JUNE MEETING IS: June 8, 2011

7:30PM AT SPRINGDALE FARM’S

VISITOR EDUCATION CENTER

700 COLBY STREET, SPENCERPORT, NY

JUNE PROGRAM TOPIC: Show ring etiquette given by Tara Defendorf and Laurie Neubauer

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MINUTES OF THE NORTHAMPTON DRIVING SOCIETY INC.

May 11, 2011, MEETING

The meeting came to order at 7:30 p.m., and there were 23 members present.

Secretaries’ Report:   The Recording [...]]]> MEETING NOTICE

JUNE MEETING IS: June 8, 2011

7:30PM AT SPRINGDALE FARM’S

VISITOR EDUCATION CENTER

700 COLBY STREET, SPENCERPORT, NY

JUNE PROGRAM TOPIC: Show ring etiquette given by Tara Defendorf and Laurie Neubauer

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MINUTES OF THE NORTHAMPTON DRIVING SOCIETY INC.

May 11, 2011, MEETING

The meeting came to order at 7:30 p.m., and there were 23 members present.

Secretaries’ Report:   The Recording Secretary asked if all had reviewed the April 2011 minutes and if any corrections were needed.  Maureen K said the name of an NDS member mentioned in the minutes should be corrected to read Teresa H not Theresa H.  The Corresponding Secretary said she received a thank you card from Lori P for the gift card.  Get well cards and gift cards were also send to Michelle S and Kathy Pi; and a thank you card was received from Kathy.  Laurie N made a motion that the Secretaries’ Report be approved and Maureen K seconded the motion.  There was a vote to approve the Secretaries’ Report and all members voted “aye.” 

Treasurer’s Report   The Treasurer reported that there was approximately $11,184 in the treasury.  Members asked how many NDS members there were last year, and the Bob B said there were about 100 members compared to 85 members this year.  Terry Brooks made a motion that the Treasurer’s Report be approved and Nancy B seconded the motion.   There was a vote to approve the Treasurer’s Report and all members voted “aye.” 

President’s Report:  Tara D again reminded members about driving safety.

Old Business:  None.

New Business:

Show:   Co-chair Laurie N said there were about 15 entries for the NDS show on June 5, 2011.  The show committee feels the reason why there are so few entries is because of the economy and the weather this spring—horses have not been worked enough to be in shape for the show.  Laurie suggested that entries be taken up to the show and the late fee for post entries be waived.  Laurie also posed the question whether emailing the prize list and making it available on the NDS website rather than mailing it is working.  Sue Z said she prefers having the prize list mailed to her.  Last year there were 28 entries the day of the show, and the prize list was also emailed and available on the website and not mailed out.  Nancy B suggested that something be sent out about our show being a “warm-up” show.  Bob Balso said we need to make a decision whether the dinner should be canceled, since there were so few people signed up.  It was decided that a decision would be made about the dinner on Monday, May 16, when more people had the opportunity to sign up.  It was also decided that an email be sent out immediately about the show and the fact that this year entries would be accepted up to the show with no late fee and to ask people to sign up for the dinner by May 16, and follow-up calls be made as well.  Laurie also announced that there would be a show committee meeting at her house on Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m.  Esther R again told members that show sponsors were needed.  The pin commemorating the 25^th anniversary NDS show that will be given to competitors and volunteers was passed around.

Quilt:  Sue Z asked members to give her their completed quilt blocks no later than the next meeting in June.  Seven squares have been turned in, but 12 are needed for the quilt.  She also requested members to return their quilt blocks to her if they are not going use them, so she could give them to other members to use

Meeting Program:  Tara said a program is needed for the June meeting—a program about show turnout was suggested.

Open Forum: 

Former NDS member Don Steg passed away.

Sue Z said the CDE clinic has been canceled due to the inclement spring weather.

Esther R asked if anyone knew who the mystery NDS member was mentioned in the April newsletter, who turned out to be Ruth F.  Esther also suggested that someone write a critique of proper manners in the show ring as an article in the newsletter.

The next meeting will be on June 8, 2011.

Bob B made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Nancy B seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Submitted by Kathy P, Recording Secretary

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                  UP COMING EVENTS

        JUNE 5  NDS 25th ANNIVERSARY

                      PLEASURE DRIVING SHOW

        JUNE 26 SILVER SHOE FARM               

                        DRIVING COMPETITION

       JULY 16&17  LORENZO DRIVING

                      COMPETITION

        JULY 30&31 EAST AURORA                      

                               CARRIAGE DRIVE

                                COMPETITION

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                 JUST A THOUGHT

     Where there’s smoke there’s fire…

     unless you’re trying to light the grill

     with your last match.

The meeting came to order at 7:30 p.m., and there were 25 members present.

Secretaries’ Report: The RecordingSecretary asked if all had reviewed theMarch 2011 minutes and if anycorrections were needed. The Corresponding Secretary said she sent asympathy card to Theresa Hartman forthe passing of her mother. [...]]]> Meeting Notice
When: May 11th @ 7:30pm
Where: 700 Colby St Spencerport NY

The meeting came to order at 7:30 p.m.,
and there were 25 members present.

Secretaries’ Report: The RecordingSecretary asked if all had reviewed theMarch 2011 minutes and if anycorrections were needed. The Corresponding Secretary said she sent asympathy card to Theresa Hartman forthe passing of her mother. Laurie N made a motion that the Secretaries’ Report be approved and Sue Z seconded the motion. There was a
vote to approve the Secretaries’ Report and all members voted “aye.”

Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer reported that there was approximately$11,260 in the treasury after refunding members who paid but did not attendthe annual dinner. Sue Z made a motion that the Treasurer’s Report beapproved and Nancy B seconded the motion. There was a vote to approve the Treasurer’s Report and allmembers voted “aye.”

President’s Report: Tara D reminded members to carefully checktheir harnesses before driving this spring and wear a helmet.

Old Business: None.

Show: Co-chair Laurie N sent around a sign-up sheet for volunteers tohelp at the NDS show on June 5, 2011.
The prize list is on the NDS website andwas emailed to NDS members to cut mailing costs. If anyone would like ahard copy mailed to them, please let Taraknow. Esther R reminded everyone that NDS needs ads for theshow program, as well as show patrons and class sponsors; and she handed out forms for this to members. The deadline for receiving ads is May 12, 2011.

Newsletter: Esther R did a greatjob on the March 2011 newsletter, and members commented on how much they liked the new format. There were some printed copies of the newsletter availableat the meeting for anyone who wasunable to open the emailed copy of the newsletter. Tara again thanked AmyE for doing the newsletter for somany years.

Quilt: Sue Z asked members to giveher their completed quilt blocks no laterthan the next meeting in May. She also requested members to return their quilt blocks to her if they are not going usethem, so she could give them to othermembers to use. It was decided that the quilt will be raffled at the annual dinner in January 2012.

Facebook Page: Sue Z would like to create a Facebook page for NDS, somembers could network with each other and others.

Open Forum:
Sue Z said that Carol C had
emailed information to members
about the CDE clinic that will be held
on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and29, 2011. Sue also had hard copiesof this information available.

Please let Esther R know about
any deaths, surgeries, etc., so she caninclude this information in the monthlynewsletter.

The following events are scheduled forApril:

Countrymax Show and Sale at the

Dome Arena on Friday and

Saturday, April 16 and 17, 2011.

Tack Auction in Walworth on
Friday, April 29, 2011.
Martin’s Auction in Pennsylvaniaon Friday and Saturday, April 29and 30, 2011.
Old Fashioned Days on Saturday,
April 30, 2011.
The next meeting will be on May 11,2011.

Tonight’s program will be a Muffy Seaton
DVD on turnout.

Don Grentzinger made a motion toadjourn the meeting, Sue  seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Submitted by Kathy, Recording Secretary

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Food for Thought: How come some
lemonade is flavored with artificial
lemon while furniture polish and dish
soap are made with real lemon?

Martin’s Spring Auction
(Nancy Murphy)

This year is Martin Auctioneers’ 40th
anniversary year, and there was a reception on
the auction grounds on Thursday evening,
April 28th to celebrate. Paul Martin, Jr. talked
a little about the history of the family
company and some of his long-time
employees, and there was a slide show of past
auctions to view while enjoying appetizers
and drinks. Several NDS members, including
Katie S and I, were there as well as many
auction regulars we have come to recognize.

There were far fewer carriages in this
year’s catalog session on Friday than in the
past few auctions and it was definitely a
buyer’s auction, although the NDS members
who took vehicles to sell in the auction did
well. There seemed to be the usual amount of
carriages and sleighs in the field, but most
sold for bargain prices there, too. The
weather was good and it was nice to get a
preview of our spring still to come (I hope),
as the flowering trees were in full bloom and
the tulips and creeping phlox were gorgeous.

Wayne and Esther R and I
drove down to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to
spend some time in Lancaster County and
were privileged to have dinner that evening
with an old order Amish family. Many
families in the area open their homes to
Englishers for dinners to supplement their
incomes and we enjoyed our experience very
much.

If you’ve never been to the carriage
auction or if it’s been a while since you’ve
gone, you should consider going. It’s a great
experience even if you aren’t in the market
for a vehicle.

SHOW INFORMATION

We are in need of people for the ring crew
Sunday afternoon. Please contact Laurie if
you can help.

Also there are still classes that need
sponsors and we always need additional ads.

 Prices are: 1/4 page $15, 1/2 page $25,
Full page $50, Patrons $25, and Class
sponsors $50.

 Deadline is May 12, 2011
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 LET’S MEET A MEMBER

This month’s member will be a mystery
member. I’ll give you the facts and you figure
out who the member is. We will use MM to
represent the member.

 Horses have played a large part of this
member’s life. In fact riding began at the
tender age of 3. Of course it was bareback on
a trusted member of the horse population on
MM’s family farm and under the watchful eye
of Dad.

With age came longer legs, saddles and
more spirited horses. Speed became the name
of the game to the extent that rodeo games
became a favorite pass time. Western saddles
gave way to the English riding style and
activities centered around Pony Club. Our
MM taught classes there for several years.

 It wasn’t until around 1995 that our
MM entered the world of carriage driving.
Lollypop Farm provided the horse to train and
drive. In fact that horse became part of their
ads for a while. If I told you the horses name
you know right away who MM is.

All this wasn’t accomplished overnight
or without some ups and downs. One of those
“downs” resulted in a broken collar bone.

MM didn’t let that change the love of horse
related activities.

 In addition to riding, teaching at Pony
Club, and driving there was marriage, 2 sons
and a job. After all horses do seem to take
our money!

 From Kateland Farm to Walnut Hill and
others shows in between our MM is still
enjoying the world of horses. I had an
interesting time listening to MM tell of horses
owned in the past and the friends made over
the years. Wish you could have been there
too. I enjoyed getting to know this member
better.

 Have you figured out who the mystery
member is? Let me know at the May
meeting. You may be surprised if you’re
right!

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 UP COMING EVENTS

 MAY 22 KATELAND FARMS
DRIVING COMPETITION

 JUNE 5
NDS 25th ANNIVERSARY
PLEASURE DRIVING SHOW

 JUNE 26 SILVER SHOE FARM
DRIVING COMPETITION

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Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm -700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY

Topic: NDS Memories – Wayne Railsback will be showing pictures from various club events

25th NDS Show

WOW – 25 years of the NDS SHOW!  Let’s make this a really special event!!!  Laurie N. and Sue [...]]]> MEETING NOTICE

When:  Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 7:30PM

Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm -700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY

Topic: NDS Memories – Wayne Railsback will be showing pictures from various club events

25^th NDS Show

WOW – 25 years of the NDS SHOW!  Let’s make this a really special event!!!  Laurie N. and Sue Z. will be co-chairing the 25^th annual NDS show.  Since the advertisers in the 2010 show program will be given free advertising in the 2011 show program, we need to find some new advertisers.  Please let Esther R. know if you have any suggestions for advertisers and also sponsors for classes for this year’s show.  Laurie is working on the show prizes.  A show committee meeting will be scheduled within the next month.

NDS Annual Dinner

The annual dinner went well.  Tara D.thanked Kathy P., Laurie N.r, Bob B., Nancy M., Amanda C., and Esther R. for their help, as Jim K. was not able to chair the dinner this year.  The proceeds from the auction were $2,700.  Lodge on the Green has been reserved for next year’s dinner.  We sold 140 items at auction again this year, and made about $200 more than last year.  Unfortunately, last year was down $700 from the year before.

GVEC Seminar

Tara thanked two of the board members, Sue Z. and Amanda C., for representing NDS at the GVEC annual seminar.  Many attendees stopped at the NDS table for more information, and Sue and Amanda suggested that a NDS brochure or flyer with the website address would be helpful to hand out at next year’s seminar.   Some attendees also asked about names of people who train horses to drive, and the Board will discuss making up a list of trainers with members’ help.

Coffee box for Meetings

For about ten years I have supplied a “coffee box” to the general membership meetings throughout the year. This box includes coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cream and sugar in addition to necessary dry goods.  I would like to “retire” and pass this responsibility on to some other interested person.

The club will reimburse you for items required to keep the box supplied for each meeting.  After the meeting, the coffee pots must be cleaned and thoroughly dried before storing until the next time they are needed.

If you would be interested in helping the club in this way, please call or e-mail me.  March of this year will be the last time I will be providing the box.

             Allison Brunsdon          964-2148      Allison234@rochester.rr.com

Updates and Tidbits

Clinic:  NDS will use a local clinician for this year’s clinic to keep costs low this year for the club.  Janet Connor and Sue Z. have graciously offered their farms for this year’s clinic.

Newsletter:   Esther R. will be writing the newsletter starting with April of this year.  Please submit any articles, news or ideas to Esther at 585-392-3156, Railsback@Frontier.com

New board members:  Terry B., Amanda C., and Janet C.. 

Website:  The NDS website has been updated.  Check out the new calendar and info http://northamptondrivingsociety.org/

Quilt:  Many people at the annual dinner were interested in the horse quilt that was displayed there.  Jane P. had won the quilt in 1995, which the PHOWNY horse club had raffled as a fundraiser.  Sue Z. and Kathy P.will coordinate a similar “quilt” fundraiser for NDS.

CDE Clinic:  Sue Z. handed out flyers for a CDE clinic that will be held at her farm in May 2011 with Jeff K.as the clinician.

Don’t forget the meeting!

Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm 700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY

Subject:  The Historic Barns of Sweden slide show

Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm -700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY

Topic: Dr. Amy Leibeck of GVEC will be speaking at the November meeting

On Sunday, October 24th, the Cable’s of Silver Shoe Farm in Batavia invited NDS to their farm.  25 members were in attendance.

There [...]]]> When:  Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 7:30PM

Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm -700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY

Topic: Dr. Amy Leibeck of GVEC will be speaking at the November meeting

Meeting at Ray’s

On Sunday, October 24th, the Cable’s of Silver Shoe Farm in Batavia invited NDS to their farm.  25 members were in attendance.

There was no formal meeting, however it was mentioned that if anyone is interested in either running for office or becoming a member of the board of directors to please inform one of the current officers.  Our current officers have agreed to continue.  There will be 3 vacant board of directors seats.  We are in the process of seeking members to fill these vacancies.  Please inform an officer if you are interested or know someone who may be.

Luckily, it was a comfortable relatively dry day for us to visit Silver Show Farm.  Ray had  Dr. Wende Bush discuss hoof anatomy and some aspects of diseases of the hoof such as laminitis and navicular. Ray went on to show us his display case of many different and unusual shoes and the uses for them.  His display is wonderful and prompted many questions and discussions.

Following the meeting, members enjoyed homemade goodies and coffee provided by the Cable’s.  We are grateful for their hospitality and willingness to share horse knowledge.

Annual Dinner

The annual dinner/auction is Saturday January 22, 2011.  Lodge-on-the-Green has been a great venue for the dinner and the auction.  Start thinking of those great items to put up for auction! 

Membership Dues

Don’t forget to check your email address and make sure that it is current.

Annual Clinic Nancy B. is chairing the clinic, which will be held on Friday, May 14, through Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Kateland Farm with Jeff Morse as [...]]]> MEETING NOTICE
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2009, 7:30PM
Where: Visitor Education Center (VEC) associated with Springdale Farm -700 Colby Street, in Spencerport, NY
Topic: Heather Jacquay – Nutrena Horse Nutrition Specialist

Annual Clinic
Nancy B. is chairing the clinic, which will be held on Friday, May 14, through Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Kateland Farm with Jeff Morse as the clinician. The registration form to sign up for the clinic will be sent out with this April meeting notice and will either be attached as a PDF file for email recipients or paper form for regular mail. Registration will be on a first come first serve basis, and a $50 check must accompany the registration form. Each lesson will be 45 minutes long, and participants will go into the ring five minutes before their lesson to warm up. The first lesson on Saturday and Sunday will begin at 8 a.m. and the last lesson will begin at 4:15 p.m. If there is an overflow of participants for Saturday and Sunday, there will also be five lessons on Friday with the first lesson starting at 1 p.m. and the last lesson starting at 4:15 p.m. Participants will give their first and second preference for lesson time on the registration forms, and Nancy Beaney will call them with the date and time of their lesson. Due to insurance regulations, this event is open only to NDS members, and auditors and grooms must be NDS members as well.

Click Here for Registration Form

NDS Show Prize List Will Not Be Paper Mailed
The NDS Prize List will be sent via email and will be posted on the NDS website. No paper versions will be mailed this year. Paper version can be sent to individuals who request it (contact Nancy Murphy).

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
Jeff Kulzer gave a very informative talk about horse teeth at our March meeting. Jeff has been a horse dentist for over 20 years and has made over 30,000 dental visits. He had plenty of images in his presentation to understand the various problems. He also had many tools, horse skulls and teeth to examine. Get your horse’s teeth floated regularly! She will eat and be able to perform much more comfortably.

Muffy Seaton Driving Clinic
Two scholarships will be awarded for the Muffy Seaton Driving Clinic to be held Saturday & Sunday June 12th-13th , 2010. The scholarships are open to both juniors and adults, beginner to advanced drivers. Each scholarship is for a private 50 minute lesson with internationally renowned trainer, driver and instructor, Muffy Seaton. For more information about the clinic or scholarships Click Here

Carriages on the Lawn
The Granger Homestead “Carriages on the Lawn and Country Fair” will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010. In addition to the carriage exhibits and judging, there will be plenty of other fun events such as Victorian games, scavenger hunt and a People’s Choice Award. Go to www.grangerhomestead.org for more information and registration.

Tidbits and Upcoming Events
The NDS show co-chairpersons, are Laurie N. and Don G.. Show volunteers are needed in various capacities. Nancy Murphy suggested that the prize list not only go out via email and U.S. mail but be posted on the NDS website as well. The show committee will discuss this.

Swap-n-Shop is Saturday April 3, 10-1:00 at 249 Highland Avenue.

The Board will be meeting with our attorney at the next board meeting in early April to clarify some questions about NDS, now that it has been incorporated as a not-for-profit organization. If any members have any concerns, please let someone on the board know.

Esther R. reported that she has contacted Diane Ross about the NDS polo shirts and hooded sweatshirts. The gray and maroon shirts and sweatshirts were ordered from her before, so there would be no extra set-up fee. Esther is also looking into NDS caps. She will have more information including pricing at future meetings.

There are two websites that members might be interested in for horse related items:
www.kyhorse.com
www.usfriesianreferral.com/bits.html

The Carriage Association of America has a 30min video on the following website that goes through its history www.horsetv.com

Thanks to the folks who brought the snacks for the meeting!

Be SAFE – check your gear before you hook up and drive!

Remember to check for the annual clinic attachment with this document.