Minis Take Center Stage at 2015 Monster Mini CDE For the sixth year, Monster Mini CDE was a hit with drivers and spectators in Windsor, SC on January 10th and 11th. The show is held on the farms of multiple landowners in Windsor Trace, and is specifically tailored to minis and small ponies (under 11.2 …
Katydid Combined Driving Event Returns with ADS Intermediate Championships As followers of driving events know, Katydid took last year off due to scheduling conflicts. This year the event returned with several changes, first, the Advanced division was dropped and the Training division was upgraded to a full fledged CDE rather than and HDT. Secondly, there …
The Pine Tree Combined Driving Event takes place at Claire Reid’s Big Sky Farm in Southern Pines, NC. This low-key show is competitor friendly and runs Training, Preliminary and Intermediate divisions. Competitors had great weather and a great venue. Many people chose to do both the combined test on Friday and the CDE on Saturday …
Just a few photos from the Katydid Traditional Drive held October 11, 2014. At the traditional drive, drivers are judged on turnout, then complete a course with different obstacles followed by a cones course. All types of turnouts and horses/ponies are welcome to compete, this year there was a variety of minis, single horses and …
Did not have a chance to take many photos at the show, however, it was fun to see a number of junior drivers competing. Reggie Glover came from Texas, he and his pony, Lily, flew around the hazards. Colten Parker won the Preliminary Pair pony class and the overall junior driver award. Mary Phelps’ small …
The Moore County Driving Club put on an HDT at the Carolina Horse Park for competitors gearing up for the fall shows, or just to school. The Horse Park has a great facility for driving, with tons of space for rings and warmup, permanent hazards and the nicest stabling. Around 20 entries took advantage of …
Oakey is a 1/2 Welsh colt foaled March 9th, 2014. He is a smoky black with four white socks and the cutest blaze. His sire is the Welsh Section B, The Key. The Key is also the sire of my pony, Zoey. Zoey is super special in every single way (not that I am biased), …
Lots of driving to do in Aiken, SC over the winter. A few things were canceled due to the epic ice storm we experienced a few weeks ago and clean up will take a while. However, most things are back to normal. Swedish driver Nicke Palsson came to Aiken to give lessons. Both new and …
Temperamental Weather and Close Competition at Sunshine State This year, competitors and spectators got to experience the gamut of weather at Sunshine State. Cold and rainy for dressage, steamy and humid for marathon, and finally, sunshine for cones. Held at the Florida Horse Park, in Ocala, Sunshine State proved to be a very close competition …
Today was the first installment of the “Windsor World Cup” hosted by Katydid Farm. Sixteen entries turned up in the cold, windy weather to take part in the first of three days, which culminates in a final event in April. The course consisted of two hazards, with cones in between, with best time winning. Knockdowns …
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