Midlands Carriagedriving News

Another great day out at Anslow for Midlands Carriagedriving Sunday 28 May saw another great day out at Midlands Carriagedriving’s One-Day Event, held at Anslow in South Derbyshire. Organised by chairman Paul Hart, ably assisted by his wife Ann and umpteen volunteers, Anslow’s ODE’s are proving inclusive and ideal for all aspects of driving trials. From the smallest equine to big horses and encompassing both abled and disabled humans, these events provide competition status without pressure and the opportunity to train as well as compete. Joanne Gadsby (Novice Horse) and Lucy Lee – driving the diminutive 17-year-old Maverick in Short Format Pony – were the only ones to achieve a double clear in cones while Mark Riley (Open Horse) produced a lovely dressage test for 45.62 penalties, best of the day. Also scoring under-50 were Joanne (47.60) and Chris Ainscough (48.09). (Left to Right: Lucy Lees, Joanne Gadsby, Mark Riley, Margaret Warmsby) Despite having a ‘Senior Moment’ in Obstacle 3,

As previously advertised: We have a new venue -Wild Park Farm at Brailsford in Derbyshire (DE6 3BN). We will hold a two-day club event on 19 and 20 August.  The venue is located on the A52 midway between Derby and Ashbourne with excellent access to the site.    Following the usual two-day event format, dressage and cones will take place on the Saturday with the marathon – which will have six obstacles – on Sunday.

Midlands Carriagedriving is enjoying a fresh new start to 2023!  Long-time club member Paul Hart has stepped up to take on the role of chairman after Dave Wheeldon recently resigned from the position. Dave had performed a sterling job but now feels it is time for him to stand aside. Paul has served many years on the Midlands’ committee and is an Open driver so has much experience and knowledge of the sport. As well as having a new chairman, the club’s welcomes some new committee members - Ruth Auton, Joanne Gadsby, Gemma Owens and Nicola Corby. They will help share the load of the current committee taking on areas like Entries Secretary and the Website.                                                                                                                 

  Chairman  – Paul Hart                                                                                              President – George Spencer     MIDLANDS CARRIAGEDRIVING   PRESS RELEASE              Anslow  ODE kicks off the season for Midlands Carriagedriving   Midlands Carriagedriving kicked off its 2023 season with a one-day event at  Anslow  in Derbyshire on Sunday 8 May. A small  band  of competitors, including Richard Butt who travelled from Gloucestershire, enjoyed a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of encouragement from organisers Paul and Ann Hart.   An informal competition took place and drivers were able to  pick and choose  what they wanted to do, taking the opportunity to educate new horses and/or shake off the dust and rust with more experienced turnouts.   Driving the Novice Horse test for the first time, Richard made his journey worthwhile with a decent score of 55.2. Although his initial cones penalties of 27.0 counted towards his score, he then took Cody round again

  Chairman –  Paul Hart                                                                     President – George Spencer     MIDLANDS CARRIAGEDRIVING   PRESS RELEASE             Great new venue for Midlands Carriagedriving   With the 2023 competition season upon us, Midlands Carriagedriving (MC) is delighted to announce initial details of a great new venue; Wild Park Farm at Brailsford in Derbyshire (DE6 3BN), to be held 19 and 20 August.   The venue is located on the A52 midway between Derby and Ashbourne with excellent access to the site.   Following the usual two-day event format, dressage and cones will take place on the Saturday with the marathon – which will have six obstacles – on Sunday.   A meal will be available on the Saturday evening at ‘The Pub in the Woods’, an on-site licensed venue.   MC President George Spencer said: “This is a new venture for the owners of Wild Park, so we look forward to a successful weekend.” Further details and images

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