Powys Carriage Driving Group

Powys Carriage Driving Group members enjoyed great competition at the November Affiliated Indoor Horse Driving Trials. Jonathan Rees, winner of Open Horse, impressed British Dressage judge Sandra Fisher by winning the dressage overall. He drove a good cones round with just one ball down and three time penalties and went to fly the obstacles in the fastest times of the day. What an achievement especially as his horse Roly is now 24 years old !Peter Sidebottom and Ray Hopkins pressed hard in t...

Dressage and Running Order for IHDT 17th November

9.40 Emily Phillips

9.50 Jonathan Rees

10.00 Rhianna Phillips

10.10 Alison Dascombe

10.20 Emily Curnock

10.30 Christine Pitt

10.40 Paul Curnock

10.50 Christine Evans

11.00 Vicky Kedward

11.10 Emily Ham

11.20 Peter Sidebottom

10 minute comfort break

11.40 Ray ( Horse)

11.50 Nikki Shutt

12.00 Carl ( Horse)

12.10 John Shutt

12.20 ...

Wild weather added to the atmosphere as the club stalwarts had a fun filled day at Llwynon indoor school. The day started off with Freestyle Dressage to Music, judged by Anthea Birch, everyone choosing Halloween tracks and putting on a great show in their full fancy dress regalia! Winners Janice and Peter Sidebottom looking truly ghastly as Halloween Bride and Groom jinxed the music machine on three occasions with power cutting out during their stylish act to Thriller! Junior Winner was Emily...

Dressage To Music Times

Please be ready to go in on time in full fancy dress as this is judged on the move during your test.

10am. Emily Curnock

10.10 Jack Kedward

10.20 Paul Curnock

10.30 Emily Phillips

10.40 Christine Evans

10.50 Rhianna Phillips

11am –

11.20 Vicky Kedward

11.30 Janice Sidebottom

11.40 Liz James

11.50 Christine E

12.00 Alison Dascombe

12.10 Wendy Williams

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October 27th is a club fun day with a Halloween theme. Fancy dress for driver , groom , horse and carriage and Halloween music throughout the day . Decorated obstacles and cones courses. Dressage to music - a chance to wow the judge with a sparkling  freestyle display. Two classes in each phase : adults and juniors separately  and each phases with a set of Halloween  edition  placing rosettes from 1st - 4th. Champion rosettes for best Fancy Dress turnout and commemoratives...

Club sees record entry for first indoor Driving Trials event of the season

Powys Carriage Driving Group held the first affiliated driving trials event of the winter series on Sunday Oct 6th with a record entry of sixteen drivers. Rosettes for the event were generously sponsored by Arena Print of Llandefalle and made by local company Big Penguin Rosettes. Dressage was judged by experienced dressage instructor Amanda Say who has studied driven dressage with driving trials maestro James B...