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January 2013
Launch of the CAA Driver Proficiency
Program

The intent of this program is to help carriage
drivers increase their awareness and knowledge
of driving, ensure they're driving safely and
correctly, and earn a CAA Driver Proficiency
Certificate.
Click here for more information!
Highlighted items denote
WRCA sponsored event.

All others are posted to
inform members of other
events they may be
interested in.
Click here for more
info on using a SMV
sign on your vehicle -
what it is and when you
must use it

SMV INFO
July 6-8, 2012  Metamora Pleasure Driving Show http://www.metamoracarriagedriving.com/id68.html
July 21-22, 2012 Hickory Knoll CDE Fitchburg Wisconsin http://www.hickoryknoll.net/HK%20CDE.html
July 27-29, 2012 CAA Driver Profidiency Program Gayla Driving Center
http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?PageType=Event&CallingPage=Calendar&key=641
July 28-29,2012 Ohio CDE -Windy Knoll, Sullivan OH http://www.ohiocde.com/
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
August 4-5, 2012 Brecksville Horse Show http://www.brecksvillekiwanis.org/horse_show.htm
August 8-12, 2012 Walnut Hill Farm Driving Competition http://www.walnuthillfarm.com/
August 14-21, 2012 CAA Four in Hand Championship Trip Riesenbeck Germany
http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?Key=3&PageType=Dept
August 17-19, 2012 Central Ohio Haflinger Show http://www.haflingerhorse.com/ahr_calendar.htm
August 31- Sept 1. 2012 Indiana CDE http://www.iwwi.org/calendar_of_events.html
January 29, 2012  WRCA Organizational Meeting (WRCA event)
DO NOT BRING HORSES!
Meet at 10:30 am, potluck at noon

Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
 www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com 16497 Snyder Road Chagrin Falls, Ohio
44023

Directions:  Take 271 north from 71/77 to  Rt 422 toward Warren for 9.9 miles.   Exit at OH Rt 306 and go north 0.1
miles to Bainbridge Rd. Turn right and go 1.6 miles to Snyder Rd.  Turn left and drive 2.2 miles to Fieldstone Farm.

March 10, 2012 - Connecting Drivers Series #6: Driving games that help you and your horse communicate.  Does your
horse trust and respond to your signals ?  Goal sequencing, focus on the positive outcome.
www.maplecrestfarm.net
March 10, 2012 - Tack Sale Clinton County Fairgrounds 958 West Main St, Wilminton OH
March 6, 2011 Mid-Ohio Carriage & Tack Sale
http://www.mthopeauction.com/sale/mid-ohio-carriage-tack-sale/2012/03/06
March 7-9 Mid Ohio Draft Horse Sale http://www.mthopeauction.com/
March 13-16  Topeka Indiana Spring Carriage & Antique Auction www.auctions-usa.com/carriage_auction.html
March 17 2012 ADT at Windy Knoll  http://www.ohiocde.com/calendar.html
March 30 & 31, 2012     Buckeye Morgan Horse Sale@ Ashland Fairgrounds
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)

April 12-15, 2012 Equine Affaire  www.equineaffaire.com/ohio/  NOTE THE EXPANDED DRIVING OFFERINGS THIS YEAR!
April 27-28. 2012 Martins Carriage Auction  www.martinauctioneers.com
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
June 1-3 Carriage Round Up -Kentucky Horse Park
June 25 -26 All Breeds Driving Show at Randolph Ohio
http://www.randolphfair.com/fairground
June 23 2012- Pleasure Driving Clinic with Debbie Banfield http://www.iwwi.org/calendar_of_events.html
June 2-July 1 2012 Buckeye Haflinger Horse Show Ashland County Fairgrounds
http://www.haflingerhorse.com/ahr_calendar.htm
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
Oct 4-7, 2012 Lexington Classic CDE  Kentucky Horse Park
October 9-14, 2012  National Drive at Kentucky Horse Park
http://www.nationaldrive.net/
October 9, 2012  Mid Ohio MT HOPE CARRIAGE AUCTION WWW.MTHOPEAUCTION.COM
October 19-20, 2012 MARTINS CARRIAGE AUCTION WWW.MARTINAUCTIONEERS.COM
Oct 18-21 CAA Conference Charleston S. Carolina http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?Key=3&PageType=Dept
Oct 20, 2012 Pine Tree CDE NC
Oct 26, 2012 AHR Futurity Show
 http://www.haflingerhorse.com/ahr_calendar.htm
Oct 26-27, 2012 AHR Fall Sale  http://www.haflingerhorse.com/ahr_calendar.htm
May 13, 2012 Zoar Pleasure Drive                 (WRCA Event)
Zoar Historic Village,  Zoar, OH
Meet @ 11:30   Potluck @ noon in Zoar School House
Contact:        Jon & Nancy Roemer  330.364.5808        330.340.1853
 jnroemer@aol.com
A dressy pleasure drive through the picturesque village of Zoar. This drive is not for green horses. Paved roads with
some traffic, hills; police to help at crossings.
 SMV (Slow Moving Vehicle) sign REQUIRED.

Directions:  Take I-77 to exit 93, go east on SR 212. As you enter the old part of town, you will see a fire station and a
Signs posted.
July  15, 2012 - Howe Meadow and Indigo Lake Picnic Drive (WRCA Event)
Howe Meadow Peninsula Ohio
Facilities: •Picnic tables •Electric •Restrooms •Plenty of parking

Howe Meadow is located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park at 4140 Riverview Rd , Peninsula , OH .  DO NOT USE
THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO HOWE MEADOW IF YOU HAVE A LONG TRAILER BECAUSE YOU WILL BOTTOM OUT ON
THE RAILROAD TRACKS.  PROCEED NORTH TO THE NEXT ENTRANCE, MARKED WITH WRCA SIGNS.

There will be a marked course around the meadow.  And a marked trail to Indigo Lake through the woods.  Or just drive
at will around the meadow!  No road driving.

Contact Henry & Kay Rish 216.288.4734 or
hrish@stratos.net
September 23, 2012 Coonhunter's Pleasure Drive (WRCA Event)
Sandusky River Coon Hunters Lodge 7575 TR131 Tiffin, OH
Joint drive with Black Swamp Driving Club
Meet @ 11:30   Potluck @ noon in the lodge
Contact:        Roger and Sue Murray 44883-9342        419.447.0076    
ram2andsue@thewavz.com

Driving is on public roads so a SMV (Slow Moving Vehicle) sign on the carriage/cart is required. Plenty of parking,
restrooms etc. Drinks will be provided. The drive will be between 4.5 and 6.5 miles (your choice or routes) along the
Sandusky river on country roads.  

Directions:  From east or west, take US 224 to SR 53 just South of Tiffin. If coming from the North, take turnpike or US 20
to Fremont interchange, which is SR 53 and follow that until you have gone through Tiffin and come to US 224. Go south
on SR 53 for 5.0 miles to CR 6 and go .8 miles to TR 131. This will be the second right. You will see Camp Glen signs,
plus a Walnut Grove Campground sign. Travel on TR 131 for 1.5 miles. Sandusky River Coon Hunters Lodge (7575 TR
131) is the big barn on the left.
SATURDAY August  18, 2012 Tannerwood Farms Drive                (WRCA Event)
Tannerwood Farms
10248 Kirtland Chardon Road, Chardon, OH, 44024-9747
Meet @ 11:30   Potluck @ noon
Hosted by:  Mr. & Mrs. (Ted & Sonny) Jones  440.286.8781  
sunnyacj@aol.com

Tannerwood Farms consists of over several acres with 1-2 miles of maintained trails around the property and
through the woods, a water hazard to practice in the lake/pond and a full dressage ring.  A cones course is planned,
as well as instruction available in the dressage ring.
September 16, 2012 Fall Drive at Sky Star Fjords    (WRCA Event)  
Star Sky Fjords       1803 Johnstown Rd, NE, Dover, OH    

Meet by 11:30  Lunch at noon
Contact:        Jon & Nancy Roemer  330.364.5808  330.340.1853  
 jnroemer@aol.com

spectacular!

Directions: From I-77, take the OH-212 Zoar/Bolivar exit (Exit 93).  Turn EAST on OH-212 for 5.8 miles to SR-800.  Turn
RIGHT.  Drive 4.1 miles to SR-416.  Turn LEFT. Cross the creek and turn an immediate LEFT on the White Bridge Road.  
We will be parking in the hay field on the right, across from the river – NOT at Roemer’s main house. Watch for WRCA
signs.
December 2, 2012- Holiday Dinner (WRCA Event)
The Oaks Lakeside Restaurant  5878 Longacre Lane, Chippewa Lake, OH
Info to come
IF YOU DID NOT REVIEVE AN ELECTRONIC INVITE VIA EMAIL, CLICK
HERE FOR A COPY OF THE INVITE

Contacts: Nancy Roemer 330.364.5808/ 330.340.1853    jnroemer@aol.com  or  Deb Svoboda 216.534.0500  
debsvoboda@sbcglobal.net
Click here for directions
August 26,  2012  Carlisle Drive                (WRCA Event)
Carlisle Reservation  1282 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH
Meet @ 11:30   Potluck @ noon
Contact:        Floyd & Linda Wells   419.736.2746        440.315.9754                  
lindawells10@yahoo.com
Carlisle Reservation is the largest of the Lorain County Metro Parks encompassing 1,820 acres.  Beautiful trails are
wide with a fine granular surface, always dry enough to drive on (Suitable for antique vehicles). Note that there may be
trail riders and pedestrian traffic
Links To Other Horse
Classes

COSCA
http://www.coscaonline.com/
showschedule.htm

Inter-State Horse Show
Association
www.inter-state.net/horsehowl
ist.htm
October 21, 2012 - Swine Creek Drive Fall Drive (WRCA Event)
Meet @ 11:30   Potluck @ noon in the lodge
Contact - Don & Carm Dalton 216-464-0909
cbdalton@att.net

Driving on paved park roads and trails in the woods.  Trails are 10’ wide with a fine granular surface, always dry
enough to drive on (Suitable for antique vehicles). Other trails are 6’ wide groomed with a dirt surface and could be
muddy if the weather is wet.  (Best for marathon or stronger type vehicles).
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)

January 11, 2012 to January 15, 2012 CAA Conference www.caaonline.com

January 14, 2012 - MapleCrest Farms Connecting Drivers series #4-Prep for competition/ sports psychology.
Organize your day, Elements to success.  Dressage Test , Cones Course , Hazard , a menagerie of practice.

www.
maplecrestfarm.net
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
February 4 & 5, 2012 - Maumee Bay Sleigh Rally, Vail Meadows Equestrian Ctr,Oregon, OH (east of Toledo)  
http://www.sleighfestival.com/

February 11, 2012 - MapleCrest FarmsConnecting Drivers Series #5:  The Job of a great Navigator, words that
work, master plan, vet check prep elements.  Set up of vehicle, safety check, tools, rules and responsibilities,
memorization tricks.  
 www.maplecrestfarm.net
September 8, 2012 Byer's Woods Drive Ashland Ohio (WRCA Event)
Ashland County West Holmes Career Center
1783 State Route 60, Ashland OH 44804 (approx 4 miles south of Ashland)
Meet @ 11:30, potluck at noon
We will eat in the covered picnic shelter about 300 ft south of the parking lot by the lake
Contact:  Jeff & Mary Ann Tock 615-589-6765
mtock133@hotmail.com or 567-215-7999 tockjeff@gmail.com

Drive the Byers Woods trails that range from small loops of 1.5 miles to combinations of over 5 miles.  Trail
surface consists of a combination of gravel roads & open fields that wind through wooded areas and around
ponds.  There are a few bridges to cross on the long route: none on the short rout.
 A great beginner horse or  
driver event

Directions:  From I-71 take the US-250 exit (exit 186) toward WOOSTER/ASHLAND.  Turn LEFT onto US-250.  Go
1.5 miles under the bridge.  Turn LEFT to take the US-42 ramp.  Turn RIGHT onto US-42.  Go 1.3 miles.  Turn
LEFT onto OH-511.  Turn LEFT to stay on OH-511.  Turn RIGHT onto OH-60 for about 3.4 miles.  The Career
Center will be on the left.
March 4, 2012 - A Day of Learning (WRCA event)
DO NOT BRING HORSES!
Meet at 11 am, potluck followed by program

Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
 www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com 16497 Snyder Road Chagrin Falls, Ohio
44023
Contact:  Cathy Rhoades
Directions:  Take 271 north from 71/77 to  Rt 422 toward Warren for 9.9 miles.   Exit at OH Rt 306 and go north 0.1
miles to Bainbridge Rd. Turn right and go 1.6 miles to Snyder Rd.  Turn left and drive 2.2 miles to Fieldstone Farm.
May 4-6, 2012  Driving Spring Training Camp http://www.nationaldrive.net/
May 5-6, 2012 IWWI Spring Driving Event http://www.iwwi.org/calendar_of_events.html
May 8-20 2012 CAA Royal Windsor Horse Show Trip
http://www.caaonline.com/caa_content.asp?
PageType=Event&CallingPage=Trips&key=627
May 18-20-2012 Gayla Blue Grass CDE http://gayladrivingcenter.com/events/gayla-bluegrass-cde/
May 25-26 AHR Spring Sale Ashland County Fairgrounds http://www.haflingerhorse.com/ahr_calendar.htm
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
Sept 29-30, 2012  Ohio CDE -Windy Knoll, Sullivan OH http://www.ohiocde.com/
INFORMATIONAL (not WRCA events)
Nov 2-4 Katydid CDE SC
January 20, 2013  Organizational Meeting (WRCA Event)  NO HORSES
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center  www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com 16497 Snyder Road Chagrin Falls, Ohio
44023
Check back soon for more info

SATURDAY
July 6, 7, 8 - WRCA Sponsors CAA Proficiency Evaluation - Click here for details!  (WRCA Event)
4410 Township Road 628 Millersburg, OH 44654  
Meet at 11:30 am   
NO HORSES!!  This is a people-only event

Potluck at noon so bring a dish to share  BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR

Details are being finalized on a guest speaker on the topic of vehicle striping.  The meeting
will also include a tour,
Note change.  
CVH will not be
able to join us
due to a
scheduling
conflict.
CANCELLED!
Invitations were sent via email.  
Contact Deb Svoboda if you din't
recieve one!
Informational
January 25-27, 2013:  Maumee Bay Sleigh Festival
  http://www.sleighfestival.com/
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