Things are in the works for Flying Changes Magazine’s December Stallion Issue. We’re still looking for a few Northwest equine potters, sculptors, and jeweler’s to round out our feature on NW Equine Artists!! 

 

News, Calendar Items, and Ad reservations are due by Sunday, November 7th. We’re happy to help you promote your service, business, and horses to the Northwest Sporthorse market.

 

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 great offer to promote your equestrian business or clean out your tack room – classifieds appear in the magazine and online, reaching the Northwest sporthorse market and beyond! 

 

Directory Listings are just $120 per year. Your listing will run in the magazine & on the website. You can change the text when you change personnel, add services, or have special promotions. 

 

As always, wishing you the best for you & your horses! If you’d like to know more about us or see a sample issue, just let us know! Visit our website: www.flyingchanges.com and check out our page on Facebook.

 

Lauren

 

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

 

 

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**Flying Changes Magazine/Lauren Davis Baker  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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The Ultimate Piaffe in Lake Oswego, Oregon, has enjoyed recognition for our Oldenburg breeding, but for over 25 years our primary passion has been for our full service Dressage Training Program.

A family operation, we offer our clients peace of mind with our 24/7 hands on commitment to their horses health and happiness.

Our unique husband and wife training team combine their strengths to develop a personalized training program for each student.  We occasionally have competitive horses for lease and have limited schoolmasters available.

Our trainers and students have won State, Regional and National Championships.  The Ultimate Piaffe has space available in our training and instruction programs and has plans for the 2011 show season.

darrelpurdy@gmail.com, 503 317-5081, mivespurdy@gmail.com

www.ultimatepiaffe.com, 503-638-8099 fax

**The Ultimate Piaffe/Carol Ives 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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Freestyle Clinic with Cynthia Collins of Luna Tunes

Sponsored by the Twin Rivers Chapter – ODS with generous support from The Dressage Foundation’s Dancing Horse Fund.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 29 to 31^st, 2010

Three Cedars Farm

Seavy Loop Rd

Eugene, OR

 

Have you eve thought about riding a freestyle or wondered how you go about making one?  

How do you find the music, what must be in the choreography, what are the pre-qualifications ?

 

Come to the Friday introduction lecture at EPUD or come watch the freestyles develop through the weekend!

 

Friday Lecture $10.00 at EPUD  Eugene

Auditors   $30.00 for Saturday/ Sunday      

Lunch will be available for purchase for $6.00

Riders $180 – we have had a cancellation so there is one ride available 

 

Contact Sharon Gerl (541) 913-9900 or sharon@goforbaroquefarm.com  for more information

 

 

Directions to lecture:  

Take exit 288 off I-5 (Lane Community College, 30^th Ave exit)

Coming from North – continue on Frontage Road to 30^th Avenue and turn left and left again after overpass at blinking light. Turn right after gas station, then take first right after RR underpass. EPUD building on your left.

From South – follow directions form blinking light

 

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HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR ODS MEMBERSHIP?

2010 membership expires 10/31/10 (this coming Sunday).

 ODS is not mailing renewal forms.

 Three ways to renew:

• Membership form in Flying Changes mailed to office with check
• Online https://www.usdf.org/gmo/ods.asp using Visa/MasterCard
• Phone (503) 681-2337 during ODS office hours (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 – 4) with Visa/MasterCard*

Note: ODS and USDF will not be mailing membership cards. Membership cards can be printed from the USDF website (www.usdf.org/card).  Additionally, an e-mail confirming your ODS membership will be sent after your membership has been processed which you can print and use as proof of membership;  additionally, membership status can be verified on the list on the ODS website (http://www.oregondressage.com/2011AllCurrentMembersForWebsite.pdf).

Call or e-mail the ODS Office if you have any questions.

*normally there is a $20 surcharge to have the office process a membership renewal over the phone, but the ODS President has authorized waiving this surcharge through 12/31

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Hillsboro, Oregon: The Oregon Dressage Society (ODS) announced Saturday that it has received a grant of $2000 from the Dressage Foundation’s Violet Hopkins Fund for an upcoming United States Dressage Federation (USDF) approved “L” Education Dressage judges training program to be held in January, February and March of 2011 in Sherwood, Oregon.  Details about registration for the program are being worked out and will be posted on the ODS website by early November. 

The grant will allow ODS to allow interested participants and auditors to attend the program at reduced cost.  “In 2007, ODS offered this program which helped to increase the pool of available “L” graduates in the Pacific Northwest.  Since then, our members have been urging our Education Committee to host another “L” session, but we have held off in part due to economics,” commented Corinne Stonier, the ODS Executive Director.  “The last time ODS offered this program the cost to participate was $350 per session.  Because of this grant, not only is ODS comfortable in offering this program despite the poor economy, but we are also able to reduce the cost to participants by more than $100 per session than the previous session.  The cost to audit the program will be significantly lower, reduced from $90 per session in 2007 down to $35 per session in 2011.  This program is an amazing educational opportunity for anyone who studies Dressage!”

The “L” program is an educational program organized by the USDF Judges Committee in which competitors, trainers and instructors alike gain insight into the evaluative techniques of judging.  Participation in the program is one of the prerequisites towards entering the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) “r” dressage judge training program.  Another goal of the “L” education program is to qualify individuals for judging ODS League approved shows and schooling shows. 

The Violet M. Hopkins Fund was established at The Dressage Foundation (TDF) in 1996 to help support educational programs of USDF Group Member Organizations (GMOs). The objective of the Hopkins Fund is to give financial assistance to help USDF GMOs provide quality and effective instructional Dressage programs to riders at all levels. “The Selection Committee members are very happy to help fund this program, and know that it will be extremely worthwhile to all attendees!” stated TDF administrative manager Jenny Johnson.   The Dressage Foundation’s mission is to cultivate and provide financial support for the advancement of Dressage.  It was established in 1989 by Lowell Boomer, who also was founder of the USDF in 1973.   To learn more about TDF, visit their website at www.dressagefoundation.org.

Founded in 1971, the Oregon Dressage Society is the third largest Group Member Organization of the United States Dressage Federation.  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.  For more information about ODS membership or programs, please visit www.oregondressage.com, e-mail office@oregondressage.com or call (503) 681-2337.

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The Silent Auction which will be held during the ODS Fall Festival will open at 12:00 on Saturday, the 23rd, and will contain an amazing variety of items valued at $8500.00. There will be several instructors/trainers who have donated lessons, training, trail riding, and overnights.  Grain, horse treats, Flex, miscellaneous joint and hoof treatments, as well as Show Sheen, Fly Spray, and so forth for our 4 legged companions will be available.  Some fantastic art work will be at the auction as well as gift certificates to Glisans, Gallops, Wagon Wheel, and Jerry’s Home Improvement.  This is definitely a can’t miss auction with something for everyone.  If you would like to donate to the auction but haven’t let the committee know, we will have extra donation slips ready, please just bring it to the registration desk of the Fall Festival!  We hope to see you there!

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October Agenda  

     

October 25 Fort Vancouver Chapter meeting will be held at Round Table Pizza Salmon Creek.  Please let Rose know if you would like anything else added to the agenda.

 

Old Business

• WA Horse Expo

New Business

• P & L from Fall Finale
• Treasurer’s report
• We didn’t plan a Christmas party this year.  Do we want one this year?
• CCEHC update
• Voting for FVC officer positions Nominations still be accepted.. Voting will be October meeting.  If you can’t be at the meeting but would like to vote please do so by midnight October 23.  Send you vote to fortvancouver@gmail.com

President – Sarah Diebert

Vice President – Nancy Hamilton, Melissa Frazier

Treasurer – Lorraine Nettles

Secretary – Marilyn Watson

Chapter Rep – Melissa Frazier

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The Top 5 Most Common Lameness Issues in Dressage Horses

This class will be presented Saturday, October 23rd at 1 PM in Classroom A

This talk will explore why the dressage horse may develop these issues, the variety of current therapies to treat these conditions, and strategies to help prevent these problems.

 

About the presenter: Dr. Camp is co-owner of Del Oeste Equine Hospital in Eugene, OR. He has been an equine practitioner for 19 years. His practice focus is the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lameness and poor performance issues in sport horses. He lives with his wife, two children, three horses, and assorted dogs and cats on a small farm outside of Eugene.

 

The ODS Fall Festival free classroom education sessions are made possible through the contribution of time of our workshop and seminar presenters and the Holiday Inn – Springfield.  Your purchase of a banquet reservation supports this educational opportunity – reservations were due on 10/13, but we still have room for a few more people.  We would recommend calling the ODS Office to make your reservation over the phone at this point.  If you need overnight accommodations, please contact the Holiday Inn directly for the “Oregon Dressage Society” discounted rate of $99 at (541) 284-0707.  Read more about the Fall Festival online – http://www.oregondressage.com/news/fall-festival/.

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Optimize Your Horse’s Energy for Better Performance – open to Youth and Adults

This class will be presented Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 3 PM in Classroom B

Pranic Healing is a no-touch healing technique that offers specific, tested, step-by-step procedures for treating ailments and preventing illness. It complements Western medicine as well as other healing modalities. Pranic Healing can help animals heal from physical ailments (both chronic and acute) as well as help in balancing the emotional and psychological aspects of an animal’s well being, which can help reduce stress and eliminate phobias. This introductory class is designed for those who want to develop their own innate skills to assist the healing process for their horse. We will introduce and practice the energy technique to treat common first aid ailments, which serves as the foundation for higher level work.

  

The ODS Fall Festival free classroom education sessions are made possible through the contribution of time of our workshop and seminar presenters and the Holiday Inn – Springfield.  Your purchase of a banquet reservation supports this educational opportunity – reservations were due on 10/13, but we still have room for a few more people.  We would recommend calling the ODS Office to make your reservation over the phone at this point.  If you need overnight accommodations, please contact the Holiday Inn directly for the “Oregon Dressage Society” discounted rate of $99 at (541) 284-0707.  Read more about the Fall Festival online – http://www.oregondressage.com/news/fall-festival/.

 

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Thunder Hill Arabian Sport Horses wishes to announce the advancement of our young purebred Arabian stallion, Annapolis++/ to Legion Of Merit, based on his accomplishments in performance and in hand at limited open and breed shows. 

 

 

In addition, we are thrilled to announce that his progeny are following in his footsteps; from his 3-year-old Anglo-Arabian daughter Indiannapolis, winning under saddle for her new owner after just 16 rides, his 2-year-old purebred son, Minneannapolis being named 2009 USEF Region IV Champion Arabian Halter Horse of The Year, and then 2010 US Arabian Sport Horse Nationals Top Ten Futurity Gelding, and his 2008 purebred colt, Jon E B Good, being named 2009 USEF Region IV Reserve Champion Arabian Halter Horse of The Year. 

We just returned from the 2010 US Arabian Sport Horse Nationals with multiple Top Ten Awards, and we are now ready to look forward to the 2011 foaling/breeding and show season.  It’s time to start placing some of these fine young, winning show horses into new show homes.  Each of these youngsters has been lovingly handled from birth, so we want only the best for them. 

Our breeding program includes some of the best broodmares available; each with performance and conformation pedigrees and show records of their own.  All of our young horses have sound minds, bodies, and trainable/willing dispositions, and they are ready to go start winning for their new owners.  Each shows talent for both dressage and jumping, as well as for being a forever friend.  All are suitable for ambitious amateurs.  SHNPayback, Sweepstakes Nominated, USEF/USDF Lifetime Recorded.  Terms offered.  

We are also delighted to announce that Annapolis++/ has successfully competed Nationally in Hunter Hack, after just 3-months of schooling over fences…. What’s more impressive is that his new rider for the past 5-months (including the Region IV Championships, where he earned 50-points, and the US Sport Horse Nationals, where he successfully competed against Top Name Trainers in the industry, to earn 4 Top Ten Titles), is a 12-year-old young lady!!!!!  Isn’t this the kind of disposition you want your show horse to have?  We are now booking for the 2011 breeding season.   541-840-3422  Janet  www.thunderhillarabians.com   in2horsesports@aol.com

**Thunder Hill Arabians/Janet Jones 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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