ODS Awards Program
Page last updated 01/26/2012
ODS Awards Chair: Edwin A. Miller - (541) 482-2902
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The ODS Awards Committee is the standing committee in charge of all ODS Awards Programs including Special Awards, Rider Awards, Freestyle Awards and the Sport Horse Award.
Awards Committee Mission Statement
ODS promotes and encourages a high standard of accomplishment in dressage.
As part of its mission, ODS offers a variety of award programs to recognize achievements in and contributions to the Dressage Community.
It is the mission of the Awards committee to make recommendations to the ODS Board of Directors for the development and implementation of award programs to encourage all members of the Dressage Community to strive for excellence and to provide a public venue for recognizing those awards.
The Committee has as its primary purpose to establish the awards to recognize individuals and horses in the following areas:
- to recognize the contributions to the dressage community with awards for volunteerism, teaching, and support;
- to recognize achievements in sport horse breeding (DSHB);
- to award horses and riders for notable performance, based on the quality of a horse’s performance as demonstrated by earning consistently good scores with a given rider during the competition year, regardless of individual class placements; in addition to rewarding the quality of a horse/rider performance through scores, special recognition awards for achievement are designed to recognize horse and rider quality over the course of time, independent of test scores; and
- to organize the annual Awards Banquet to recognize those who have achieved those special awards.
From this committee, a chair is appointed for:
- Special Awards
- League Show Rider Awards (also handles League Show Freestyles)
- Licensed Show Rider Awards (also handles Licensed Show Freestyles and Excalibur Award)
- DSHB Awards
2012 Committee Members are:
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