Green Mountain
Draft Horse Association
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Newsletter Driving Clinic continued... Saturday afternoon cleared up enough to allow all the students to go out in wagons and tour the amazing property at Shelburne Farms and switch off drivers, allowing everybody a chance to feel the lines while being out on the open road. The evening entertainment was Doctor Hunt DVM from Middlebury Large Animal Clinic. He gave us all a wonderful speech about draft horses and some of the unique health issues they have. He allowed plenty of time for questions and encouraged group participation. This was held in a barn that is home to four beautiful shire horses and I believe that this should be part of our driving clinics going forward. It was a great way for the group to spend some time getting to know each other. Sunday started with a hot breakfast and some talk about what people had learned the day before and where they wanted to start that day. Most of the students were ready for some more driving. Before that could start in earnest everybody had to have a chance to hook and unhook the horses to the wagons. This can be a dangerous time and the chance for each student to hook the chains to the wagon was well worth it. Even though it snowed off and on all day Sunday people were out trying their hands at the obstacle course. By that time they were such good drivers the instructors told me to make the course harder! I want to give a special thanks to my teamsters, Cathy Palmer, Larry Newcombe, Patrick Palmer and Ted Russell. They were all fantastic. I also would like to thank David Clark, Judy Myneke, Mika, Jim and Barb Amblo, Julie Nichols and Roseann Lombard for helping me out. And last but not least Shelburne Farms for allowing us the use of their amazing Breeding Barn and Cathy Wells for allowing us to have the Doc Hunt talk, the teamsters horses and teamsters a place to stay in her barn. This is an annual event; if people are interested in attending next year keep your eyes out for the signup sheet on our webpage, www.greenmountaindraft.org. Below are
pictures from This Year's Driving Clinic
photos by Jean Cross
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