Early CDE's
In Arizona we have been conducting combined driving events for almost 20 years. Many of the people who were involved in the early events have long since moved on. Others still regularly compete. Here is a selection of photos from a selection of early events.
Left: Mary Jane in 1993 is driving Istar, Ferra's first foal, at the Cooldige CDE
Right: Linda Fairbanks is driving a tandem hitch, considered to be the most difficult hitch in all of driving. Coolidge in 1995
Left: Harold Coonradt from Colorado is a retired Army colonel and always impressed us by driving in full uniform. The 1995 Cooldige CDE
Right: Hardy Zantke, with wife and groom, Juta, is one of the nation's premier pair drivers. He not only has competed at the national level, but represents the United States as chef de equip in many international events. Hardy has competed in Arizona events almost from the beginning and is also well known as a judge and clinician.
