Don’t miss out on the ODS Anniversary and Awards Banquet where these great items will be up for auction (some Silent Auction, some Live Auction):

• $280.00 worth of items from Gallops
• $127.00 worth of items from Glisan Street Saddlery
• Items from TacknUp
• 10 Bottles of Oregon wine in a basket
• $250.00 painting of your horse, dog, or cat
• 2 Designer Equine Pillows
• Large bag of Triple Crown Horse Feed
• Gift Certificate for one pair of FITS Breeches (style and color of your choice)
• $150.00 bucket of grooming supplies from Coastal Farms
• T-shirt from Portland Outdoor Store
• Overnight getaway in Eugene – Motel, Wine, Dinner
• 2 Rounds of golf at Diamond Woods Golf Course
• Knit Item
• First Aid Kit
• 9+ Chapter Baskets
• 10+ Lessons with expert instructors
• Dressage Clinic with Kim Barker
• Original Serigraph
• Turnout blanket
• $120.00 worth of beauty products
• $800.00 value – Designer Logo
• 2 signed copies of Peter DeCosemo’s book
• Equine design backpack
• And more …

We are still accepting donations for the auction – contact Sally Temple at sjt89not@epud.net for details or if you would like to donate!

If you have not yet sent in your banquet reservation – it’s not too late but we need a headcount for the hotel ASAP – call the ODS Office at 503-681-2337 or order your dinner online – www.oregondressage.com/banquet.html.

See you there!

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Click here to download the entire Mini Convention Packet including descriptions of education sessions, a list of vendors, the schedule and registration forms.

Contact the ODS Office if you have questions or have difficulty with the packet.
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John Craven, a former ODS President, Treasurer and Board Member will be presenting a lunchtime workshop during the upcoming USDF Region 6 Mini Convention on Saturday, November 21st.

Pre-registration is required; there is a fee for the meeting room space of $15 if you are to attend meetings only; or $35 which includes lunch and all educational sessions; or $70 including lunch, all educational sessions and the ODS Annual Awards Banquet in the evening.

Don’t forget the ODS General Membership meeting which will be held the following day – no fee to attend this meeting.

Especially because of the recent Chapter elections, please forward this message to any newly elected chapter treasurers. If your chapter cannot send your treasurer, please consider sending another officer. This is going to be a very valuable workshop.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.

Warmest Regards,
Corinne Stonier
Executive Director
Oregon Dressage Society
www.oregondressage.com
PH: 503.681.2337 — CELL: 503.730.8036 — FAX: 503.681.3873
880 NE 25th Ave., Suite 2-173
Hillsboro, OR 97124

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Another update on an educational session to occur at the 2009 USDF Region 6 Mini Convention -

Speaker Brady Karren of Arenus Health and Nutrition is going to be presenting an educational session at 9 AM in the Mt. Bachelor Room about minerals in performance horses. This is a can’t miss educational session. Brady has spent a lifetime working with horses in one aspect or another. He grew up showing reining, cutting, working cow horses, roping, and starting colts in the mountains of Utah. Brady received a Masters degree in Animal Science specializing in Equine Nutrition from Texas A&M University and continues to be amazed at the feats achieved by horses and is passionate about our relationship with them. Focusing especially on what we can feed our equine counterparts to assist them in having longer and more fulfilling careers as Equine Athletes and more content years as a part of our families.

Click here to download the registration form.

For more details on the USDF Mini Convention, visit www.region6.org or contact Donna Longacre, Region 6 Director at dglongacre@aol.com.

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Here I am back on line again and feeling badly about missing the column last month. September was a good month for ODS. The Championship show filled to approximately it‘s usual capacity in spite of the economy. I was holding my breath on this show season and the financial effect it would have on our organization so this is a huge relief. Ed Miller has taken charge of the Nominations for the ODS Board Members. There are several candidates for 2 Director at Large positions. As of this writing we are still seeking candidates for the Eastern and Central Regions.

The Food Bank collection at the show was down a bit but $322.00 and 363 pounds of food will go ways in helping the hungry in Oregon. Our Central Oregon Chapter has been running a similar program this year based on the ODS program and our donations are going to a local food bank in Central Oregon. It makes me happy to see our members taking an interest in those less fortunate, especially for the children, who have no choice.

Many thanks to Siobhan Barker who was the person responsible for making the Food Bank program go this year at ODS Championships. She was attending the booth an donations for the most part during the show. I am pleased that competitors and spectators participated in this meaningful project.

Memberships are coming in for 2010 slightly ahead of schedule! Again this is good news and a pleasant surprise in the current economy.

Please make a plan now to attend the Region 6 Mini Convention and ODS Awards Banquet and annual meeting to be held November 21 and 22 at the PDX Holiday Inn. Saturday’s schedule runs from 8:00 to 5:00 starting with an educational seminar, followed by the Region 6 meetings and ending with another educational seminar. The ODS Awards Banquet will follow in the evening at the same locale. Sunday morning is the annual ODS General Membership Meeting.

The hotel is offering special room rates of $85.00. More specific information as to the price of lunch and banquet tickets and any changes to the schedule will be announced as the date approaches. We are hopeful many Region 6 members and ODS members will attend and get an introduction to what it is like to attend a convention. Members have a chance to offer input on the issues at both meetings. It is a great chance to meet the people who will be representing us at the National Convention.

I am especially pleased to see the number of Musical Freestyle competitors increasing. The ODS Freestyle Clinic with Cynthia Collins was well attended and well received. I have been impressed with the quality of rides I have seen. Another clinic is planned for 2010. There have been several privately sponsored Freestyle clinics this year so we should see the competition increasing even more next year.

I really hope to see many of you at the meetings later this month. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. I promise it will be fun and informative.

Sincerely,
Marsha

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