Next Wednesday, August 1st, is the deadline for nominations for the ODS Special Awards. On Thursday, August 2nd, the Special Awards Committee will meet in order to determine this year’s winners so that we may have the awards engraved in time for the ODS Awards Banquet. This means that your awards nomination must reach the office by August 1st in order for your nomination to be considered by the Special Awards Committee.

The ODS Annual Celebration and Awards Banquet will be held September 1st at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville, OR. August 11th is the last day to pre-order your banquet tickets at the discounted price!

Full details are available on the ODS Website:
http://www.oregondressage.com/banquet.html

Full price tickets will be available through August 24th and a VERY Limited number of tickets may be on sale the day of the event at the ODS Vendor Tent at the Championship Show.

Costs:

• Banquet Dinner - $40.00 per person, includes general seating — $5.00 discount for early registration
• Reserved VIP Tables – $400.00 per table, includes up-front table placement (first come, first reserved) with dinner for eight, two bottles of wine, snacks and gifts

Dinner:

• Italian Dinner Buffet with Baked Lasagna, Mediterranean Chicken, Bow-tie Pasta with Pesto, Alfredo and Marinara sauces; Garlic Roasted Vegetables, Rice Pilaf, Tortellini Pasta Salad, Caesar Salad or Tossed Salad with choice of dressings, Antipasto Tray, Seasonal Fruit Tray, Herbed Focaccia Bread and choice of Amaretto Cheesecake or Canneloni

Form:

• Paying by check? Download, print and mail or fax (503-681-3873, fax number) the Banquet Form: http://www.oregondressage.com/2007-Banquet-Order-Form.pdf
• Paying by credit? Please use the buttons on the ODS Website Banquet Page
• There is also a form in the August Flying Changes that you can use to mail in your Banquet Reservations

The Silent Auction is going to be exciting this year with some great, big ticket items as well as instructor gift certificates and the fun and fancy chapter baskets. Lenora Long has volunteered to head the ODS Silent Auction this year. If you would like to make a contribution or if your chapter plans on bringing a gift basket, please contact her at barnbum4eva@yahoo.com. There are several forms posted on the ODS Website Banquet Page if you are planning on making a contribution, please send in one of these forms.

Do you have questions?
Are you available to volunteer to set-up, greet guests, help with the silent auction or with checkout at the end of the evening?
Do you have a contribution for the Silent Auction?
Would you like to be involved with presenting an award?

If so, please contact the ODS Office at 503-681-2337 or e-mail office@oregondressage.com.

###

Hello,

We are looking for sponsors and volunteers for the ODS Breeders Showcase I & II to be held at the Devonwood Equestrian Centre, Sherwood Oregon on August 11th & 12th.
This is the second year of this show. It is an excellent chance for sporthorses to be shown in-hand and under saddle in Materiale during one weekend and have it count for two USDF recognized competitions. As far as volunteering goes, this is a wonderful opportunity for people who find it difficult to schedule volunteering in-between rides during traditional dressage shows. We are still in need of judges transportation, Friday afternoon set-up, scribes, scorers, gate keepers and runners. If you have a few hours to spare, the show committee would appreciate your help.

For this show to be as successful as it was in its inaugural year on and to continue for years to come, we need YOUR help. Our goal is to have every class sponsored and we are a long way from achieving that goal. $25.00 will help sponsor a class for one of the two days. Your sponsorship at this level will have you listed as the class sponsor in the program as well as announcements will be made. $50.00 will give you a sponsorship for a class each day. You will be listed in the program next to the classes you sponsor and multiple announcements will be made. IN ADDITION for sponsoring at the $50 level - you will have a BUSINESS CARD ADVERTISEMENT in the program. There are also other sponsorship and advertising options available - please check the webpage for the Sponsorship Packet.

The deadline for sponsorships and advertisements is August 1st.

We hope that you can help this ODS managed sport horse competition be successful. We thank you in advance for your consideration. Please forward this e-mail to anyone you feel may want to help sponsor or volunteer this competition.

If you have any questions or would like to specify which class you would like to sponsor - please contact Barb Hanel. If you have any questions in regards to volunteering - please contact Rose Newman.

Checks should be made out to “ODS” and sent to: ODS Breeders Group Committee 880 NE 25th Ave, Ste 2-173 Hillsboro OR 97124

E-mail Barb Hanel at warmblood@elkrunfarm.com or call her at (541) 354-1291

E-mail Rose Newman at rose_newman@yahoo.com or call her at (360) 281-6550

Thank you in advance for your help!

###

Greetings ODS Members!

With less than two weeks to go, DevonWood Equestrian Centre is proud to present our 8^th Annual Dressage at DevonWood Show!

Dressage at DevonWood 2007, sponsored by the Old Spaghetti Factory and Oswego Lake Gallery will take place this coming July 27^th – 29^th. This year promises to be one of our biggest and best years yet! With over 250 competitors entered in our show, and rider’s coming from every state in Region 6 (OR, WA, AK, ID, W. Montana), Nevada, and Canada, Dressage at DevonWood is the place to be this July!

We once again welcome some of the most elite judges/officials to the Northwest for our most prestigious competition. Join us in welcoming Dressage icons such as FEI “O” Judges Anne Gribbons & Gary Rockwell, and Canadian FEI “I” Judges Lorraine MacDonald & Lorraine Stubbs to Dressage at DevonWood 2007.

With all the glitz and glamour comes a lot of hard work…and lots of volunteers! We need your help in making Dressage at DevonWood 2007 a huge success. There are so many different ways of getting involved, just go to www.eZvolunteer.com and sign-up as a Volunteer, and our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you shortly after! Right now, we are looking for volunteers in the following areas:

• Saddlery Inspectors
• Ring Stewards
• Gate Keepers
• Awards Booth / Courier
• E-Scribes (Computer Competency Required & Half-Day Time Commitment)
• Scribes (Official Hand-Written Scribes – Previous Experience Required & Half-Day Time Commitment)

Whether this is your first time volunteering or you are a seasoned volunteer extraordinaire, we have a volunteer opportunity for you! Just sign-up at www.eZvolunteer.com and we’ll be in touch soon! We will train you for each position (if necessary), so don’t worry about not knowing what to do for each position above! Dressage at DevonWood 2007 uses www.eZvolunteer.com as its Official Volunteer Portal. Log-in to the website today, create a profile, and sign-up for the times that you are available to help. If you need assistance with www.eZvolunteer.com, don’t hesitate to contact us at any of the locations below.

 And just when you thought that was it over…there’s more! Join us after Dressage at DevonWood for a 2-Day Exclusive Clinic with FEI “O” Dressage Judge, Anne Gribbons. Get the clinic schedule, and learn more about Mrs. Gribbons at www.devonwoodec.com/?clinics! DevonWood Equestrian Centre is proud to bring world-class Dressage Clinicians to the Pacific Northwest on a monthly basis. These are truly a must for the emphatic Dressage enthusiast! Auditing fees for Dressage at DevonWood Volunteers are reduced to $10 per/day or $15 for both!

 The bottom line is this: we need your help! Our show is not possible without the hundreds of volunteers that make it run! Sign-up now for an experience of a lifetime that you’ll never forget! Whether you come to the show as a competitor, volunteer, VIP, coach, sponsor, or just a spectator, we promise you this will be an event of a lifetime! Don’t miss out! Get more information online at www.devonwoodec.com. From the entire DevonWood Team, we’re looking forward to seeing you at the show!

Dressage at DevonWood is Recognized Competition by the Oregon Dressage Society (#1088), California Dressage Society, USDF & USEF (#314965).

Noah G. Rattner
DevonWood Equestrian Centre, LLC
noah@devonwoodec.com
Marketing Coordinator / Volunteer Coordinator
(503) 449-1274 mobile
(503) 625-8831 office
(503) 638-3836 fax
 www.devonwoodec.com

**DevonWood Equestrian Centre is a current ODS Business Member.  In return for paying higher dues, ODS Business Members are permitted to send 1 broadcast e-mail per quarter.  Please contact the ODS Office for details.

###

When NW Equestrian Center changed ownership many ODS/USDF shows had to be
canceled or find new accommodations. The Junior/Young Rider Team Championship Show was one of the affected shows. But thanks to the generosity of DevonWood Equestrian Centre, one of the premier Dressage facilities in the nation, a very negative situation has been turned into a fabulous change in venue. This will allow Oregon’s High School Team Lettering Program to maintain it’s tradition of starting the new school year with the Jr/YR Show, and it will provide the opportunity to showcase a new program for Oregon’s College students - the Oregon College Student Dressage Team Program.

The change in venue will cost $5.00 more per test than listed in the Omnibus. If you’ve already registered you will be charged $5.00 more per test when you check in. If you haven’t sent in your entries yet, please add $5.00 per class. For most participants, the savings in gas alone will more than make up the difference. For anyone who has ever ridden or has dreamed of riding at DevonWood, the experience alone will be well worth the difference.

The first-ever Oregon College Student Dressage Program will be introduced at this show. There are already enough collegians registered to put together two college teams, and we would love to have many more. So if you or anyone you know is or will be attending an Oregon College or University this fall (community colleges included) and would like to ride for their college on a mixed college team please contact Carol Jackson (503-949-0156).

FOOD - Friday evening is a free pizza party for all participants ($5 each for family and friends). There will be full concessions on the grounds with proceeds going toward College Scholarships. A meal ticket can be purchased for $30.00 which will include breakfast and lunch on Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Full details and how to sign-up will be provided to participants approximately the first week of August via email.

SPONSORS. Team sponsors are $50 each, or each team member can chose to pay $12.50 each for each team they show with. Class sponsors for open classes is $25.00, but any amount is welcome (we can combine sponsors). The cost of sponsoring a team is $50. If you’ve already sent in your individual team fee and your team is able to get a team sponsorship, please ask for your refund at the show.

If you know of a vendor who would like a booth at the show, please contact Carol Jackson (503-949-0156). Depending on what is needed, we will negotiate the fee, but I guarantee it will be reasonable.  Vendors must show proof of liability insurance.

VOLUNTEERS are needed (scribes, gate, scoring, announcing, runners, set-up, food table, general runners, etc.). Anything you would be willing to do, for however long you are willing would be GREATLY appreciated. Please contact Carol Jackson (503-949-0156).

FRIDAY &/OR SATURDAY EVENING - Find out how to become a member of a High School Dressage Team and earn your letter in Dressage, how to become an honorary member if you’re not yet in high school, or what the plans are for participating on college teams.

There will be an area on grounds for “people” trailers. The charge will be $5.00 per day for no-hook-up and $10 per day for electricity.

Entries need to be postmarked by July 20, 2007. However, because there will are multiple show arenas available, we are offering additional open classes on Friday and Saturday, so please don’t hesitate to call the show manager if you’d like to add classes if you’ve already mailed in your entry, or add classes to your entry if you haven’t already mailed in your entry. Feel free to call the show manager, Randi Croshaw, with any questions about the additional open classes.

If you have any questions, what-so-ever, about the show please call:

Randi Croshaw: 503-390-1795 (Show Secretary)

Gaye McCabe: 503-378-0309 (Show Manager)

Carol Jackson: 503-949-0156 (High School Team and College Team liaison; volunteer coordinator)

Don’t miss out on this great sponsorship opportunity for 2007!

It’s almost Championship Show time again! You already know the ODS Championship Show is a great way to show that your business supports ODS, so why not show your support again at the 2007 show? Sponsors of the 2006 ODS Championship Show have the first opportunity to sponsor the same classes at the 2007 show.  The deadline to sponsor the same classes or divisions in 2007 is July 20st.  After July 20th, all un-sponsored classes will go on general sale, so don’t miss out!

Contact Nikki White dressagesponsor@aol.com or (971) 227-3104 for more information or to sign up.

Greetings ODS Members!

With less than a month to go, DevonWood Equestrian Centre is proud to present our 8^th Annual Dressage at DevonWood Show!

Dressage at DevonWood 2007, sponsored by the Old Spaghetti Factory and Oswego Lake Gallery will take place this coming July 27^th – 29^th. This year promises to be one of our largest years yet! With over 250 competitors entered in our show, and rider’s coming from every state in Region 6 (OR, WA, AK, ID, W. Montana), Nevada, and Canada, Dressage at DevonWood is the place to be this July!

We once again welcome some of the most elite judges/officials to the Northwest for our most prestigious competition. Join us in welcoming Dressage icons such as FEI “O” Judges Anne Gribbons & Gary Rockwell, and Canadian FEI “I” Judges Lorraine MacDonald & Lorraine Stubbs to Dressage at DevonWood 2007.

With all the glitz and glamour comes a lot of hard work…and lots of volunteers! We need your help in making Dressage at DevonWood 2007 a huge success. There are so many different ways of getting involved, just go to www.eZvolunteer.com and sign-up as a Volunteer, and our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you shortly after! Right now, we are looking for volunteers in the following areas:

• Saddlery Inspectors
• Ring Stewards
• Gate Keepers
• Awards Booth / Courier
• E-Scribes (Computer Competency Required & Half-Day Time Commitment)
• Scribes (Official Hand-Written Scribes – Previous Experience Required & Half-Day Time Commitment)

Whether this is your first time volunteering or you are a seasoned volunteer extraordinaire, we have a volunteer opportunity for you! Just sign-up at www.eZvolunteer.com and we’ll be in touch soon! We will train you for each position (if necessary), so don’t worry about not knowing what to do for each position above! Dressage at DevonWood 2007 uses www.eZvolunteer.com as its Official Volunteer Portal. Log-in to the website today, create a profile, and sign-up for the times that you are available to help. If you need assistance with www.eZvolunteer.com, don’t hesitate to contact us at any of the locations below.

Looking for that special spot in the shade while you watch the highlight of our show – our FEI Competition and the Musical Freestyle Kürs? Don’t miss a minute of the action; buy a table in the VIP Tent for USD $800 or USD $400 for a half-table. A full table seats eight (8) people and a half-table seats four (4) people all three days, and gives you unlimited access to the VIP Tent. While you enjoy the shade of the VIP Tents, you’ll be served iced beverages and delicious snacks while you watch the top equestrian athletes in the Pacific Northwest! Also, this year, you’ll enjoy our live E-Scoring LCD Displays brought to you by our Instant Scoring Team! And for those of you that need to stay “connected”, DevonWood Equestrian Centre is a WiFi Hotspot! Get connected anywhere throughout the property! VIP Guests will enjoy complimentary WiFi Access as part of the package!

On Saturday afternoon, you’ll be served exquisite cuisine by Typhoon, one of Oregon’s finest Thai Restaurants (www.typhoonrestaurants.com) while you are entertained by the USDF/FEI Musical Freestyles. To help you understand the freestyle judging, you’re VIP Table will be provided with complimentary headsets to listen in on our live color commentary during the height of competition! Then, hang around Saturday night for dinner under the stars! There will be fresh margaritas, wine tasting, delectable Thai food, and free massage by The Massage Clinic. We’ll wine you, and dine you, and show you a good time! We’ll show you the best of the best in the Northwest as you get a Grand Prix tutorial by some of our seasoned experts; and then for a thrill, Latigo n’ Lace Drill Team presents “The Colors” with their Award-Winning 18-horse Drill Team.

Join us again Sunday for a Continental Brunch as we celebrate the highlights of the weekend with our spectacular Award Ceremony! There’s no better chance to see who’s who in the Northwest Dressage scene. With over 22 different Breed Awards, 9 Overall High Point Awards, and 3 DevonWood Specialty Awards, don’t miss out on this presentation!

And just when you thought that was it over…there’s more! Join us after Dressage at DevonWood for a 2-Day Exclusive Clinic with Dressage Star, Anne Gribbons. Get the clinic schedule, and learn more about Mrs. Gribbons at www.devonwoodec.com/?clinics! DevonWood Equestrian Centre is proud to bring world-class Dressage Clinicians to the Pacific Northwest on a monthly basis. These are truly a must for the emphatic Dressage enthusiast! Auditing fees are $15 per/day or $20 for both!

Whether you come to the show as a competitor, volunteer, VIP, coach, sponsor, or just a spectator, we promise you this will be an event of a lifetime! Don’t miss out! Get more information online at www.devonwoodec.com. From the entire DevonWood Team, we’re looking forward to seeing you at the show!

Dressage at DevonWood is Recognized Competition by the Oregon Dressage Society (#1088), California Dressage Society, USDF & USEF (#314965).

DevonWood Equestrian Centre, LLC
www.devonwoodec.com 
(503) 625-8831 office
(503) 638-3836 fax
**DevonWood Equestrian Centre is a current ODS Business Member.  In return for paying higher dues, ODS Business Members are permitted to send 1 broadcast e-mail per quarter.  Please contact the ODS Office for details.

###

Hello everyone! I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful summer and show season. This note is a reminder that the ODS Open & Championship Shows are fast approaching

(August 31 - Sept. 2, 2007 - Labor Day Weekend at DevonWood Equestrian Centre), so please mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE! If you won’t be joining us as a competitor this year, we would SO appreciate your help as a VOLUNTEER!

Also - this has been a very busy year for everyone, and we still have some gaps in our Championship Show Committee that are VITAL to the success of the shows, and must be filled. If you have a little extra time and are interested in learning more about show management, please consider one of the positions below. It would be a GREAT service to ODS, and you will make many friends and have a great weekend (and you may make a little money to boot).

Volunteer Coordinator: The ODS Open & Championship Shows are still in need of a head Volunteer Coordinator for 2007. This position is responsible for recruiting volunteers for all positions, assigning duties, and attending both shows to man the volunteer check-in booth, hand out needed materials and oversee all volunteer operations. Sound difficult and time consuming? Well - it can be, but you will have the help of your show manager (me) in recruiting, and I have already hired an Assistant Volunteer Coordinator that will be on site for the entire show as your back-up/support person. If you are a people person who won’t take no for an answer (hee hee) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider this important position. The Volunteer Coordinator will be paid $500 for their work on the 2007 shows.

Food Bank Coordinator: The ODS Open & Championship Shows have a great history as a fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank. This year we are in great need of a volunteer to coordinate these efforts - including picking up food and money collection receptacles to bring to show, working with PR person to get info out about food bank fundraising, and manning collection areas during the show. This position will also see that all food and money donated is returned to the Oregon Food Bank after the show. If you are free for labor day and have a couple of friends or family members that would like to attend the show, please consider this charitable position.

Public Relations: The 2007 shows are still in need of a PR coordinator who will work with Mary Cornelius to develop and distribute the promotional poster, contact local papers and radio stations to get the word out about the show, and basically do anything to increase spectator attendance to DevonWood’s spectacular facility for our fun show.

Thank you so much for taking the time to review this message, and for considering one of these important positions. If you are interested or have any questions/concerns, please contact me at jennifer.milburn@oregonstate.edu or (541)231-7247.

Jennifer Milburn
Show Manager

###

Awards Nominations Due August 1st!