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Driving Tradition Into The Future April 2015 Newsletter

Nicke Palsson Clinic in Windsor

Windsor Trace was the scene of a very instructive clinic

the last week in February 2015. Nicke Palsson, nine

times National Swedish Champion, holder of 2 Golds, 1

Silver and 1 Bronze medal at World Four-in-hand

Championships and Lisa Singer, 9 times National Pairs

Champion and a member of the USA Pairs team at 8

World Pair Championships were the distinguished clini-

cians. Nicke held lessons for horses and ponies and Lisa

handled the VSEs. The weather was neither as coopera-

tive nor predictable as it could have been but all perse-

vered. Dressage and Cones were the subjects for the first four days and Obstacles were

in group sessions on the fifth day. All participants were treated to a wonderful meal on

Saturday night at the home of hostess- extraordinaire, Bev Lesher. Some participants

came from a good distance and everyone went home smarter and more

skilled. Text & Photos by Jay Willis

Happy Easter! Wishing you and yours all the blessings of this holiday... Joanne

Nicke Palsson with Bev Lesher Linda Willis

APR 4 GILCREST FARM HDT/CT WWW.GILCRESTFARM.COM WINDSOR, SC

APR 5 WINDSOR DRIVING DERBY FINALS WWW.KATYDIDFARM.COM WINDSOR, SC

APR 10-12 SO PINES CDE ADS RAEFORD, SC

APR 12 LADIES NIGHT, 4 IN HAND FARM ROBIN 803-269-2849 AIKEN, SC

APR 15 ADC EDU NITE—RESULTS EQUINE THERAPY (SEE P.5) MARTHA MCDONALD WINDSOR, SC

APR 19 ANNUAL DINNER MEETING, 6PM (SEE BELOW) SUZAN SALSTROM

914-204-4189

CUMBERLAND

VILLAGE

APR 19 ADC ANNUAL MEETING 8 PM SUZAN SALLSTROM

914-204-4189

CUMBERLAND

VILLAGE

APR 29 FUN DAY DRIVING, 4 IN HAND FARM ROBERT 803-226-5045 WINDSOR

MAY 2-3 CCC HDT ADS NC

MAY 15-17 GAYLA BLUEGRASS CDE ADS GEORGETOWN,

JUNE 5-7 ELK CREED CDE ADS ELKTON

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE 6 acre lot available in Windsor Trace IV with frontage on North Windsor Rd. and Windsor Rd. Cleared and planted in Coastal Bermuda, this lot has easy access to lovely trails in and around the community. Ideal for carriage driving, trail riding and other equine activities. Offered at $63,000. Please contact Lee Hedlund @ 803 221-6831(cell) or 803 648-8660 (office) for more

Calendar for 2015 (April—June)

Annual Dinner Meeting Sunday April 19th, at Cumberland Village.

6PM to start, dinner at 6:45. $35./person.

RSVP by April 13th to Suzan at ponies3@comporium.net or 914-204-4189 and mail your check to

Aiken Driving Club, PO Box 271, Aiken, SC 29802

The meeting to follow at 8 PM and is open to all members free of charge.

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From The Top . . .By Suzan Sallstrom, ADC President

The Board has added the safety tips to the

news letter, not to offend anyone, but just

a reminder to us all. And true, sometimes

we senior citizens do have brain farts.

Some members misunderstood one of our

safety tips. It was thought that the club

did not want drivers with single horses/

ponies coming to our events if they didn’t

have help. This is not true. Drivers need

to know their limitations and come with

help if they need it. I attended the Wind-

sor Trace pleasure show by myself, with a

single horse and I was not the only one. I

did park next to another driver who had a

single pony. She helped me unload my

carriage and I did the same for her. One

of the great things about the carriage driv-

ing folks is that they are always willing to

give a fellow driver a helping hand.

The Windsor Trace Pleasure Show turned

out to be a wonderful day. Kudos to Arnie

and his staff. But where were all the single

horse drivers? Jennie Lord and I were the

only two in that division.

Trot on… Suzan

Bev Lesher Carolyn McSwain

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE PALSSON CLINIC

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FOR SALE Get ready for the Springtime Pleasure

shows and Traditional Day of

Driving! Early 1900s (1905 - 1910?)

pony wicker "Miami" wagonette by

Standard Vehicle Company,

Lawrenceburg, IN. has shafts and

pole for 11-13 hand ponies. Restored in

1995 and kept inside ever since. I have

pre-restoration photographic

documentation of original finish and

maker. Great Pleasure or

CAA competition piece. $3700. Located

in middle Georgia but I can have it in

Windsor almost overnight. Contact me

at Fathorse@bellsouth.net or 404.2296

206 for photos. Pat Cheatham Newnan,

Georgia

Frey Sprint cart. Brand new large pony. Black with custom wheels. On display to see at

Boot,bridles & britches in Aiken

Price $3,800

803 226-5045

New WCC M100 pony/cde single

marathon carriage

New WCC pony sport wagonette

single/pair carriage

Call for price and details

803 226-5045

Ponies for sale: 10 yo, 13h bay gelding, old style Morgan type, rides and drives (green). Super cute. $2500 12 yo, 12.3h gray Welsh cross mare, rides & ground drives, $1500 Call Rebecca, 803-646-

0462 3/3

SMALL HORSE FARM FOR

SALE or LEASE/RENT TO

OWN– 1.8 acres with spacious

2500 sf 4 bedroom, 3 bath, double wide mobile home and carport

CLASSIFIED ADS . . .PLEASE SEND ADS TO AIKENDRIVINGCLUB@GMAIL.COM

with attached shed and overhead door. Split bedroom layout with huge master suite, whirlpool tub and separate shower. Hay and carriage storage trailer. Three 12X16 covered stalls with 4’ walls and 16X20 walkouts opening to almost an acre of no climb fenced paddock. Separate set up for two minis with low covered stalls and large walk out. Separate tack room and covered wash stall. Use of full size dressage arena & jumps. 80 acre hay field to drive/ride in next door and miles of trails. Spectacular sunsets. Easy access 20 minutes to Aiken or Augusta; 30 minutes to Windsor. $89,000 Listed with Meybohm. For lease/rental info, call Joanne 803-761-1022 or email for pix

joanne.holmberg51@gmail.com.

HOME FOR SALE Join the

Foxchase Community, an established equestrian neighborhood in Aiken. This 2000 sf brick ranch has direct access to Hitchcock Woods from the backyard. Three bedroom, 2 bath, fireplaced family room, livingroom and formal dining room as well as eat in kitchen, central HVAC. large deck, oversized two car garage. For your horses, two stalls hay shed, and board fenced paddocks. $299,000.

call Claire 803-643-3184

FOR SALE

MiniAficionado refrigerator. 34 inches high, 22 wide, 20 deep. Perfect for tack room. $135.00

O/B/O. Call Peggy 803-270-5490.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Rooms

in private home with kitchen and laundry privileges. Short term/long term.Equines possible. 1/2 way between Aiken and Katydid. Ann Zouck 803 641-

6242

WANTED to buy or lease, front-

entry two-wheeled horse-sized

cart not for show or competition

but to train a horse to drive. Kitty

Corbett (803) 480-

1294 or hoofbeat5@bellsouth.net

TRANPORT NEEDED for a

marathon carriage to Pinehurst/

Southern Pines area this

spring. e-mail Pat

Fathorse@bellsouth.net or

call 404.229.6206.

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NEWSLETTER The ADC Newsletter is sent out monthly to all members, and includes a Calendar of current ADC Events, local and other driving related events, Reports, Agendas, Classified Ads and Announcements. Submissions of articles and photos are welcomed, and encouraged. Both our website and our newsletter are good sources of information on driving throughout our region.

Visit our website at: www.aikendrivingclub.com

DEADLINE The 20th of each month is the deadline for submissions and corrections. Photos should be emailed to the Editor and ALSO to the Webmaster. Please identify, people, animals and photographer. Your submitted photograph implies permission for its use.

CLASSIFIED ADS are free to

all members. You may submit your ad to the Editor by email or by USPS (email preferred). Ads are published for three consecutive newsletters and appear on our website for the same period. Non members may submit ads for $25.00. Please send submissions and corrections to: By E-mail:

aikendrivingclub@gmail.com

By USPS: ADC Newsletter. c/o Joanne Holmberg, 51 Love Pond Dr., Jackson, SC 29831

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY GO GREEN and save

yourself and the club money! If you would like your newsletter sent via e-mail (View all photos in color!) instead of a USPS mailed paper copy, please notify the Editor by e-mail at aikendrivingclub@gmail.com.

2014 / 2016 BOARD MEMBERS PRESIDENT:

Suzan Sallstrom 914-204-4189 ponies3@comporium.net

V. PRESIDENT:

Peggy Dils 803-295-6785

TREASURER:

Pixie Baxter

SECRETARY:

Jim Sector 803-226-9572 jassector@gmail.com

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Shelly Temple 804-837-4888

Peggy Keeler 803-270-5490

Jane Hostetter 772-341-1226

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Martha MacDonald 609-510-7465

Teri Merry 803-292-8898

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Joanne Holmberg aikendrivingclub@gmail.com

WEBMASTER

Pao Lin Hatch 240-274-6180 paoball2000@yahoo.com

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This Month’s Education Night Wednesday, April 15, we will gather at the Mansur's to hear Carrie Kelen from Results Equine

Therapy review some of the newest therapeutic techniques to help our horses recover from in-

jury. Directions to the Mansur's...100 Wren Road, Windsor. Take Rt. 78 out of Aiken towards

Windsor. Take the first RIGHT after the 'Welcome to Windsor' sign (Middleton Rd) and then an

immediate RIGHT on Cedar, passing the trash transfer station. Take the first RIGHT on Wren

Road, a dirt road. Mansur's are the second place on the RIGHT with a long, narrow drive to the

house. Please bring a chair as we will be meeting in a barn.

March Education Night RECAP

Cassie Wycoff from the Clemson Extension Service presented a comprehensive review of the nutri-

tional needs of our various equines, based on size and work load. Members asked questions during

the talk and then engaged in an active question and answer period ranging from changing over to

coastal from grass hays to various causes of colic. Thanks to everyone who came out. Next month

we will review supplemental therapies that go beyond bandages and medications. Join us at Ray

and Diane Mansur's farm for an informative evening.

May Education Night

Wednesday, May 20, 6PM-7PM at the Carolina Moon Distillery 116 Courthouse Square, Edgefield for a free tour and tasting of Edgefield's own moonshine. Learn how corn became the grain of

choice, learn some of the secrets early moonshiners used and get an answer or two to the CAA

Level One Proficiency test. Come for some fun, celebrate the end of our competition season and

stay in town for dinner at any of our good restaurants. Please note the EARLIER start time.

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Safety Tip If you need to pass a turnout on the trail, please slow down and ask if it

is OK to pass. Speak up, as carriages are noisy. When it's safe to

pass, give a wide berth and don't resume full speed until you are well

past the other horse.

Safety first always.

Aiken Driving Club Fun Pleasure Show —March 15th, 2015 Great show—thank you Arnie Brooks

for organizing and kudos to all the

volunteers and exhibitors! Photos by Jay Willis

Photo by Meghan Benje Anna Zouck

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Jean Northrup & Diane Mansur

Jane Hostetter Suzan Sallstrom Dawn Cuttill

Ann Mitchell

Linda Willis

Peggy Keeler

Kitty Corbett

Paul Dougherty Mary Anne Boyden

Shellhouse Paid $100

7/13/2013 Aug-13 to Jul 14