“SPRING INTO ACTION”
Two days for members and prospective members organised by the BDS
Everyone welcome - do come along and enjoy one or both days.
Enjoy, learn and meet your friends.

Sunday April 25th
at Southview Equestrian Centre, Wettenhall, Cheshire
(Wettenhall is located just off the A51 Nantwich to Chester road)

Clare Wigmore and Linda Swain are arranging these special days to include displays and demonstrations on many aspects of carriage driving, e.g.

  • Schooling the driving horse - Tips on how to improve your horse’s way of going
  • Light Trade Turnouts - Everything you need to know to show a trade turnout
  • HDT Dressage explained - International HDT drivers giving their advice
  • Traditions of Coaching - See the real thing and learn what makes a coaching team
  • Le Trec – What does this involve? Come and find out.
  • Putting a Tandem together - yes you can do it, after this demo you will be able to.
  • Dress for the Show Ring - Or how not to dress, all will be revealed!
  • Showing Master Class (with audience participation and advice from Driving Panel judges)
  • Scurry Driving - Fast and fun demonstration – perhaps this discipline is for you!
  • Side Shows - to include harness maker, whip maker and vehicle restoration, fascinating.

Everyone welcome – do come along and enjoy one or both days
Enjoy, learn and meet your friends.

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT BOTH VENUES
everything held under cover

ADVANCE TICKETS - £3         TICKETS ON DOOR - £5

From: the British Driving Society Office, 27, Dugard Place, Barford, Warwick CV35 8DX.
(Directions to venues will be supplied with tickets)

PROGRAMME FOR HURSTBOURNE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Sunday 14th March 2004

10 a.m - SCHOOLING THE DRIVING HORSE – with Caroline Douglas

DRIVEN DRESSAGE EXPLAINED – with Di Hayes & her hackney concluding with a pas de deux with Paul Sidwell and his hackney

PUTTING A TANDEM TOGETHER WITH IMPROVISED HARNESS – with Sophie Adkins and Caroline Douglas

11.30 a.m - THE TRADITIONS OF COACHING DISPLAY – John Carter and his team with a Coach Horn demo by George Abbott

ADVICE ON HOW TO DRESS FOR THE SHOW RING & DRESSAGE – driver and groom with Penny Richmond

Together with Nick and Jane Wood on furnishings for the ring.

12.30 p.m SCURRY DRIVING – Enlightening demo with John Marson

JUNIOR HDT turnout with Ellie Royle – cones instruction by Di Hayes

LE TREC DRIVING a short talk with Linda Swain –

1.30 p.m LIGHT TRADE TURNOUT – discussing the requirements and traditions and what the judge is looking for.

2.p.m SHOWING MASTERCLASS – a selection of different turnouts –

Horse pair with Christine van Reen
Single horse turnout with Di Hayes
Country turnout with Jeff Allen
Ladies pleasure turnout with Naomi Harbach
Gents pleasure turnout with David Seal
Junior whip tandem turnout with Christopher Berry
Single Shetland pony turnout with Vivien Hampton
Show turnout with Linda Swain

These turnouts will be judged with audience participation followed by two BDS judges Minta Winn & Deborah Holt Atkinson giving their constructive opinions & Sarah Needham talking on the vehicles forward.

Also: John McDonald – collar maker, Kevin Stillwell and Dennis Walmsley - Whip making, Mr. Garner - Wheelwright.

Finish 4 p.m.