2011 ODS Show Approvals are due 11/1/2010 for inclusion on our press releases and planning calendars, however, shows may apply for approval throughout the year.  We highly recommend getting your approval in as soon as possible, though, as members are already e-mailing the office asking about 2011 dates!

2011 SHOW APPROVALS – EXCITING NEWS!!  The ODS Shows Committee and the ODS Office have launched a new Show Approval webpage which has all of the information you need about ODS Show Approval in one place, including an updated application for 2011, the updated ODS Show Standards and ability to pay online.  By repeated member request, rather than waiting until the fall, the ODS Office is prepared to add shows to the online calendar as soon as they are processed, so beat the rush and turn your application in today (several shows have already)!

Here is the link: http://www.oregondressage.com/news/oregon-dressage-society-show-approvals/

A few updates to this year’s show standards:

• Our office is no longer able to bill out for show approvals.  Payment must be received WITH the application – either fax/e-mail the application and pay online using PayPal, or mail the application with check enclosed, please.
• The ODS Shows Committee is asking that at least one member of your show management team is a current ODS member in good standing.  If this poses a difficulty to your show, please contact Rose Newman directly – rose_newman@yahoo.com
• The ODS Shows Committee is urging shows to not turn in their applications with TBAs if possible.

Please contact me directly if you have any questions or experience difficulty with the form.

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

Information about the 2011 ODS Regional Omnibus will be released soon … work on updating your prize lists, securing your contracts and hiring officials now and we will send you details about how to list your show and the costs as soon as they are approved! Shows must be ODS Approved in order to be published in the ODS Regional Omnibus.  Expect the deadline to be 9/1/2010

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The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF) announced today that Steffen Peters has requested to not attend the USEF Selection Trial for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team held at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions for logistical reasons. The USEF Selectors met on July 27 to approve his request to be considered for the Short List/Nominated Entry and Fourth position on the team without attending the USEF Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team held at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions in accordance with USEF World Equestrian Games Dressage Criteria. If named to the Short List/Nominated Entry Steffen plans to attend the mandatory training session which begins on September 4. The Short List/Nominated Entry will be announced following the Selection Trial which ends August 15. The Definite Entries/Team will be announced on or about August 21, 2010.

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Having been born and raised in Roseburg, Oregon, Norma’s Grandpa started her riding at 18 months of age on a pony that her mother rode as a little girl. The pony died at age 32 leaving Norma with nothing to ride. As a 9 year old, horse crazy girl and no horse, she started riding her Grandpa’s milk cow! He insisted that her folks find Norma a horse to save the milk production. She was given an older spotted large pony that put up with all her love and attention. Grandpa’s ranch was on a dirt road and they raced any car that happened by, herded sheep on the steep hills, and wore out all the sleds he made for them to pull. Even though Roseburg was considered home, Norma spent weekends and summers at the ranch until it was sold around 1962. The 380-acre sheep ranch was located on Tyee Road, 18 miles downriver of the Umpqua Store.

Norma’s next horse was a “barn sour devil” that made many a fast trip home with or without her. He was good at Gymkhana events and taught her a whole new phase of riding. Norma wanted nothing to do with boys unless they had a way to haul her horse to the Gaming shows. English riding wasn’t available in Roseburg at that time so all her riding was Western.

Norma’s first introduction to English riding and Jumping was at Oregon State College with Paul Rutland in the PE classes. She was hooked on this new way of riding and never stopped. Norma taught English riding at Camp Tamarack, which is located just outside the city of Sisters in central Oregon, for two summers and has been helping young riders ever since.

Norma’s first Dressage showing was on a MULE in Eventing! She was one of the first riders to show mules in Eventing in the US. She showed in Open Shows and Mule Shows and helped open the Dressage world to mules. Norma had hoped to make her Century ride on her 17 hand mule, “Firecracker”, but old age took him a little too soon at the age of 24. Norma then turned to her 31-year old AQHA mare named “Lady of Fame”, who is most affectionately called “Jonie” by almost everyone.

Norma has currently been a member of the Umpqua Valley Dressage and Combined Training Chapter of the Oregon Dressage Society for 22 years and is their current Treasurer. She has been a 4-H leader for 42 years helping many riders in English, Western, Jumping and Dressage. She helped with the local Pony Club for many years and continues to do so to this day. Norma helped coach, hauled horses, and provided horses for the Challengers Equestrian Team of the Oregon Special Olympics. She’s also a long time member of the Douglas County Mounted Posse, the Umpqua Harness Driving Club, and Oregon Mr. Longears Club. And finally, Norma is a volunteer with the Douglas County Sheriffs Dept. Animal Abuse and Neglect program run by the Animal Control Dept. located in Roseburg, Oregon.

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Dear ODS Member,

Things are in the works for the September Foal Issue! If you have babies to show off and/or a stallion to promote this is a fun way to do it.  For just $12 you can include a foal photo plus an announcement (foals name, breed, sire, dam, sire of dam, owner’s name, town & state).   Foals are listed in alphabetical order, by stallion, so it’s easy to compare the offspring of various stallions – plus it’s lots of fun!  Foal photos and announcements are due by Saturday, August 7th. Please contact us if you have questions.

Saturday, August 7th is also the advertising deadline – please call to reserve space if your ad isn’t ready. We’re happy to give you a few extra days to pull things together, just appreciate knowing what’s coming.

Save money by running your ad 3, 6, or 12 months. Discounted rates are on our website: www.flyingchanges.com or we can email that information to you.

Buy one, get one free photo ads – just $58 to run 2 photo ads in the same issue! Promote your horse, equestrian property, or business easily and affordably.

Up to 40 words free in classified advertising for subscribers! Take advantage of this to promote your equestrian business – classifieds appear in the magazine and online, reaching the Northwest sporthorse market.

As always, wishing you the best for you & your horses!

Lauren

p.s. Take advantage of our free services: Calendar of Events, Show Results, HorseTales, and MarketPlace – lots of ways to promote your self, your horse, your business.

Flying Changes Magazine

2402 SE 2nd Avenue

Battle Ground, WA 98604

(360) 687-0203; fax 687-4898

mail@flyingchanges.com

Also on Facebook!

**Flying Changes Magazine 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.

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August 7

Ride-A-Test Clinic

Click here to view flier.

To be held at Summerfield Farm, 6995 SW Straughn Road, Hillsboro, OR 97123.Sponsored by the Pacific Crest Trail Chapter – ODS. Ride-A-Test is an effective and fun way to prepare for dressage competition or just hone your skills. Riders choose a test (through 4th level.) They ride through the test and will be judged on a normal score sheet. Brandy will go over the ride and provide a 10-15 minute mini-lesson on how to improve the test. Then they re-ride the test and try to improve their score. Both rides and Brandy’s comments will be recorded on DVD. Each half-hour session costs $40, including the DVD. Cash or checks payable to PCTC to be paid at the event. For more information, please contact Anne Stevens at (503) 615-4225.

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You can join the “Thousand Friends of Equamore” in support of one of America’s longest running and well respected equine rescue, education, and information foundations*. Please join us from the hours of 6 to 8 on the evening of Saturday, August 14th, for beer and wine tasting, hors d’oerves, and entertainment as we launch the “Buy A Bale” fund raiser and “Thousand Friends” membership drive.

The Annual Equamore Fund Raiser
Sponsored by
Living Light Agency ~ Rainey’s Corner ~ The Grotto Pizzeria

Wake Up…Shift Is Happening ~ WebSpirit Community

Meet and greet the horses, tour the facility, and enjoy some music.

Special invited guest: Jeremy VanSchoonhoven

Host: Equamore Foundation at Eden Farm

Location: 4723 Highway 66, Ashland, OR 97520

To RSVP (541) 482-5550

If you can’t make it, please consider buying a bale now: visit the Equamore website and select one of the options http://www.equamore.org/

What a Thousand Friends Can Do

Together, we can continue the work of the Equamore Foundation, one of the longest running horse rescues in the United States*, to accomplish its mission to provide a safety net for unwanted, abused, abandoned, neglected, and aged horses who are without alternatives for their care, while fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through education, outreach, intervention, and placement of horses in need to caring guardians.

With a thousand friends, the Foundation can increase public awareness of the plight of abused and neglected animals and encourage everyone connected with horses to develop a sense of long term responsibility for the animals who have given their youth and health to work, serve, and entertain their owners.

*Data collected from “The Homes for Horses Coalition and the Global Federation of Animal Welfare,”
Thanking You in Advance,
Nancy Ash, President, Equamore Board of Trustees

**The ODS Board voted in the fall of 2009 to allow articles to be published on the ODS Website on behalf of established local 501(c)3 equine welfare organizations.  While it is a part of the ODS mission statement to encourage welfare of the horse, ODS does not endorse any particular organization.

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Please note that the secretary contact information for this show has been updated:

August 6, 7 & 8

Arabians in Motion Sport Horse Classic

This show is approved for: USEF, USDF, ODS #1360, AiM

Click here for official website – prizelist listed on website To be held at DevonWood Equestrian Centre, 25033 SW Pacific Highway, Sherwood, OR 97140. For more information, please contact Jennifer Milburn, manager at (541) 926-7130 or (541) 231-7247; or Debbie Hinds, secretary at (360) 457-5399.  Officials; Melissa Creswick (S), Lois Heyerdahl (S)

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The ODS Youth Committee is currently seeking sponsors for the 2010 Glisan Street USDF/ODS Junior/Young Rider Team Dressage Competition which will be held August 13, 14 and 15, 2010 at the DevonWood  Equestrian Centre.
The support of local merchants and private contributions will aid in the total success of this dressage horse show. This show is sponsored by the Oregon Dressage Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization. The dedication of the organizers has made it possible to experience incredible growth in the Junior Young Rider Program and we now have a Jr/YR Team Championship in each of the nine USDF Regions. This program is organized to improve horse knowledge and to teach good sportsmanship, cooperation with others and to strengthen and support life long skills and values. Proceeds from this show will be used to further Junior Young Rider Programs within Oregon. In order to keep costs low for our Junior and Young Riders, we ask for your support.

To sponsor a team, the cost is $50.

To sponsor a class, or to advertise in the show program (business card size), the cost is $25.00

Click here to download the 2010-JrYrSponsorshipForm

Questions? Contact Melissa Frazier 360-921-1012 dressage.sponsors@gmail.com

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Dear ODS Members,

It is time to nominate all of those special people you know for the ODS Special Awards! Nominations are now being accepted for all categories, however, ODS Volunteer of the Year is due on 8/1/2010 so that we can turn in our winner to be considered for the USDF Region 6 Volunteer of the year.

The ODS Special Awards Committee will unveil the winners of the 2010 ODS Special Awards during our dinner banquet which is scheduled for Saturday, October 23rd at the Holiday Inn in Eugene/Springfield, to be held in conjunction with our annual meetings and some educational seminars.
If you have any questions about how to nominate an individual for this very special award, or if you need help with your nomination – please contact Joyce Stride, Special Awards Coordinator, 503-647-0168. Please note that Joyce does not have e-mail.

2001 Volunteer of the Year Betty Brown doing one of the things that she does best – heading up the volunteer efforts at the ODS Championship Show.

Nominations Due: August 1, 2010 Volunteer of the Year The purpose of this award is to recognize a special volunteer who has done outstanding service for ODS as a volunteer. If you feel someone deserves this recognition, please write a letter describing this person’s contributions and mail it to the ODS Office. It must be received no later than August 1, 2010. The winner of this award will automatically be submitted to USDF as a nomination for USDF Region 6 Group Member Organization (GMO) Volunteer of the Year award. ODS Volunteer of the Year Past Recipients: 2000 Joyce Stride 2001 Betty Brown 2002 Joyce Stride 2003 Karen DeLano 2004 Rose Newman 2005 Jeffrey Jones 2006 Rose Newman 2007 Francy Haupt 2008 Marsha Taylor 2009 Barbara Tuohino Funk

Mail nominations to:
Attn. Special Awards Committee
C/O Joyce Stride
16144 NW Dixie MT Rd.
North Plains, OR 97133

Questions regarding the ODS Special Awards may be directed to Joyce Stride, Special Awards Coordinator, 503-647-0168. Please note that Joyce does not have e-mail.

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