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The Garden State
Horse and Carriage Society is made up of carriage
collectors, drivers and equine enthusiasts from New
Jersey and the surrounding area and anyone who is
interested in equine activities is welcome to join.
The club offers
fun and challenging activities, yet stresses SAFETY
in all aspects of the driving experience.
We are dedicated to:
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Promoting the sport of carriage driving both
competitively and for pleasure;
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Educating and informing our members and the public
with respect to driving methods,
-----safety, and
events;
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Organizing driving and riding events;
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Engaging in social, intellectual and recreation
purposes to the end that sociability and
good fellowship among its members is strengthened
and increased.
Each
member has a passion for driving horses, ponies,
minis and mules. All types of equines and vehicles
are encouraged to participate. The interests of our
members cover many disciplines within the sport of
driving:
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Recreational Driving
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Pleasure Showing
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Combined Driving
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Distance Driving
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Carriage Collecting
Throughout the year, the club sponsors various
activities that are scheduled and organized by its
members.
Our monthly newsletter "In Draft" notifies members of club
activities, as well as activities of other clubs and
organizations.
The club is a
member of the American Driving Society, and Carriage
Association of America, The NJ Horse Council, and NJ
Equine Advisory Board, and participates in many of
these activities.
Memberships include individual, family and lifetime.
Please go to our Membership
Page to learn about
the
benefits of being a member.
Visitors and guests are welcome to come to our monthly meeting held
at 7:30 PM, on the second Tuesday of the month at the Millstone
Township Community Center. The center is
located at Stagecoach Road (RT. 524),
next to Clarksburg Inn, Clarksburg, NJ.
history
(Please scroll down
for complete information)
The club was
started in the early 1990s. The original name was
the Horse & Carriage Society of Monmouth
County. It was changed when the club incorporated
May 1992.
Our logo is from a print by James Walls called
"The Gig Horse". A framed copy of the print hangs
in the club’s President's house while they hold
office.
Our first clinic
was at Clear Fields Farm in Jackson with Audrey
Bostwick.
In 1994, we served
as the host club for the American Driving Society's
Weekend of Pleasure Drivers.
The event was held at Hamilton Farms,
Gladstone, NJ. We had 60+ stalls rented
and over 100 people registered.
There was a
"Welcome" Wine & Cheese party on Friday
night, Continental
breakfast both mornings, boxed lunches
& guest
speakers during lunch breaks (Paul Martin, Eric
Sanders) and
a Country BBQ Saturday evening.
The club has held
pleasure drives at Lebanon, Gladstone, Valley Forge,
Fair Hills, Battleground Country Club
(Englishtown), Assunpink, Bellplains
Park, Renault Winery,
Princeton Nursery, Rockefeller
State Park,
Carranza Memorial, and others.
Our members have
been active in starting and maintaining significant
events including the annual “Turkey Trot”
that benefits the Horse Park of New Jersey and the
Garden State CDE.
Many of the
founding members are still active in our club today.
2007 Officers
OFFICERS
President: Diane Simoncini
Vice-President: Leigh Ann Barnes
Treasurer: Tim Canavan
Secretary: Elke Wilkin
BOARD MEMBERS
Joan Bowker
Judy Canavan
Nancy Mullen
Debbie Osborn
Ellen Weisfeld
Janet Wolf
Contact us
We
can be reached by mail or e-mail: GSH&CS,
Box 252, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514
e-mail address:
President@GardenStateHorse.org
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