Urgent - Groom's Wanted for Hopetoun!

Janet Reeves requires an experienced groom to go round Hopetoun with her and her Novice Horse, please contact Janet by email with offers of help. janetreeves1000@btinternet.com

Lyn Winder requires an experienced groom to go round the Marathon at Hopetoun with her, please contact Lyn by email with offers of help. lynwinder@googlemail.com

Announcements

GLADYS DALE is 90 Today - 12th May.

On behalf of everyone in the sport of carriage driving as well as the members of SCDA we wish Gladys a wonderful 90th Birthday. As we raise a glass to you, Gladys we smile thinking of all stories we could and do tell, all the laughs you raised and of all that you gave our sport of carriage driving. You are very special. Enjoy your day, Happy Birthday. C.A

I first met Gladys Dale and Carol in 1976 at the first Holker HDT, both of us competing in Single Horse class and have been great friends ever since. Obviously at that event she had 2 Scole driving cobs Jago and Bunty also George Bowman had Scole Jade, Jewel and Zircon in his team and Jack Collinson had Scole Rebound and Glynn in his team! She was an expert at producing excellent driving cobs culmanating in being elected President of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society. Gladys was a great and fearless competitor tipping over that year in the garden hazard at Lowther! She had no fear of speed as a few years later when returning from a meeting in Wales was stopped while passing Penrith at 116mph and when asked why so fast she replied her right foot was getting tired so she rested it on the accelerator! We managed to persuade the local magistrates to only suspend her for 10 days! After competing she started the Scole Event helped by Wynn Colville and afterwards myself. I spent many happy and entertaining years helping Gladys. As time went on she was a HDT committee member, enjoyed judging up and down the UK and was in charge of the Supporters! Gladys is a most wonderful person and friend and during all these years was always supportive of husband Tommy and has raised four sons and two daughters and adores all her grandchildren. T.F

An excellent Article on Gladys. Courtesy of Scottish Horse Magazine, read it online Here.

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For your reading pleasure and to get you all excited to start the season, we are please to bring you the April newsletter.

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Biggarsheils - Training May 20th

Andrew May has asked me to join him in offering a training day at Biggarshiels on Sunday 20th May.

We feel there is a bit of a gap in the calendar and it would be a great opportunity to keep the momentum up from the recent training days.

The plan is to offer two sessions from a choice of three - dressage, cones or obstacle driving and the proposed cost will be £70. Should anyone wish to come the night before they are welcome to park up in Andrew's field and he will have a few stables on offer as well.

If we get enough interest we will invite either Jock or Joyce to come and help out with the coaching, however we think twelve participants would be sufficient.

Anyone interested can contact me directly either by e:mail - janet@opgraphics.co.uk or on my mobile 07966 495580

2012 Schedules

The 2012 event schedules are now available online for all SCDA events, please aid the event organisers with their planning and ensure you have your entry in before the three week deadline.

UKCC - The Magnificent Seven.

At the end of last season, seven Scottish drivers committed to the Ukcc level 2 training course and started down a road which was to bring us together in ways we never dreamed.

Read the complete report here.

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