On Friday 31 August, a memorial service was held at St Laurence Episcopal Church, Laurencekirk. The contribution he had made to agriculture, education, the local community and his life long passion, the Aberdeen Angus Breed was recollected. The service was followed by refreshment at Thornton. It was Nigel's wish that his friends could gather and renew acquaintances. A goodly number of carriage drivers availed themselves of this. The lovely Autumnal harvest day, unbeatable in the Mearns, reminded us all so well of the many happy Thornton events hosted by Nigel and his family over a 15 year period.
To his widow, Gaye, son Ian and daughters, Juliet and Alison, daughter-in-law Griselda and son-in-law Robin, we extend our deepest sympathies. EM
Indoor Events
The ten Four-in-Hand Drivers qualified for the first FEI Indoor World Cup Driving Cup have been named as: Michael Freund, Ludwig Weinmayr and Christoph Sandmann (all from Germany), Ysbrand Chardon and Harry de Ruyter from Holland, Werner Ulrich and Daniel Würgler from Switzerland, Tomas Eriksson (Sweden), Gert Schrijvers (Belgium) and Chester Weber (USA). Each of the ten drivers could select four of the eight events on the calendar 2001 / 2002.
The World Cup starts on 17th November 2001 in Stuttgart, followed by Stockholm, Amsterdam and Mechelen. After a break of six weeks, the World Cup resumes on 10th February 2002 in Bordeaux, then Dortmund, 's-Hertogenbosch and Göteborg.
The competitions at each show (Warm-up and World Cup Competition) are open to 5 drivers of the Top-Ten in the Top Driver Award 2001 and one home Driver (a 'Wild Card'). The course is the same for both competitions.
The course consists of: 2 Marathon type obstacles (maximum 5 gates each), 1 Bridge and approximately 10 Cone-type obstacles.
Equipment: Marathon harness and carriage.
The competition is run as a Time Competition (Art. 967) with penalties converted to seconds:
After the Bell has been rung, the driver has 45 seconds to start his course. If he has not started, the clock starts.
Michael Freund (GER) won the 2001 Finn Caspersen Four-in Hand Top Driver Award with a total of 44 points. The Swiss driver Werner Ulrich finished second, followed by the three times winner Tomas Eriksson (SWE).
The Swedish driver Yngve Käll headed the second Van der Wiel Harness Pairs Top Driver Award. After winning in Åstorp (SWE) in June and his two 8th places in Beekbergen (NED) and Riesenbeck (GER), he finished just ahead of Boyd Exell (AUS) who was in the lead before the World Championships in Riesenbeck following his victory in Saumur (FRA) and his second place in Beekbergen. Unfortunately an unfortunate cones round in Riesenbeck relegated Boyd to second place in this award. Riny Rutjens (Ned) finished third.
Germany's Dagmar Tödter was the winner of the first Kühnle Singles Top Driver Award. Thanks to excellent results in Dillenburg (2nd place) and Nebanice (1st place), she finished ahead of André Herman (BEL) and 1998 World Champion Arja Mikkonen, who won the event in Dillenburg.
All this year's awards were made on the basis of the best three results instead of the usual four because so many events were cancelled because of Foot and Mouth.
CHESTER HDTG
Hough Hall
Beginners
1st Claire Parker
2nd Ruth Lancaster
3rd Sandra Johnson
Novice Pony
1st Vesna Price
2nd Sara Clough
3rd Margaret Ferne
Novice Horse
1st Paul Hart
2nd Pam Neill
3rd Linda Burke
Open Pony
1st Judy Hilditch
2nd Keith Podmore
3rd Carol Fearnley
Open Horse
1st Jim Robson
2nd John Gaynor
3rd Cherry Gaynor
Pony Pairs
1st Linzi Hulme
2nd Pete Shannon
3rd Elspeth Morgan
Horse Pairs
1st Linda Neale
2nd Toby Gaddum
3rd Neville Lancaster
Pony Tandems
1st John Garlick
Horse Tandems
1st Pat Cooper
2nd Trevor Harding
3rd David Gulley
Horse Teams
1st Robert Wilkinson
NORTH EASTERN DT Ltd
Escrick Park
Pre-Novice
1st Jennie Mackenzie 107.6
2nd Heather Hulme 140.1
3rd Julie Lister 170.9
Novice Pony
1st Keith Winsor 165.3
2nd Lorraine Swift 176.5
3rd Maggie Cracroft-Ely 202.6
Novice Horse
1st Paul Hart 108.2
2nd James Marshall 147.3
3rd Marilyn Hillam 159.4
Open Pony
1st July Hilditch 100.0
2nd Wendy Stromberg 101.0
3rd Linzi Hulme 118.5
Open Horse
1st Ken Walmsley 113.1
2nd John Gaynor 114.3
3rd Cherry Gaynor 119.8
Pairs
1st Elspeth Morgan 144.4
2nd Pete Shannon 146.9
3rd Patti Atkinson 182.1
Tandems
1st John Garlick 131.0
2nd Elizabeth
Greensmith 147.4
3rd Anne Neal 156.3
WINDSOR PARK EQUESTRIAN CLUB
Horse Teams
1st Dick Lane 145.4
2nd Karen Bassett 147.4
3rd Geoff Woods 228.6
Pony Teams
1st Ursula Hirschberg 126.4
2nd Anna Grayston 142.6
3rd Sarah Jane Cook 147.6
Horse Pairs
1st Royston Carpenter 178.7
Pony Pairs
1st Beverley Mellstrom 118.4
2nd Jo Rennison 118.8
3rd Trevor Kimber 122.6
Horse Tandems
1st Colin Allen 130.2
2nd David Gulley 167.0
3rd Pat Cooper 187.2
Pony Tandems
1st Elizabeth Greensmith 147.7
Single Horses
1st Di Hayes 80.4
2nd Jimmy Robson 107.2
3rd Angela Flanagan 107.8
Single Ponies
1st Luke Axel Berg 119.0
2nd Liz Rowe 122.2
3rd Jan Warner 146.0
Novice Driver (Horses)
1st David Smith 162.5
2nd Brian Burton 197.3
3rd James Marshall 382.2
Novice Driver (Ponies)
1st Ben Grose 133.2
2nd Miranda Purves 148.4
SARUM & FOREST
Rockbourne
Single Ponies
1st Sue Bushell 106.0
2nd Liza Wood 107.4
3rd Luke Axel-Berg 110.4
Single Horses
1st Barbara Nadin 97.5
2nd Paul Davis 110.0
3rd Di Hayes 110.7
Multiples
1st Gary Power 136.6
2nd Dick Lane 137.2
3rd Jo Sore 164.8
Novice Ponies
1st Debbie Butler 110.6
2nd Fiona Powell 123.4
3rd Cathy Willis 129.6
Novice Horses
1st Brian Burton 142.8
2nd S Manyweather 174.4
WHITE HORSE HARNESS CLUB
CLUB TROPHY WINNERS
Overall Club Champion - Di Hayes (Hamewith Culmellie)
Best Dressage - Di Hayes
Best Marathon - Barbara Nadin (Henry of Stowell)
Best Novice - Cathy Willis (Saffron)
Best Small Pony - Denise Brown (Posh and Becks)
HIGHCLERE
Open Horse
1st Di Hayes
2nd Barbara Nadin
3rd Fiona Tedman
Multiples
1st Sarah Cooke
2nd Jo Sore
3rd Gary Power
Novice Horse/Pony
1st Cathy Willis
2nd Ben Grose
3rd Fiona Powell
Open Pony
1st Katie Rivett
2nd Luke Axel-Berg
3rd Beverley Mellstrom
Deadline for articles etc. - 20th DECEMBER 2001
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