Author: admin

Tara Wilkinson – SCDA Training in Aberdeenshire 5th-6th August 2024

Venue: Hillhead Steading, Cothal, Fintray, AB21 0HU.
By kind permission of Elinor Bosanquet.

What3words- belt.urban.ratty

Organiser: Vicky Largue – trainingaberdeenshire@gmail.com

You could say carriage driving is in Taras’s blood. Her grandfather Dick Wilkinson initially taught Tara’s Dad, John, to drive, then her older brother Ross took the reins. Tara’s mother Leslee also drives and regularly competes.

Tara has been brought up with carriage driving and started at a very young age. She has had numerous wins, competing all over the world and was a world champion at the very young age of 15. What an achievement! This year alone she competed as part of the British Single Horse Carriage Driving Squad in France at the Le Pin au Haras event with her horses Cruze and Kadans. Tara will also be supporting our young drivers at the European championships in July at Flyinge in Sweden, as one of the trainers.

We are delighted to be able to offer this training up in the Aberdeenshire area and very excited to meet Tara and hear all about her recent travels. Team Wilkinson are very busy competing and training and we are very fortunate that Tara has managed to squeeze us in to her busy schedule.

Training sessions will consist of 45-minute individual slots at a cost of £55 per session. To book, please email trainingaberdeenshire@gmail.com No booking is confirmed until payment is received. Please note that no refunds will be issued in the event of cancellation unless the space can be filled by another driver.

Rebecca March Training – Organised by Vicky Largue

Date: 6-7th July 2024

By kind permission of Nicola and Philip Craigen
Braeside Croft, Durno, Inverurie, AB51 5ER

We are delighted to be able to offer this training up in the Aberdeenshire area.

Bex is a very accomplished driver having started driving after a bet between her husband and mother at the 2015 National Championships. She started in the Novice Pony class and progressed through the levels, getting to her first World championship in 2021. Driving is truly a family affair and Bex is accompanied by her husband Jamie on the back step with her coloured cob Woodie. You could say that carriage driving runs in her blood with her grandmother being Gladys Dale and her mother being well known tandem driver Carol Lumsden (Boswell, Dale). Bex enjoys coaching, and has many tricks up her sleeve to help drivers improve. She has gained so much knowledge as she has progressed through the levels and is delighted to pass this on. She is now a UKCC2 coach.

Training sessions will consist of 45-minute individual slots at a cost of £46 per session.

  • To book, please email trainingaberdeenshire@gmail.com. Payment details will be emailed to you once you have been given a place.

  • No booking is confirmed until payment is received.

  • Please note that no refunds will be issued in the event of cancellation unless the space can be filled by another driver.

  • Please bring your own food for the BBQ on Saturday night

  • Please take home all your own rubbish.

  • Those wishing to stay overnight please contact Nicola Craigen direct on 07766 105073.

Thank you to Vicky for organising and to Bex March for being the trainer.
This could be the first of many, if well-supported!


Cothal 2024 – results

Congratulations to overall champion Vicky Largue

Gateway
Jayne McGarvie – Chose to complete only two obstacles so HC

Junior
Ellie Gunn – 1st

Multiple
Sophie Moore 1st
Elinor Bosanquet 2nd

Single Horse
Elinor Bosanquet – 1st

Single Pony
Vicky Largue – 1st
Ann Miller – chose to compete dressage & cones only so marked HC

Jan de Boer 2024 Training series

Jan de Boer


SCDA is pleased to announce that Jan de Boer will once again be providing a series of training clinics to be held throughout 2024

For details of dates and venues, please check the training events page

The price is £66 per lesson plus £15 (expenses/venue). There is a limit of 2 lessons per driver.  If you wish to take up more than two lessons, these will be put on a waiting list and we’ll let you know if/when the additional lessons would be available. 

As usual, your space(s) will be reserved once payment has been made. If you have to pull out, we’re afraid payment still stands unless the space can be filled by another driver. 

For more details, please contact Bex March by email via the SCDA training email address: training@scda.co.uk

Progression from Club Novice to Open at SCDA Events – updated for 2024

At SCDA club events, a novice is defined as a driver who has not competed in any open or intermediate class at club or national level.

A driver can remain in the novice class until they have completed one or more of the following:

1. A maximum of 3 seasons – where a season is clarified to be a calendar year in which the driver has completed, without retirement or elimination, all phases in at least 3 events from our outdoor “Points League” calendar of events.

2. A maximum of 12 events

3. Be the class winner at 4 events. If there is only one competitor entered in the class, the win is disregarded.

The above changes will come in to force from the end of the 2024 season.

However, from the beginning of the 2024 season, a driver who returns to competing* after a break of 3 or more years will be permitted to enter at Club Novice level for:

1. A maximum of 2 seasons

2. A maximum of 8 events

3. A maximum of 2 events as class winner.

*Note that the rule that a driver could only return to Novice if they previously did not compete more than one season in Club Open, has been removed.

Once the competitor has reached one of the above criteria, they will be required to move to the Club Open class from the start of the next season.

Disclaimer of Liability

The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon the material or information on the website as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, SCDA makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services or related material contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such material is therefore strictly at your own risk

SCDA advice regarding Equine Flu vaccinations

Updated for 2023

In 2023 all BC events will follow the FEI ‘flu vaccination’ rule

The following SCDA Events will also comply with FEI rules and require a 6 month booster given within a period of 6 months (+ 3 weeks), but not within 7 days prior to event arrival.

  • Training events at Seacliff, The Pines, and Townfoot
  • Dunbog
  • Hopetoun (both events)
  • Townfoot

However, the following venues will only require annual vaccinations:

  • Brechin
  • Cardross
  • Cothal
  • Coxhill
  • Pitscandly
  • Strathorn/Lourin


FEI 2023 VETERINARY REGULATIONS 15th Edition 2023
effective 1st January 2023
Article 1003
Equine Influenza Vaccination Requirements

  1. All proprietary Equine Influenza vaccines are accepted by the FEI, provided the route of administration complies with the manufacturer’s instructions (i.e. intramuscular injection or intranasal).
  2. An initial Primary Course of two vaccinations must be given; the second vaccination must be administered within 21-92 days of the first vaccination.
  3. The first booster must be administered within 7 calendar months following the date of administration of the second vaccination of the Primary Course.
  4. Any Horse receiving a new Primary Course as of 1 January 2024 must be vaccinated as follows:
    • V1 (initial vaccination);
    • V2 (second vaccination) must be administered 21-60 days after V1; and
    • V3 (first booster) must be administered within 6 months and 21 days of V2.
  5. Subsequent Booster vaccinations must be administered at a maximum of 12-month intervals however Horses competing in Events must have received a booster within 6 months +21 days (and not within 7 days) before arrival at the Event.
  6. Horses may compete 7 days after receiving the second vaccination of the primary course.
  7. Horses that have received the Primary Course prior to 1 January 2005 are not required to fulfil the requirement for the first booster, providing there has not been an interval of more than 12 months between each of their subsequent annual booster vaccinations.

Coxhill Results 15th October 2023

Long-rein class

1. Jade Christie
2. Bex March

Driven Class

1 Jade Christie
2 Gayle Ledger
3 Jennifer McCreath
4 Wendy Scott
5 Ann Cameron
6 Claudia Nisbet

H/C Class

1 Ian Bertram
2 Lorraine McIndoe
3 Alan McIndoe
4 Diana Ferguson
5 Ann Rushton Green

Best Dressage – L/R Jade Christie

Best Dressage – driven Ann Cameron

Best Cones/Obstacles – L/R Jade Christie

Best Cones/Obstacles – driven Jennifer McCreath

Overall champion – Jade Christie.

Junior Carriage Driving Day

SCDA and the British Driving Society are hosting a Junior Carriage Driving / Try Driving day at Pitscandly, Forfar on 2nd April 2023.

Full details can be found on the entry form. You can download it here. Please print the form, have it signed by a parent or guardian and return by post or email to Heather Gow.

Parents/guardians are welcome to stay for the day – please bring warm clothes and lunch with you!

We look forward to seeing you there.