Contact information
To make contact with any of the WDDC team members listed below, please text or phone your enquiry to:
Committee 2017-18
Chair – Giselle Lockett 01299 896280/07977205441
Secretary – Linda Sprosen 01562 824350/07792778224
Treasurer – Sandra Phillips 01299 250508/07899650111
Julie Wedgbury 01746 789686/07773329653
Jason Millard- 01746 789686
Newsletter and Safety – Nigel Caldicott
Safe Guarding Officer – Clare Caldicott
Website – Non-Committee – Tony Cowles 07831 106366
Other information
Membership-Application-Form-2018
Complete forms in Word to make a paperless application. Make your payment by BACS stating the reference ‘Membership’ or ‘Day Membership’
Rules for Outdoor ‘Indoor’ Trials 2018
Day Membership Application 2017
Risk Assessment Template 2.1.18
WDDC DRIVING TRIALS RULES 2016
Insurance Schedule via British Carriagedriving
SAFETY PROCEDURES Introduced 2016
Training Aids for Driving Trials – these simple guides were produced in 2012 by WDDC members Carol Gregory, Tony and Gill Bache for the benefit of members new to the sport and in preparation for the Charlcotte Farm Driving Trial Event held during September of that year.
Download Event Schedule Template
Dressage Tests
Each season, the WDDC select, from the dressage tests available on the British Carriagedriving website, a test, comprising a set of written instructions plus diagrams of the track a horse or pony turnout is required to drive.
WDDC have adopted the British Carriagedriving Novice Dressage Test 80 (2013). It is available for members to download then study and practice in preparation for club events such as the Charlcotte One Day Trial
It includes some extended trot, two 20m diameter circles at collected trot, and two straight sections with the reins in one hand.
Where appropriate, a formula, requiring less stewarding and pre-event setup than a 6-obstacle trial, may be adopted. Members taking part in the winter season Indoor Horse Driving Trials will be familiar with the format, where only 2 obstacles are set up but are driven and timed twice to make a total of 4 obstacles. 2016/17 Indoor Dressage and a cones course (normally 10 pairs plus an A,B,C slalom) also form part of the competition format. The dressage arena will be 20m x 60m.