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GSCA YEAR-END PARTICIPATION AWARDS At the GSCA Annual Meeting each spring from 1983 to 2016, a Participation Award has been presented to the Outing participant(s) who attended the most club-sponsored activities for the previous year. Initially, the names of the Award recipients were engraved on a plaque, and the recipient held it for a year. Then the plaque would be passed on at the next Annual Meeting to the next recipient, sometimes to be shared among multiple winners. Since 2015, when the plaque space was filled, the Year-end Award recipients have been listed here in honor of their achievements.
The Granite State Carriage Association Participation ("Best Attendance") Award plaque, 1983-2015, originally presented to the club by the Merrimack Trail Riders. Participation Award Recipients starting in 2016 are honored by having their names added to this page. ------------ See GSCA's History Gallery for more about the illustrious early years of Granite State Carriage. ------------
CAHILL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDStarting in March 2023, the M.V.P. Award on the GSCA election ballot was re-named the Cahill Sportsmanship Award. This Recipient will be chosen annually by GSCA Members to honor the memories of Sonja and Bob Cahill, who founded, hosted, and supported several GSCA Outings during their 32 years as GSCA Members, 1989 - 2021. Drives/camping Outings first begun and hosted by Sonja and Bob were Shelburne VT, Chocorua “Look to the Mountain” Outing, Northeast Kingdom in Danville VT which ran for several years, also a Greenfield NH camping Outing. Sonja served the club in each officer capacity and mentored, advised, and assisted the Board as a Senior Advisor and Lifetime Member. Bob was frequently an Auction assistant at the Annual Dinner FUNd-raiser, where his antics kept everyone laughing.!Together they were dedicated to promoting and advancing the GSCA and carriage driving, encouraging new members and safe practices, and maintaining their sense of humor and fun. “Good Sports” both! _________________________ CAHILL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Honorees: For 2022 -- Leslie Baxter.
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GSCA Artists
These artists below have given generously of their time and creativity as seen on our website. The GSCA is very grateful and honored to enjoy such wonderful visuals when we look at our pages!
Barbara Frake, Frake Fine Art, portrait artist and horsewoman
Most of the lovely visuals at the top of our pages were generously offered by Barbara, who creates such paintings for her clients. See more of Barbara's works at Frake Fine Art.
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 Drawing of Friesian horse carriage by Frake FIne Art |
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Connie Moses, graphic and fine artist and horsewoman
Connie's background in graphic and fine arts led to her involvement in designing this GSCA website in 2012, with the help of Sonja Cahill and Stephenie M. Connie also wrote and art-directed the GSCA brochure, and serves as a website Admin.
 Custom portrait of horses |
 Connie Moses' portrait of trail rider |
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Heather West, graphic and fine artist and horsewoman --
Artwork by Heather West
Our GSCA brochure, first printed in October 2012, was designed and produced by Heather, who does freelance graphics. Her creative graphic design skills are much admired in the brochure.
Special recognition to
GSCA Lifetime Members:
Ginger Laplante
(the late) Sonja Cahill
(the late) Bob Cahill
(the late) Barbara Hurld
Thanks to GSCA Website Admins:
Connie Moses
Cindy Schlener
Katie Boates-Goudreau, tech support
