Oregon Dressage Society High School Dressage Program
Classical Equestrian Team
Team Coordinator - Carol Jackson e-mail or call her at 503-393-2786.
Coach - Holly Johns
Assistant Coach - Jessica Rattner
Chapter Liasion - Andrea Marek

Click Here for the current CET Clothing Order Form (PDF File)

This is a list of the Classical Equestrian Team Members who have all their paperwork turned in with me.

Adriane Long - Sherwood HS
Alex Carey - Rex Putnam HS (Milwaukie, OR)
Allee Lindahl - Scappoose HS
Alycia Smith - Home Schooled
Amy Rufner - McNary HS (Salem, OR)
Lynn Sride - Yamhill-Carlton HS
Christinana Logan - Honorary Member (North Plains Elementary - 6th grade)
Donica Rustrum - Newberg HS (and Yamhill County Rodeo Princess for 2008)
Emma Stevens - Honorary Member (can't remember the school name - but it's near Lake Oswego)
Katy Flanigan - Hononary Member (Home Schooled)
Kayla Paulson - North Salem HS
Kendra Hawkins - Wilsonville HS
Lindsey Kariker - Silverton HS
Maddy McKallip - Grant HS (Portland, OR)
Malorie Mahon - Honorary Member (Walla HS (Walla Walla, WA)
Megan Iverson - Canby HS
Michelle Mannenbach - Dallas HS
Monica Farrar - Newberg HS
Morgan Carver - Merlo Station HS (Beaverton, OR)
Nicole Pease - Silverton HS
Paige Hansen - Jesuit HS (Portland, OR)
Rebekah Polacek - North Salem HS
Ryann Nolan - Yamhill-Carlton HS
Shelley Chestler - Lake Oswego HS
Zoe Brock - Newberg HS

Student's I'm waiting paperwork on:
Michelle Bondy - (I think West Linn HS???)
Kelly Gamble - Gladstone HS
Julie Goodrich - Estacada HS
Samantha Hege - The Dalles/Wahtonka HS
Julie Johnson - Newberg HS
Jordan Martin - West Linn HS
Naomi Martin - Honorary Member (Silverton HS)
Laura Ritacco - Honorary Member
Jesse Reed - Honorary Member
Stephanie Straus - Roseburg HS
Katelyn Vanderweyden - Lakeridge HS

Posted 2/20/2008

If you or anyone you know is interested in joining a High School Dressage Team that you can earn a High School Club letter - please contact me (Carol Jackson, CET Coordinator, jackson4@open.org or call my cell at 503-949-0156). We also have a honorary member team of 4th - 8th graders who want to get involved in Dressage. If you've connected with me before but don't have the info you need, please re-connect with me (sometimes I have more things to do than I can handle, so I drop stuff - please be patient with me and keep connecting till you have all the info you need - thanks, cj)

Below is listed the most important events, clinics and shows I am aware of so far for 2008. You do not have to attend or participate in these opportunities, but I guarantee these clinics and shows will provide the positive experiences you and your horse need to grow and develop.

To earn a high school letter you will need to show in at least one team show, and receive two scores of 60% or higher at two different ODS League &/or USEF/USDF/ODS Licensed Shows under two different judges. If this is confusing, please contact me with any questions. Carol 503-949-0156, or jackson4@open.org. If you showed and volunteered at the August Junior/Young Rider show at DevonWood then you already have your team show requirement done.

For complete details on clinics and shows please go to the Oregon Dressage Society website and click on "Shows/Clinics" or go to http://www.oregondressage.com/showsandclinics.html.

If you don't know how to enter a Dressage Show, please call Gaye McCabe (503-393-0309), Randie Croshaw (503-390-1795) or me (503-949-0156). For ODS League Shows you will want to use the ODS League Entry form, for USDF/USEF/ODS level shows you will need to use the USEF/USDF entry form. These forms are also on the ODS website.

CLINICS and EVENTS:

These are clinics and events that would be very well worth your time and effort to ride in or audit/watch:

This Saturday and Sunday

March 1 & 2 - Michael Etherly clinic (audit/watch for free to CET members & friends) Sonnenberg Farm, 12933 SW Westfall Rd., Sherwood, OR 97140 Call Carol for more info (503-949-0156)

Feb 23: Wilsonville Holiday Inn - How to fill out entry forms

Feb 23 & 24: Wilsonville Holiday Inn - Volunteer Training for helping at ODS & USDF shows - contact Rose Newman at: rose_newman@yahoo.com

An excellent opportunity to learn more about Dressage Shows and when, where, how to get your entries in on time and get them completed right.and how to volunteer at the shows.

Feb 23 & 24; and March 15 & 16: Gerhard Politz Clinic Quailhurst Farm, Sherwood, OR Audit $5.00 - contact Tory at 503-936-3633

Mar 15 & 16; May 17 & 18; July 19 & 20 - Jeremy Steinberg clinics DevonWood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood, OR Please go to: devonwoodeq.com for details & audit costs DevonWood typically posts clinics about two weeks prior to the clinic

April 26 & 27: Cara Whitam clinic - DevonWood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood, OR Please go to DevonWoodeq.com for details & audit costs

SHOWS:

Please go to the Oregon Dressage Society website and click on Shows & Clinics for complete details, or call Carol (503-949-0156; or Gaye 503-378-0309) for help.

March 22 & 23: USDF/ODS League Show - Bears Above the Ground - Yamhill County Fairgrounds McMinnville, OR. - Looks like we'll have enough riders there to declare this as a team show.

March 28, 29, 30: USEF/USDF/ODS - Nationally rated show Spring Into Dressage - DevonWood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood, OR It looks like we'll have enough members at this show to declare it as a team show.

I DESPARATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS for Spring Into Dressage Show (March 28-30) since I'm the Volunteer Coordinator. So, please call me if you will be available for even part of a day - thank you, Carol, 503-949-0156

April 5 & 6: USDF/ODS League Show DRESSAGE FOR THE AGES - State Fairgrounds (Salem) - Closes March 15 THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE OFFICIAL TEAM SHOWS FOR THE YEAR - Profits from our official team shows go into the HS Team account and are used for College Scholarships, etc. - PLEASE PLAN ON SHOWING & HELP RUN THE SHOW. We also desperately need sponsorships so this show makes a profit - please contact Gaye McCabe about how sponsors can get tax credits

April 12 & 13: USDF/ODS League Show - Fort Vancouver Spring Fling - Ridgefield, WA (Clark County Fairgrounds)

April 19: USDF/ODS League Show Oregon State University Dressage Team Beaver Piaffe Inavale Farm, Philomath, OR

May 10 & 11: USEF/USDF/ODS - Nationally rated Heart of the Valley, DevonWood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood, OR

May 23, 24, 25 - USDF/ODS League Show ODS Level and High School Championship Show, State Fairgrounds, Salem, OR THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE OFFICIAL TEAM SHOWS FOR THE YEAR - Profits from our official team shows go into the HS Team account and are used for College Scholarships, etc. - PLEASE PLAN ON SHOWING & HELP RUN THE SHOW. We also desperately need sponsorships so this show makes a profit - please contact Gaye McCabe about how sponsors can get tax credits

July 25, 26, 27 - USDF/USEF/ODS (Nationally rated) Dressage at DevonWood, DevonWood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood, OR Put this on your calendar, it is a spectacular event - plan to come to watch and to help at.

We'll start the next school year (2008-2009) on August 22, 23, 24, 2008 at the USDF/ODS League Show - Glisan Street Junior/Young Rider Team Championships. THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE OFFICIAL TEAM SHOWS FOR THE YEAR - Profits from our official team shows go into the HS Team account and are used for College Scholarships, etc. - PLEASE PLAN ON SHOWING & HELP RUN THE SHOW. We also desperately need sponsorships so this show makes a profit - please contact Gaye McCabe about how sponsors can get tax credits.

Opportunities:
We get occassional offers of free leases, or nearly free horses. If you are interested in these opportunities, please email me. >> home. Jesse is would like to get down to one horse. Please contact her

Holly Johns, CET's Head Coach, ask me to let everyone know that she is available to help members who either don't have a regular coach, or who need additional help. Holly's expertise is in Dressage, over fences, eventing, training weanlings and starting young horses. Typically, if we can get enough members together (3-4), all we have to do is pay the haul in fee where she trains (Yamhill). The arena is 100 x 200 so there's lots of room to train those more challenging movements. If you are interested in scheduling time with Holly please contact her directly at 503-702-6728 or hollyj@hughes.net.

If you are a college student and want to start a college team at your college, please contact Gaye McCabe at 503-393-0309 for recommendations on how to approach your school.

Again, if you have any questions, need information, need help, etc., please call Gaye, Randie or me.

Heads up, heels down, keep safe and health!

Carol Jackson
CET Coordinator
503-949-0156 - cell

If you earned your Athletic Club letter through CET this school year, I have either already hand delivered, mailed or will be mailing Tuesday a letter and certificate verifying that to either you or your school. The certificate is for the school to use if they are having an end-of-the year awards presentation so they have something to present to you for this accomplishment.

You will be receiving your pen, letterman's patch and "official" certificate at the:

CET AWARDS BANQUET
Saturday, June 10, approximately 6:30 p.m. (depending on how the show is running)
Following that day's tests at the ODS League/High School Championship Show at the State Fairgrounds

The dinner will be held at Lum Yeun's, 3190 Portland Rd NE, Salem (503-581-2912).

Gaye McCabe indicated that the two shows CET hosted this year (Dressage for the Ages and the Crawford's CET and Friends Show) and the work CET members did for Arabs in Motion earned enough that CET will pay for team member dinners. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW as-soon-as-possible:

1. If you are SHOWING AT THE ODS LEAGUE & HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, and

2. If your WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE CET AWARDS BANQUET JUNE 10, and

3. How many family members and friends will be attending the dinner.

According to my records, the following CET members have lettered this school year:
1 ALEX CAREY - Rex Putnam (1st year, 1st letter)
2 SHELLEY CHESTLER - Lake Oswego (2nd year, 2ns letter)
4 JESSICA CRAWFPRD - Sherwood (3rd year, 3rd letter)
5 NANCY CROSHAW - McNary (1st year, 1st letter)
6 KELLI GAMBLE - Oregon City (1st year, 1st letter)
7 SAMANTHA HEGE - The Dalles/Wahtonka Union (1st year, 1st letter)
8 JAMIE HUGHES - West Salem (1st year, 1st letter)
9 JILL JACKSON - Silverton (4th year, 4th letter)
10 ALEXANDRIA LINDAHL - Scappoose (1st year, 1st letter)
11 JORDAN MARTIN - West Linn (2nd year, 2nd letter)
12 MIRANDA McGEE - Sherwood (2nd year, 1st letter)
13 MADELINE Crappie - Grant (1st year, 1st letter)
14 ERIC NOLAN - Yamhill-Carlton (2nd year, 2nd letter)
15 RYANN NOLAN - Yamhill-Carlton (1st year, 1st letter)
16 NICHOLE PETERSON - Sunset (1st year, 1st letter)
15 CATHERINE PIKE - Gervais (2nd year, 2nd letter)
17 AMY RUFENER -McNary (2nd year, 2nd letter)
18 DONICA RUSTRUM - Newberg (2nd year, 2nd letter)
19 BETHANYE SATTERWHITE - Hillsboro (3rd year, 2nd letter)
20 ALYCIA SMITH - Home schooled (2nd year, 2nd letter)
21 RACHAEL STEFFEN - Home schooled (1st year, 1st letter)
22 RACHEL STOLLER - Canby (2nd year, 1st letter)
23 CAITLIN WISBESKI - South Eugene (1st year, 1st letter)

This is the first year the ODS High School Program has been able to award college scholarships. The criteria is that you must have been an active member for at least two years. Three seniors qualified and each will receive a $500 college scholarship: Bethanye Satterwhite will be attending Linfield College, McMinnville; Eric Nolan will be attending George Fox University, Newberg; and Jill Jackson will be attending Oregon State University, Corvallis. - We ALREADY MISS YOU!!!

If your name is not on this list and you have completed the requirements to qualify, or you should qualify at the Championship Show June 10 & 11, please let me know. I will be emailing each member a copy of the letter mailed to your high school, hand delivered or mailed to you (just in case you lost it or want to ensure that your high school received it).

Thanks! Carol Jackson

Posted 5/27/2006 -- Team scores for our Classical Equestrian Team and Friends ODS League Show
May 6 & 7, 2006
Kathy Casey, judge

SAC & RHS Mixed team:
Intro B: Alycia Smith, Viviana, 66.667%
TLT 3: Eric Nolan, Chief, 67.5%
TLT 4: Alex Carey, Star City, 64.23%
TLT 4: Ryann Nolan, Ghirardelli, 57.307%
(team average: 63.926%) = 5th

Salem Academy, Training Level Team:
Rachael Steffen, Mica, TLT 2, 63.846%
Catherine Pike, Rebel's Fancy Lady, TLT 4, 70%
Jamie Hughes, Harbor Mist, TLT 2, 72.692%
Miranda McGee, Roy Els Nite Magic, TLT 4, 60.384%
(team average: 66.731%) = 1st

Regis, Training Level Team:
Madeline McKallip, Tsunami , TLT 2, 70.769%
Samantha Hege, Shanina, TLT 2, 65.000%
Nancy Croshaw Yung Frau, TLT 2, 60%
Magen Pettitt, Bailey, TLT 2, 60% (swing on rider from Estacada Dressage Team)
(team average: 63.942%) = 4th

Salem Academy, First Level and above team:
Jill Jackson, Campbell, 1st Level Test 3, 73.428%
Shelley Chestler, Hodgie, FLT 1, 63.703%
Kellie Gamble, Remyll 'Du', 1st Level Test 1, 62.22%
Jessica Crawford, Quest, 3rd Level Test 3, 65.333%
(team average: 66.171%) = 2nd

Regis, First Level and above team:
Jessica Crawford, Quest, 4th Level Test 1, 64.651%
Rachal Stoller, Klass Act, 2nd Level Test 4, 62.352%
Allee Lindahl, THC Sir Wellington, FLT 1, 66.667%
Alex Carey, Star City, FLT 1, 64.074%
(team average: 64.436%) = 3rd

Posted: 4/24/2006 -- New ODS League Approved Show is announced - Classical Equestrian Team Members & Friends - May 6-7, 2006. Click here to see the prize list. Tests will be ridden in the outdoor 100X 200 - Indoor 60 x 120 will be used for warm-up. Stabling - very limited outdoor paddocks - no overnight. The show is designed to help CET members earn their High School Athletic letter and to allow CET's ODS friends (any age) to participate. In order to keep entry fees reasonabile CET could really use about 10 - 15 sponsors at $20-$25 each. If you have someone who is willing to sponsor a class, please download the sponsor form (doc format) that can be used to receive tax credit. For details, please contact Carol A. Jackson at 503-393-2786; 503-949-0156; 503-986-3836 (work, only if necessary) or e-mail her.

Posted: 2/18/2006 -- The Classical Equestrian Team is the first High School Dressage team in the United States to show as a team and be awarded High School club/athletic letters. In 2002, Salem Academy Christian High School and Regis' Catholic High School (Stayton, OR) joined forces to host any -and-all high school students (public, private and home-schoolers) who wanted to join CET in order to earn a club/athletic letter in Dressage. SAC and Regis continue to be CET's host schools.

At the September 2005 ODS Annual Awards Banquet the following fifteen Classical Equestrian Team members received their High School pens from Don Heuberger (Regis' High School Athletic Director), Participation Certificates from Gaye McCabe (USDF Region 6 Chair), and CET letterman's patches from Carol Jackson (CET Coordinator): Alex Thore (Veritas HS), Jill Jackson (Silverton HS), Eric Nolan (Yamhill-Carlton HS), Jessica Crawford (Sherwood HS), Jennifer Cudo (Corvallis HS), Danae Martin (Gervais HS), Catherine Pike (Gervais HS), Amy Rufener (McNary HS), Bethanye Satterwhite (Hillsboro HS), Alycia Smith (home schooled), Kelsey Slocum (North Salem HS), Elyse Brown (Estacada HS), Shelley Chestler (Lake Oswego HS), Leann Moneta (Sherwood HS), and Jackie Gibson (Rex Putnam HS - Jackie is this year's Clackamas County Rodeo Queen - go JACKIE!).

In October 22 & 23, 2005 CET was invited to DevonWood to have a two day clinic with Jessica Rattner. It was an outstanding event. Jessica and her mom, Ginny, made all the CET members feel right at home. Jessica has a special way of connecting with each horse and rider. Everyone who came had a great time, came away having learned much, and was prepared to do their homework. Jessica enjoyed the team so much that she has agreed to be CET's Assistant Coach for this school year.

In November and in December CET member, Jessica Crawford, and parents, Steve and Judy Crawford, hosted two - two day clinics with Kathy Casey. The November clinic included schooling tests. It was filled to over-flowing, lots of fun and very educational. The clinic in December included CET's annual Christmas Party. Kathy's encouraging way of working with students and ability to share her "judge's view" of what great Dressage is proved to be very rewarding for all participants.

In January CET Head Coach, Holly Johns, invited all interested CET members out for a two day clinic at the barn she trains at inYmahill-Carlton. It is about 100 x 200 so we can get a lot of work done. CET members who work with Holly call her the Miracle Worker because of the tremendous improvement they experience in a short time...but they also have coined her clinics as the "abs" burner. Regardless of how "in-shape" you come to one of her clinics, you discover muscles you never thought you had.

February 11 & 12, 2006, CET hosted the Dressage for the Ages ODS League Show in Boring. The proceeds from the show will be used to establish an ODS College Scholarship for High School members. Sixteen CET members rode in the show along with Team Coach, Holly Johns. During the show three new members joined, for a total of 19 members showing. Three other CET members came to support the team and volunteered their time to make the show a success. Saturday evening in the clubroom the team had an all member birthday party. It was an outstanding show. CET members had a lot of fun working together, getting to know each other and doing what they love as a team- Dressage. We had so many members there that we keep Holly Johns very busy coaching team members. A big thank you also goes out to Teri Emrich and Kim Baker who have members on the CET team for reading tests and provided encouragemetn and coaching for CET. And of course, the show would not have been possible without the time and dedication of Gaye McCabe who coordinated, ran and secretaried the show.

February 24, 25, 26, 2006, Jessica Rattner is flying back from Florida to give CET members lessons Friday eve, Saturday and Sunday. Anyone interested in auditing the clinic can contact Carol Jackson for details (503-393-2786 or 503-949-0156). We may have one or two riding slots available.

March 4 & 5, 2006 you will find CET at Bears Above the Ground in McMinnville with sufficient members to qualify it as a team show. Bears is always a special show for CET members. It is the first show CET every participated in, and it became the first High School Dressage Team show in the nation.

March 25-26, 2006 you will find CET's Training and First level members showing at Spring Into Dressage at DevonWood.

April 1 & 2, 2006 is DevonWood in the Spring for CET's Second and Thirdlevel members.

CET will be trying to get Jessica back for another clinic at DevonWood in April.

Then in May you'll find CET members at Heart of the Valley, also at DevonWood.

CET will have our 2nd annual CET member and friends ODS League Show at the Crawford's, with "L" judge, Kathy Casey. The date is not yet set, but it is anticipated to be April or May.

The June 10 & 11 ODS League Championship Show is three shows in one. It will be an open show on Saturday, and a High School Championship Show and ODS League Championship Show on Saturday and Sunday. This will be the first (that we know of) High School Championship Show in the nation. CET plans on going out to dinner Saturday evening. At that time High School athletic letters, pens, patches and certificates for the school year will be awarded. This will be a historic event because it will mark the first time in the nation that anyone has letter four years in Dressage.

For more information about forming a high school Dressage Team, please contact the ODS office, or Gaye McCabe (503-378-0309) j-g.McCabe@juno.com; or Carol Jackson (503-393-2786 or 503-949-0156) jackson4@open.org.

Posted: 2/28/2006 -- How much fun can a team have! The Classical Equestrian Team hosted the Dressage for the Ages ODS League Show February 11 and 12 with Gaye McCabe as the show secretary and organizer. The proceeds from the show will be used to establish college scholarships for ODS High School Team members. CET had twelve members complete in the show on Saturday and eighteen on Sunday. Twelve of the team members spent the night together Friday at the show, and the following evening there was an all team pizza and birthday party with about ten of the girls spending the night together. For several of the girls it was their first show as a member of CET. During the show two students joined CET (Rachael Steffen of Oregon City/home schooled, and Caitlin Wisbeskie from South Eugene HS). Three long time team members came strictly to helped run the show: Bethanye Satterwhite, Hillsboro HS, and Danae Martin and Cathreine Pike of Gervais HS. Nancy Crowshaw and Amy Rufener of McNary High School let Jill Jackson of Silverton HS borrow their horses because Campbell was ill, and Kelli Gamble of Oregon City High School brought along an extra horse for Maddy McKallip of Grant HS to ride.

CET was established in 2002 when Salem Academy Christian High School in Salem and Regis Catholic High School in Stayton agreed to allow high school students from all over the State to join their combined Classical Equestrian Team. The two schools are in their fifth year as hosts of CET. The first year the team had six members with four lettering. Last year fifteen members out of 21 earned their high school letter in Dressage through CET. So far this year CET has 24 members and several honorary members who are in junior high and will become full members when they reach high school age.

Although CET 's Team Coordinator does put together a roster of which team member will be on which team during a show, CET members are not told until the awards are presented which team they were on because shows are never a competition between riders or teams. CET members come to each show with four objectives: 1) number one is always safety; 2) try to better your own last score so you and your horse can move up the tests and levels through correct training; 3) encourage and support each and every member just like you would like to be supported and encouraged in a sport you love; and 4) volunteer at each show.

At the Ages show Saturday the team had twelve riders with four teams of three. Salem Academy Team A took 1st; Regis Team A took 2nd; Salem Academy Team B took 3rd; and Regis Team B took 5th. On Sunday CET had eighteen riders participate so the team split into two teams of five and two teams of four. Regis Team B took 1st; Salem Academy Team A took 2nd, Regis Team A took 3rd, and Salem Academy Team B took 4th. Holly Johns, CET Head Coach was on hand as a coach and a participant. When Holly had too much to handle Teri Emrich and Kim Barker (who both have students on CET) helped the team by reading tests and providing coaching.