Friends and drivers rallied and worked overtime to get the 9th Annual Combined Driving Event at Huber Farms in 70 Mile House up and running on July 17-19, after the course designer got sick before the event.
“There is not a thank you big enough for these great sportsmen and volunteers,” says organizer Ken Huber. “Volunteerism was spectacular this year, both before and during the carriage driving event.”
The annual event saw drivers and horses from around British Columbia take part in a few different levels of riding.
Joan Bourke of Quesnel was the overall winner at the training level and Rosalie Turcotte of Mission was the overall winner at the preliminary level.
The overall winners were sponsored by Elisa Marocchi from Wildwood Farms in 100 Mile House.
Sharyn Nixon of Winlaw won best dressage (training level) with a score of 56.95.
Katie Iceton of Armstrong won best dressage (preliminary level) with a score of 43.44.
Trudy Leishmen of Mission won the best conditioned award, sponsored by Cache Creek Veterinary.
Training Level Pony
First: Roseanne Jacobs (Mission) with a penalty score of 67.31
Second: Karyn Greenlees (Green Lake) with a penalty score of 78.56
Third: Theo Miedema (Fort St. John) with a penalty score of 100.53
Fourth: Sharyn Nixon (Winlaw BC) with a penalty score of 119.45
Training Level Horse
First: Joan Bourke (Quesnel) with a penalty score of 67.22
Second: Pat Crema (Pritchard) with a penalty score of 85.47
Third: Rose Eklund (Quesnel) with a penalty score of 105.03
Preliminary Level Pony
First: Rosalie Turcotte (Mission) with a penalty score of 115.70
Second: Marion Roman (Langley) with a penalty score of 125.59
Third: Katie Iceton (Armstrong) with a penalty score of 143.68
Fourth: Trudy Leishmen (Mission) with a penalty score of 145.25
Preliminary Level Horse
First: Fred Harder (Quesnel) with a penalty score of 286.03
Second: Lynda Atkinson (Quesnel) with a penalty score of 321.42