volume 20, issue 4 april 2013 driving...

The second Driving 101

with horses clinic will be on

May 5. Sure sounds like a

great event for those want-

ing to learn to drive.

The Arena Driving Trial is on

April 27, this event should

be a challenge for all of us.

With all these events going

on, we need everyone’s

help with volunteering. Just

let us know which ones you

are able to help with.

April looks like an exciting

and challenging month for

all of us to enjoy, come and

support your club.

Your President,

Lani Piper

The Snows of April…….

Our first event of the year

was snowed out!! The new

date will be April 14. Please

call Jim Rihanek 303 204-

5769 for more information.

It sounds like the Easter Egg

Hunt was a great success.

They fought the wind but

many spectators really en-

joyed watching the hunt.

Thank you to everyone who

made this event so special.

I’m sure we are all looking

forward to the Jeff Morse

Clinic that is coming up April

5-7. Call Jane McBride for

more information. Many

members use this time to

gain information about their

driving abilities and their

horses.

Please fill out form at end of newsletter.

Make check payable to Colorado Driving Society

mail form to:

Colorado Driving Society

c/o Nancy Rosenberg

34540 Columbine Trail East

Elizabeth, CO 80107

P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e

M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R

April 20 RMCC Education/Social meeting.

Details in upcoming RMCC

newsletter. Penny Ramsey

970.356.7333

April 27 CDS ADT

Victory Morgan Horse Farm

Elizabeth, CO

Contact: Jane McBride

[email protected]

or Call 719-231-2521

May 4 CDS Cones Practice Day

Salisbury Equestrian Park

Parker, CO

May 11 CDS Continuous Drive

Indiana Equestrian Park

Arvada, CO

May 24 & 25 Two Day Clinic at Bey Breeze

Contact Glenn McGirr

970.214.0184

May 26 RMCC ADT at Bey Breeze

Contact Glenn McGirr

970.214.0184

June 8 CDS Greenland Drive

Greenland Open Space

Larkspur, CO

June 8 Elizabeth Stampede Parade

Elizabeth, CO

June 16 “You be the Judge” Dressage Clinic


Parker, Colorado

Please Renew Your CDS Membership for 2013

C O L O R A D O D R I V I N G S O C I E T Y

Driving Lines April 2013 Volume 20, Issue 4

P a g e 2 D r i v i n g L i n e s

Another successful Easter Egg Hunt!

It was sunny and relatively warm but unfortunately windy, for this year’s East-

er Egg Hunt. We had a good turnout nonetheless, with 12 drivers and lots of

spectators.

Claudia Wilson did a great job organizing with a somewhat different format

this year. Winner of the turnout class (Sheryl Thombs – again!) and best bon-

net or hat class (Clay Speaker) were “awarded” numbers one and two. Mixed

in with all the plain eggs on the field were eggs starting with three and going

up. After looking for eggs, while competitors held on to their plates in the

wind and partook of the potluck organized by Sharron and Mike Pizzuto, Clau-

dia and Wally Carfield counted eggs and identified who had found numbered

eggs. Everyone who had numbers got to come in numerical order to the prize

table and choose from an extensive array of donated prizes – horse treats,

wine, pictures, and much more.

See our list of sponsors on the next page and be sure to support them as well!

Richard Gill from Gill Allen Photography was there to take pictures.

Watch his web site at http://www.gillallenphotography.com – the pictures will be there shortly. (Scroll down the front

page to featured events.) Especially look for the turquoise chickens!

The wind drove folks away before we had a chance to properly thank Claudia, Sharron, Mike, and Wally and the turnout

judge, Ann Hagerty – but folks had a great time, so a heartfelt Thank You for all your hard work!

Photos courtesy of Moondance Ranch

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(303) 278-4619


RESCHEDULED

DRIVING 101 Part 1

April 14th / 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM

PRESENTED BY

COLORADO DRIVING SOCIETY

Given by: Jim Rihanek, Vickroy and Jonene Stone

At the Douglas County Library Meeting Room East

100 S Wilcox St, Castle Rock, 80104

This is a clinic for first time and existing drivers. This is a NO HORSES clinic covering harnessing and harness parts,

biting and basic driving styles. We have expanded our space limits for all that have contacted us so far. For more

information and RSVP, please contact Jim Rihanek at 303-204-5769 or [email protected]

Please text me your email address at the above number for more information. If you can help setup please come a

little early.

DRIVING 101 is funded and presented by COLORADO DRIVING SOCIETY and is not sponsored by

Douglas County Libraries.

See the CDS website for more details

RESCHEDULED

DRIVING 101 Part 2

May 5th / 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

PRESENTED BY

COLORADO DRIVING SOCIETY

Given by: Jim Rihanek, Vickroy and Jonene Stone

At Salisbury Equestrian Park

11920 Motsenbocker Rd., Parker, 80134

In the White Arena on the East Side of the Site

This is a clinic for first time and existing drivers to check your equipment and horse. If you don’t have horse or equip-

ment yet, you can audit. This clinic is a continuation of the Part 1 clinic scheduled for April 14 . Times will be estab-

lished and people who were in Part 1 will have the first opportunity. If there is room, we will schedule others. For more

information and RSVP, please contact Jim Rihanek at 303-204-5769 or [email protected]

Please text me your email address at the above number for more information.

See the CDS website for more details

mailto:[email protected]



C D S C O N E S P R A C T I C E D A Y

W I T H C L I N I C I A N R O B M C C A R T N E Y

S A T U R D A Y M A Y 4 , 2 0 1 3

1 0 : 0 0 A . M . T O 2 : 0 0 P . M .

S A L I S B U R Y E Q U E S T R I A N P A R K

P A R K E R , C O L O R A D O

Come have fun practicing cones and learn from the instruction of Rob McCartney. Clinician Rob McCartney has

been driving for thirty-five years. In the early days of his career he focused on pleasure driving. In 1991 he navigated

for Jack Stewart and his pair. In 1997 he navigated for Vickroy in the World’s Pair Event qualifications. Also in 1997

he drove his first CDE. He did it the hard way. He drove a tandem. Since then he has competed in CDEs with singles

and pairs. In 2007 he made the cover of The Whip.

The fun day will feature three areas. They will be as follows:

1. A 9 obstacle training course (incorporating an L)

2. Mini horse and small pony area with serpentine, wave, and five gate loop de loop

3. Horse and large pony area with serpentine, wave, and a five gate loop de loop

Remember to bring a lunch and chairs. At approximately 1:30, (or earlier if everyone is finished) join us for lunch. Eat

and participate in a question and answer session with Rob McCartney and fellow participants.

Please RSVP to Marie Harrity 303-841-6142 or June Ayers 303-688-0354

Volunteers needed!

Because everyone tends to get stir-crazy and looking for something to do over our long, often dreary winter, the Amer-

ican Driving Society came up with the arena driving trial (ADT). It’s kind of a mini-CDE that can be held indoors if nec-

essary. It includes dressage, cones, and hazards, but all three phases are driven in an arena, if needed.

The dressage tests are designed to accommodate any size or shape arena, and can be found on the ADS web site.

(http://americandrivingsociety.org . Look for Dressage Tests in the left sidebar. We’ll be using ADT Training test 1

and Preliminary test 1. Cones are as usual. Rather than a full cross-country course, there are 2-4 hazards set up in

the arena. You drive them one at a time, with a pause between each to let the volunteers record the time for each.

Your “marathon” score is your total time (converted to penalty points) plus any driving penalties.

Mary Woolverton has graciously agreed to hold the event at her Victory Morgan Horse Farm in Elizabeth. It has an

indoor arena as well as a large outdoor arena, plus space for hazards outside. Depending on weather conditions, we

can drive all three phases inside, or split them between inside and outside.

We’re asking each competitor to bring along a volunteer. No job should take longer than the portion of the event that

it is supporting (i.e., dressage, cones, or obstacles). Volunteers will help set up and take down obstacles and cones

course, scribe, judge and time cones, set cones between competitors, measure vehicles, time hazards, and take

scores to the scorer. If everyone provides one volunteer there should be plenty of help and people can learn more

about the different parts of the event. And even if you’re not competing or coming as a competitor’s volunteer, we’ll

let you volunteer anyway!

Don’t forget to bring lunch and a chair!

Arena Driving Trial April 27, 2013

Victory Morgan Horse Farm Elizabeth, Colorado

See the CDS website for details, and download of entry form and dressage tests available

http://americandrivingsociety.org

A continuous driving event consists of three or more phases of competition, usually with each phase based on

an ADS competition (super reinsmanship, pace, dressage, cones, etc.). The phases are driven consecutively

and may be separated by brief rest periods. For our inaugural event, we’ll be using ADS Super reinsmanship

test #3, a cones course, and two obstacles or short obstacle courses.

Please contact Pat Lamprey 303-429-7525 [email protected] or Andrita Ficklin 303-949-8068 an-

[email protected] with more questions OR TO VOLUNTEER!

Check the CDS website for complete details and information


Join us for our first ever continuous drive!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Indiana Equestrian Park, Arvada CO

Competitor briefing – 9:15 a.m.

Competition start time – 10:00 a.m.

Please bring your lunch and plan to eat & socialize while we score and award prizes!

Thanks to Gill Allen Photography for capturing the Easter Egg Event each year!

Richard Gill Photographer

www.gillallenphotography.com

www.facebook.com/GillAllenPhotography

[email protected]

Sunday June 16, 2013

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


Parker, Colorado

Have you ever asked yourself “What is the dressage judge looking for?”

See the scoring of a dressage test from the eyes of an actual dressage judge - Anita Owens

Learn what a dressage judge looks for when scoring a dressage test

Discover how to read a dressage test and what to look for on your own

You will have the opportunity to judge and score “live” driven dressage tests on your own scoring sheets supplied to you

The judge will score the same tests and tell you why she gave the scores she did

You will be able to compare your scoring and notes to hers

Please Contact Al or Joan Senzamici for more detail

[email protected]

or

719-749-2439

Keep checking the CDS website for details and updates

“You Be the Judge!”

It’s not as easy as it looks!


CDS Greenland Open Space trail drive - June 8, 2013

Greenland is part of the vast expanse of Douglas County open space you see along I-25 between Larkspur and Monument

hill. It is easily accessible at exit 167 from both north bound and south bound I-25. Lots of drive-through trailer parking, a

port-a-potty and a covered picnic area with really nice tables are all provided at the trailhead.

From I- 25 exit 167, go west .2 mile to where road turns south. Entrance to Greenland Open Space will be straight

ahead .4 mile. You will need to bring your lunch. The organizers will be there before 10:00 AM. Please plan to arrive early

enough to complete your drive by 1:00 PM. Our picnic will follow. If you have any questions, give us a call. Also, a heads-

up as to who is planning to come is always appreciated.

Your drive can be as long as 9+ miles or as short as you want it to be. Almost everywhere along the trail you will be able to

move off the trail to rest your equine and/or circle around to reverse direction.

Everyone from VSE to draft drivers can enjoy an interesting drive in an awesomely huge area of open space. After the

first .9 mile, you will have choices. [1] You can plan to drive the entire Kipps Loop for a 8.2 mile RT drive. [2] You can plan

to drive only the lower trail. That would be a RT drive of 2.0 miles to 7.0 miles depending on when you decide to reverse

direction. [3] You can plan to drive only the higher trail. That would be a RT of from 2.0 to 9.4 miles.

On all the trails, none of the inclines or declines are steep. There are no t any scary drop-offs. Most of the trails were origi-

nally graded and spread with gravel. Over time, some erosion and re-growth of the original vegetation has occurred. As a

consequence, in some areas one wheel path may be obscured and the ride can be a little rough. The trail is some what

comparable to a marathon course without hazards. However, you will have no need to go fast.

Keep checking the CDS website for details and updates


CDS Schedule for 2013 Tentative Please check website and monthly newsletter to confirm event details

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April 2013

April 5—7 Jeff Morse Clinic


Elizabeth, CO

April 14 Driving 101 (without horse)

Douglas County Library

Meeting Room East

100 S Wilcox St,

Castle Rock, 80104

April 27 Arena Driving Trial


Elizabeth, CO

May 2013

May 4 Cones Driving Practice


Parker, CO

May 5 Driving 101 Part 2


Parker, CO

May 11 Continuous Drive

Indiana Equestrian Park

Arvada CO

June 2013

June 8 Elizabeth Stampede Parade

June 8 Greenland Pleasure/Picnic Drive

Greenland Open Space

June 16 “You Be the Judge”

Dressage Clinic


Parker, CO

July 2013

July 20 20 Mile House HDT set up


Parker, CO

July 21 20 Mile House HDT


Parker, CO

August 2013

August 3 Map Rally

Peyton, CO

August 24 Bayou Gulch Picnic Drive

Bayou Gulch Regional Park

Parker, CO

September 2013

September 7 Bear Creek Pleasure/Picnic Drive

Bear Creek lake Park

Lakewood, CO

September 28 Blue Jeans Pleasure Show


Parker, CO

October 2013

October 26 Poker Run / Fun Day


Parker, CO

November 2013

November 16 CDS Calendar Planning Meeting

Location to be determined

December 2013

December 14 Parker Christmas Carriage Parade

Parker, CO

December 15 CDS Christmas Party

Location to be determined

Event Organizers:

Please see information about organizing events (budgets, notification, etc.) on the CDS web site.

Please send results and a report about your event to the newsletter editor:

[email protected] or

Al Senzamici

17005 Oak Brush Loop

Peyton CO 80831

Sending a few pictures is very desirable!

If you incur an expense that needs to be repaid out of the club’s checkbook you will need to provide a receipt.

There is a form available for this and we will have them at the membership meetings. We will also provide

copies in the Organizer’s Packet that we are putting together. Receipts are required to keep our books in or-

der.

Items that are donated require a receipt for the value of the item and the word “Donated” written on the

receipt for tax purposes. This can include judge’s fees if the person judging normally charges for their service.


co Nancy Rosenberg


Elizabeth, CO 80107

Board Members

Lani Piper 2013

Nancy Rosenberg 2013

Cyndi Pride 2014

Al Senzamici 2014

Ingo Wiedenhues 2014

Pat Lamprey 2015

Fred Wehrli 2015

Officers

President: Lani Piper (303) 909-7110

Vice-President: Fred Wehrli (303) 688-0553

Treasurer: Nancy Rosenberg (303) 243-1596

Secretary: Pat Lamprey (303) 429-7525

Committee Chairmen:

Equipment: Jim Rihanek (303) 841-4429

Event Coordinator: Pat Lamprey (303) 429-7525

Membership & Elections

Newsletter & Websites Al Senzamici (719) 749-2439

Marketing: Ingo Wiedenhues (303) 688-8685

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