Agenda

1) Introductions (more…)

Fort Vancouver Chapter Meeting Minutes

4/23/2012

Members In Attendance:  Rose Newman, Nancy Koski, Eileen Parent, Marilyn Watson,  Sarah Posey, and Lorraine Nettles.  Meeting commenced at 7:13 pm.

Old Business:

Spring Fling show only had about ½ the entries as in past years but the chapter still made money.  Fall Finale also receiving less entries. (more…)

Dear FVC Members,

I am attaching the FVC Scholarship Application for the 2012 USDF Region 6 Youth Camp. Please feel free to forward it to Pony Clubs or 4-H groups. The idea behind this scholarship is to sponsor kids that could not afford to go without assistance, or where it would be a financial hardship, but we will consider all applications.

Click here for the application: FVC-Camp-ScholarshipApplication

Thanks for your help!

Lorraine Nettles – FVC Treasurer

Greetings ODS!

We are in desperate need of volunteers for this weekend’s 2012 Heart of the Valley I & II Dressage Shows (May 12-13 at DevonWood Equestrian Centre).

We offer 3 arenas over this two-show weekend to give our exhibitors every possible chance to earn qualifying scores. It takes many bodies to staff this show, and we very much appreciate all of our wonderful volunteers! We have openings in all positions, both days, including scribes, scorers, runners, ring steward, and warm-ups.  Some positions require no experience; we will train you.

Please contact Volunteer Coordinator John Craven ASAP with your availability at John_Craven@ous.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Jennifer Milburn

Manager

(541)231-7247

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The Oregon Dressage Society, an affiliate of the United States Dressage Federation, exists to educate, promote and inspire its members and the general public through programs, publications and competitions, in a way that enhances the image of Dressage and promotes the welfare of the horse.  You are receiving this email from the Oregon Dressage Society because you subscribed on our membership renewal form or requested to be added to our e-mail list. To ensure that you continue to receive emails from us, add office@oregondressage.com and broadcast@lists.oregondressage.com to your address book today.  If you do not wish to be on this e-mail list, please e-mail the office – office@oregondressage.com and request “UNSUBSCRIBE”.   ODS – 880 NE 25th Ave, Suite 2, PMB #173, Hillsboro OR 97124 — Phone:  503.681.2337  Fax: 503.681.3873 – http://www.oregondressage.com

The management of the CODC Shows has made a very minor update to the prize list as previously published in the ODS Regional Omnibus.  This prize list update does not affect riders or entries at the show.  The Prize List has been updated to note the following a new e-mail address for the show’s sponsorship coordinator:

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Historian Wanted!

The Oregon Dressage Society is a volunteer-based organization that thrives on the energy of its members.  We currently have an opening for a state volunteer position of Historian.  The duties of the ODS Historian include: maintaining scrapbooks and memorabilia of the Society; collects championship results, newsletters, horse show programs and prize lists, board minutes, & publications; collects pictures and presents a scrapbook at the annual Awards Banquet; reports to Board of Directors as necessary; may be contact for Board of Directors for needed historical information and/or data; provides updates for ODS Website.  The estimated time commitment for this position is approximately 2 -4 hours per month; travel to quarterly board meetings is not required; either the ODS Office or the Historian can store the ODS Historical Scrapbooks; the Historian will be reimbursement for budgeted expenses related to the position and will be provided complimentary admission annually at the awards banquet.

If you are interested in volunteering to serve ODS as the Historian, please contact Rose Newman at rose_newman@yahoo.com or (360) 281-6550.  Thank you.

Eugene Anthony Dueber Jr. Lt. Col. Ret. USMC Naval Academy Class of 1940, of Manchester, WA, passed away Thursday afternoon April 26th 2012, surrounded by his family and friends.

Born on May 16, 1916, in Portland, Oregon, “Gene” always wanted to ride.  He grew up in the city during the depression and was never able to have a horse.  The yearning for a horse never disappeared.  (As we all know, it is in the blood.)  Gene married his Naval Academy sweetheart Dorothy in 1942.  Gene and Dorothy had 3 kids; son’s Eugene and Peter and one daughter Dorothy.  He has 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. His daughter rode for a short period of time until she fell off in the black berries and broke her finger. One of his granddaughters rode until she went off to college.  (more…)

The Ft. Vancouver Dressage Show is an ODS Approved USEF/USDF Licensed Show which will be held Friday–Sunday, May 25 – 27, 2012 at the Clark County Event Center, Ridgefield, WA.  Entries opened April 11 and will close on May 7.

The management of the Ft. Vancouver Dressage Show has a few announcements:

1)    We are accepting entries and have removed the post-entry fee.  Questions in regards to entries, please contact Siobhan Barker at (503) 324-2907 or showsec12@haywardfarm.com.  The Prize List has been posted on the ODS website here: http://www.oregondressage.com/2012_omnibus/2012-FVC-FtVancouverDressageShow.pdf.

2)    We are looking for volunteers – Please contact show manager Rose Newman at (360) 281-6550 or rose_newman@yahoo.com if you can help:

1. Thursday – we need help setting up the show grounds and the arena
2. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (show days)

i.     Scribes (experience required)

ii.     Paddock Stewards (saddlery checkers) – over 18 years old; need to be familiar with USEF legal equipment, however we are willing to train

iii.     Gatekeepers—over 18 years old; no experience required

iv.     Scorers/Runners—any age; will train, no experience required

1. Sunday After the Show – tear down

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TEAM BRAVEHEART is training with Jennifer Schrader-Williams for part of May.  May 20th we leave for Gladstone, NJ.  We will be driving about 250 miles a day for 2900 miles!!!!  If anyone knows a business that would donate a $100 gas card, we could use them!!!  We would very much like to have 25 people or businesses send gas cards— if anyone knows a business or individual interested in sending one and becoming a Team Braveheart member, please contact us.  On our drive, we are staying with dressage groups, pony clubs, 4Hs… whoever will give us a paddock overnight.  I am giving talks at some of the stops to those groups.  Two horses are going:  Brendan Braveheart, of course, and Tailor Made, a 19-year-old Anglo-Trakehner.  We will be sending photos and stories from the road!  Gallops website will carry our travel log.  The final selection trial is at the USET Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, June 10-13th.

Exciting news:  Courtney King-Dye might be at the selection trial.  We are very excited and hope she will be there!!!  Courtney is competing today in her first international competition since her accident, as a para-equestrian.  Having gone through the process of becoming disabled, I have a deeper understanding of how important having a goal like this is and how important horses are to recovering as much as possible. This is especially poignant for me as my disability ends my career May 2.  Horses, my friends, family and supporters have made more of a difference than they will ever know in my ability to do the most I can after this difficult transition.  I thank you all!!!!  For me, its about concentrating on what you can do, not dwelling on what you can’t.  Like most if not all para-equestrians, Courtney exemplifies that “if life gives you lemons” spirit.  She renamed her horse “Make Lemonade.”

Jennifer Schrader Williams will fly out to Gladstone to coach.

After Gladstone I will be giving some talks and demonstrations.  A lot of what a para-rider does can carry over to other riders.  If I anyone has ideas on ways I can give back to the community, please don’t hesitate to make suggestions.

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Very truly yours,

Lise Yervasi

Local Riders Steppin’ It UP
As the 2012 show season gets underway, we have 2 UVC members stepping it up!  Whitney Weston has been training on the East coast and competed in her first advanced CIC*** this month on her mare Lusty (Rock on Rose).  The Fork International Horse Trails in North Carolina was her first three star and her third advanced this year.  The three star was a huge division with between 50 to 60 entries, many prepping for the Rolex **** and/or the Olympics.Whitney finished very respectably against a large field, ending up in the upper third.  You know you are running with the “big dogs” when you are warming up next to Karen O’Conner! Way to go Whitney, can’t wait to see you at Rolex next year!
Cassi Soule made her Prix St. George debut on Debbie Beckland’s gelding Goldsun at the Golden State Dressage Festival CDI***.  She Placed fourth in a very competitive class and scored a solid 57.9%. A very solid introduction to the FEI levels of dressage.  I would have to guess it feels just a bit different when you enter the arena in long tails! Way to go Cassi!

Even though we all have different goals for our horses and riding, we should all be proud when someone from the ‘Burg makes it to the FEI levels of their sport.  It takes such an elusive combination of horse/rider/soundness/time/and financial support to make it there, and those combinations are rare.  We’re  proud of both of you, keep up the hard work!  I may never ride an FEI test, but UVC is representin’!

Read more in the UVC News here: ODS newsletter Apr 12