Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth, is hosting its new exhibit, ‘Horse-Drawn Summer Delivery Vehicles’, from 1-4 p.m. every Sunday

Mary Gray Driving Center:

3rd Annual Spring Fling ADT Series

Mary Gray Driving Center

234 Kingston Road

Danville, New Hampshire 03819

Entry fee $75 per event, Juniors $45 per event

A 10% discount may be taken if all three events are paid for at once.  All entries need to be in our hands by Monday preceding the event to avoid the $25 post entry fee.

Overall Championship Ribbons for 3 Event Participants

Sunday, April 15 2012

Sunday, April 29 2012

Sunday, May ?    2012 

A DAY OF DRIVING: 4 events this summer, to be held at members’ farms.  Drive a dressage test, a cones course, or a few hazards, and enjoy a pot luck lunch and then a pleasure drive afterwards.  Instructors and experienced drivers will be on hand to help, demonstrate, answer questions, provide information, or even share a  driving experience if you come without a horse! 

    JUNE 16 Curt Bonney’s farm, Canton.  FMI contact Curt at 207-418-8522

    JULY 28: Helen Holman’s Farm, Litchfield.

    AUGUST 12 Larry Catlett’s Farm. FMI Contact Larry at 207-524-7741

    SEPTEMBER 29, rain date September 30, Dan and Beth Steinke, Dover-Foxcroft. . FMI contact Beth at 207-564-3447

JUNE 22-24 Muffy Seaton Clinic at Seacoast Farm.  Day 1- dressage and cones; Day 2 - obstacles and marathon; Day 3 - timed, marathon event judged by Muffy. $300 for all 3 days. FMI: www.seacoastfarm.com

JULY 14-15  Suzy Stafford Driving Clinic - Camelot Hills Farm, Dover Foxcroft, Maine. There are 2 spots available for this clinic if anyone is interested. Contact Beth Steinke at: ionaskye@aol.com for more information Suzy has won both individual gold and two individual bronze medals at FEI World Driving Championships. No matter whether you look to improve your technical driving skills in dressage, cones, hazards, or just to safely go down the road with your equine partner, Suzy is the one who can and will help you to do so.

OCTOBER 6 (Columbus Day Weekend) Spurwink Farm Pleasure Drive, Cape Elizabeth:  A beautiful drive along the coast, through the fields and forests.  Rain date is Monday, October 7.

Here is the Granite State Carriage Association’s schedule. Anyone interested in participating in any of their activities MUST join their club for insurance purposes. It’s a great opportunity to have more driving activities, I encourage everyone to join their club, and hopefully they will join our club!

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MAY 5: MYSTERY DRIVE. Canterbury, NH. Contact: Ginger Laplante (603)783-4702 or Claudia Libis (603) 463-9812

MAY. 20:  BILLINGS FARM DRIVE/RIDE. Woodstock, VT. Contact: Becky Greenan (603)632-4752 or Carolyn Townsend (603) 448-3478

JUN. 3: AUBURN - ELLET & SHIRLEY SEAVEY MEMORIAL DRIVE/RIDE. Auburn, NH. Contact: Linda & Eric Wilking (603) 731-0513.

JUL. 7-8  SUE ROGERS DRIVE/RIDE. Land’s End Farm, Proctorsville, VT. Contact: Sue Rogers (802) 226-7234 (home) or 952-8456 (cell) or noblegesture@tds.net

JUL. 13-15 LOOK TO THE MOUNTAIN DRIVE/RIDE. Chocorua, NH. Camping and swimming available. Contact: Sonja & Bob Cahill (978) 851-5124 or by e-mail: rjcmoosecaboose@yahoo.com

AUG. 3-5 NORTHEAST KINGDOM DRIVE/RIDE. Danville, VT. Camping and swimming available. Contact: Deb Hunt (802) 684-2583

AUG. 12-19 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK DRIVE/RIDE. Bar Harbor, ME. Contact: Laurie Goodwin (603) 483-8797. Reservations should be submitted by Jan 2 , 2012.

SEPT. 1-3 GREENFIELD DRIVE/RIDE & BARBECUE. Greenfield, NH. BQ ON SAT. Camping, stalls and swimming available ($12/night to camp; $12/night/stall). Cones & Obstacles will be set up Contact:Sonja & Bob Cahill (978) 851-5124 or by e-mail rjcmoosecaboose@yahoo.com or Sue & John Booth (603) 664-2787 or by e-mail: mustangsofnh@yahoo.com

SEPT. 16 BRANCH HILL FARM DRIVE/RIDE. Milton, NH. Contact: Pat Pearson (207) 477-8456

SEPT.23-27 SHELBURNE FARMS MID-WEEK DRIVE. Shelburne, VT - Drivers Only. Contact: Lucia & Jim Owen (207) 928-2062, jbolbo@fairpoint.net, or Rick Vanderploeg (802) 899-3315, rvander@us.ibm.com  NOTE: Reservations required - limited space

OCT. 5-7 HANCOCK DRIVE/RIDE. Hancock, NH. Camping available. Contact: Karen DesRoches (603) 525-3632 or Cresca Albright (603) 525-3314

NOV. 3 ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING. Location to be announced. Contact: Connie Moses (603) 528-1531

If for some reason you cannot drive at an event, come anyway and enjoy the sociability. Often someone has room and will gladly give you a ride. Friends, guests, sociable driving people and horseback riders are welcome at all events.

Our insurance requires non members to join in order to drive with us. EVERYONE, rider, driver, passenger, visitor or volunteer helper at an event MUST SIGN A RELEASE FORM available from the event organizer ! Those wishing attendance credit for The Year End participation Award MUST LEGIBLY AND

COMPLETELY FILL IN A RELEASE FORM FOR EACH EVENT ATTENDED! It is not necessary to bring a rig, ride or drive at an event in order to get credit for participation. All events count including meetings for which attendance sheets will be kept.