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The Connecticut Valley Driving Club meets the third Saturday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Allegra Farm on Route 82 in East Haddam for a combined business meeting and pot luck supper. |
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The ride/drive is held the following day, usually at noon, weather permitting. For final time and place, call Anne at 365-0295. Yearly dues are $25 for singles or families; $20 for seniors 65 and over. |
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The Club was formed to promote pleasure driving. We plan to have many events, including drives, hunter paces, fun days, ice cream socials, speakers, clinics, fund- raisers, tag sales and auctions. |
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We are always looking for new members who are interested in driving. One does not have to know how to drive to belong, nor even own a horse. It is a friendly atmosphere, and fun place to meet others with the same interests. Riders are welcome at the drives as well. New members and guests are welcome at meetings and/or drives. Come for the great food, stay for the meeting and try us out! You'll be glad you did. |
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Saturday evening, June 17th we had a lively meeting attended by about 30 people. Elections of officers for the coming year were held and we congratulate Jim Gregory on becoming our new President, John Miller as Vice President, with Janis Langston voted in for another year as Treasurer and Laura Zukowski as Secretary. You are doing a great job! |
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Our meeting has officially been changed to the third Saturday of the month, with the ride/drive the following day. |
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We decided wearing name tags at our meetings will facilitate new and not so new members learning each others names. The tags were provided at the last meeting. |
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July 15th found us though dwindling in number, focused on issues, discussion of insurance and upcoming guest speakers while feasting on our delicious fare brought by members who seem to never run out of tempting recipes. |
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Our guest for July was farrier Mark Russell, who spoke on White Line Disease. He addressed the symptoms, causes-Lyme disease and concussion; and treatment modalities, including shoeing corrections and antibiotics. |
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He also discussed the problems associated with concussion in the driving horse vs. the riding horse. |
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Mark answered our questions about the trends in horse breeding, namely drafts with large flat hooves, QH comparatively tiny feet under big halter-type bodies, and Morgans, Saddlebreds, Standardbreds having more stifle problems. |
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He numbered the pros and cons (mostly pros) of pads, borium and different types of shoes, and passesd around samples for us to see. |
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We enjoyed Mark as a gracious speaker and thank him for coming to increase our knowledge on the many topics he covered while competing with a driving rain on the metal roof! |
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Our next meeting is August 19th at 6:30 p.m. SHARP! Dr. Frank Pelka will be our guest speaker. |
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This page last modified on Monday, July 24, 2000 |