WINDSOR TRACE CDE
1060 Curb Chain Lane
Windsor SC 29856
1060 Curb Chain Lane
Windsor SC 29856
For more information contact Lisa Singer
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Windsor Trace CDE
610-960-8695
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Windsor Trace CDE
610-960-8695
The Windsor Trace CDE & CT will be here sooner than you think!!!
The CT will be held on October 31st and the CDE on November 1-3rd. Don’t forget to get your entries in between the opening date of Sept 2nd and the closing date October 11th. (See links to detailed information under the Windsor Trace Ct & CDE tab)
Something new this year---We will have a new Cash Award for the fastest Intermediate obstacles without elimination, in honor of Gene Rinehart.
The Seventh Mule crawl, sponsored by New Heritage Carriages, will be held on Thursday October 31 after the briefing, Thursday night.
The competitors’ dinner will be a celebration for Bev Lesher, who played a huge part in the founding and provided ongoing support of the Windsor Trace CDE. Information about the dinner is in the Omnibus. Competitors may purchase dinner tickets with their entry. Tickets for non-competitors may be purchased by contacting Nilda Burke at [email protected]. Tickets must be purchased before the night of the dinner. Only a total of 150 tickets will be available for purchase.
The American Driving Society will be holding an ADS Dressage Judging Clinic given by Shelly Temple on
Oct 31st and Nov. 1-3rd. The registration for the Driven Dressage Clinic at the Windsor Trace CDE is now open! This clinic is open to ALL ADS Members. ADS Licensed Officials may receive credit towards their Dressage license. Please login to the ADS website to register or call the office (608.237.7382) on M, T, Th or F to be registered over the phone.
We look forward to seeing you soon!!
Our Story
The Windsor Trace CDE is held each fall in Windsor, South Carolina about 15 miles from Aiken SC and is an American Driving Society recognized event. This is the tenth year for this event. A portion of the proceeds from the event this year will go to Large Animal Rescue Team (LART) /Aiken Mounted Unit.
The success of this CDE is due to the support of Clara Hendin for allowing the of use her land and obstacles, landowners of the community of Windsor Trace, Ben Christensen, Richard Cooper and Lisa Singer for use of their land and obstacles and to the Aiken Driving Club for their continual support. This event could also not take place without the many volunteers and sponsors.
What is Combined Driving?
Combined Driving is an equestrian sport that has horses/ponies (single ,pair or four-in hand ) pulling a carriage and controlled by a driver on the vehicle. It is an event with three phases that tests the harmony of the horse(s) and driver in Dressage (Obedience), Marathon (obedience and speed) and Cones (obedience, rhythm and moderate speed). It is equivalent to the equestrian discipline of Three-day Eventing or similar to a human triathlon. The sport was started by HRH Prince Phillip of England in the 70"s.
Dressage is a phase to test the driver and horse(s)/pony(s) for rhythm, suppleness, and obedience with harmony doing various patterns accumulating the lest amount of penalty points.
Marathon is a cross country course that is very demanding showing the horse's/ponies' fitness and stamina, while demonstrating the accuracy and judgement of the driver to get the fastest time possible. This phase also accumulates penalties.
Cones is an intricate course that has cones with balls placed on top. It is modeled after show jumping with the goal being to "go clean" by not knocking down any balls and staying within an allotted time frame to gain no penalty points.
Combined Driving is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a sport that can use horses of any breed or size so horses and ponies are all welcome. The sport also requires many volunteers to make it possible so even those who don't drive still enjoy the sport!