We are pleased to announce that Spring Into Dressage Show  March 10 – 13 was a success.  The classes filled and there was a short wait list.  It was nice to have the show, stalls, restaurant and show office under one roof at Mount Hood Equestrian and Event Center.  Our brand new Dressage Arena looked real nice.  Thank you to Kaye Phaneuf for being in charge of the details for purchasing the new arena.  Thank yous to Donna Edwards for managing the show and Kaye Phaneuf for being our Secretary.  The biggest Thank you is for all of our Volunteers.

Some of our members attended the Adult Team Show.  It was great fun. Thank Gaye McCabe for all your work to make this a successful show.

Our May meeting will probably be a video night, subject and location to be determined.

Please watch your e mail or check the website for more information.

We are looking forward to our Summer Daze League Show this July 9 & 10 at Mount Hood Equestrian and Event Center.

Our Chapters Annual Camping and Trail Ride at Silverfalls State Park, July 29^th to August 1^st. is almost full only a couple of spaces left.  You are also welcome to haul in for a Day Ride.  Please contact Marla Santino for information or if you want to reserve a camp space.

We want to encourage all of our members to become more active in our Chapter activities.  We welcome your comments and look forward to meeting you.  Most of our meetings are open to friends and family members.  Our newest members are Andrea Andrews of St. Paul, Petra Ost of Damascus and Kathy Stauffer of Hubbard.

Kathy Darneille

Greetings!  Is it spring yet?? What a long wet, cold and in many places, snowy year so far!    I just have a few items that I wanted to share with you.

My office will be closed April 26-May 8.  I will not be able to respond to requests during that time.   I will be in Portugal until May 6th and return to immediately photograph the Heart of the Valley Dressage show at Devonwood May 7-8.    My plan is to collapse on Monday!

If you are planning on signing up for photographic services at HOV, early sign ups would be very helpful as I return home the night before the show.   You can sign up and pay online (and save $5) at:  http://marycornelius.exposuremanager.com/g/heart_of_the_valley (more…)

Thanks to Ken Braddick of Dressage-News.com for sending our office this photo of Jessica Wisdom competing in California this past winter.

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The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that the annual Major Anders Lindgren Scholarship has recently been revised, in order to provide scholarships to a greater number of qualified dressage instructors.

Major Anders Lindgren was an accomplished dressage rider, having won the 1971 Swedish Dressage Championship and ridden on the Swedish Olympic Team in 1972.  He also won the Scandinavian Eventing Championship in 1959.  Lindgren’s contribution to American dressage was large, as he was solidly committed to the education of U.S. dressage instructors.  Over a ten-year period, almost 1,000 participating instructors learned from his systematic, structural approach to teaching Dressage at the USDF/Violet Hopkins National Seminars for Dressage Instructors, and then at the National Symposium.  Major Lindgren passed away in 2010, at the age of 85.

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The ODS Office has updated the PCTC’s webpage on our site because the contact e-mail address for the PCTC president had changed.

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Lexington, KY (April 24th, 2011)–The popular helmet awareness campaign Riders4Helmets.com has partnered with generous sponsors to offer the largest ever giveaway of riding helmets with a combined value of over $6,500, in addition to a highly sought after iPad2. Visitors to the Rolex KY 3DE (April 28-May 1) may visit the Riders4Helmets area in the “old” indoor arena to register for the giveaway, receive helmet safety literature, and, have the opportunity to participate in helmet fitting demonstrations (times available online). Equestrians who are unable to attend Rolex may register for the giveaway by visiting this link. The giveaway closes midnight on May 1st, 2011.

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Oregon Dressage Society

League Championship

and High School

Championship Shows

June 4-5, 2011

Oregon State Fairgrounds & Expo Center, Salem, OR

Sponsorship Opportunities

Support from sponsors is critical to the success of the ODS League Championship Show and High School Championships! The annual ODS League Championship Show draws horses and riders from around the state and Southern Washington.  Sponsorship opportunities are available in five (5) categories, each with significant benefits.  Make yourself known and your contribution recognized at the ODS League Championship Show in Salem on the weekend of June 4 and 5!

The sponsorship packet is posted online – click here for the 2011-ODS_LeagueChampionshipShow-SponsorshipInfo – or you may request a sponsorship packet via e-mail or snail mail by contacting me.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Gaye McCabe, Show Manager
j-g.mccabe@juno.com
(503) 378-0309

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*Oregon Equine / J Wilson DVM  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.

Photo of Jeremy Steinberg by Mary Cornelius – www.marycornelius.com

Lexington, KY (April 21, 2011) – The Platinum Performance/USDF Region 2 FEI Jr/YR Clinic held on March 26-27, 2011 proved to be a success, when eight riders from five different states convened at Tempel Farms in Old Mill Creek, IL, to ride with USEF National Youth Coach, Jeremy Steinberg. For the first time in the program’s history, USDF and USEF joined forces for the purpose of educating the country’s upcoming dressage riders.
Over the past several months USDF and USEF have been working in concert in order to fully develop a youth pipeline. With the naming of the new National Youth Coach, Jeremy Steinberg, it was an obvious choice for USDF when a clinician was needed to step in for a FEI Jr/YR Clinic in Region 2. Steinberg, who recently traveled to the IHS Palm Beach Derby CDI for talent scouting was more than enthusiastic to take on the clinic with only a month’s notice.
The eight riders were thrilled to hear they were selected, some traveling at least six hours to the clinic. Each day participants rode in a private session and while not riding, they attentively listened and watched their peers. At the beginning of each session Steinberg quickly noted each combination’s unique traits allowing him to customize their training objectives. The importance of being a “thinking rider” was evident throughout the clinic. By firing questions at the riders, Steinberg challenged riders to think quickly. He advised the participants that they shouldn’t just ride, but rather become the horse’s trainer.
Clinic rider, Victoria Retamoza stated, “I love Jeremy’s philosophy in many aspects.  He stated that you should always shoot far in your goals.  If you are riding a Training Level horse, train it as if you were training it to Grand Prix.  I told him that I wanted to make the Region 2 NAJYRC Young Rider Team.  Jeremy advised me that I should not just aim at making the team, but to medal.”
At lunchtime everyone gathered around for a theory discussion with Jeremy, where he not only offered great advice, but graciously answered questions from both riders and parents.
“What a great program! It is worth its weight in gold from the knowledge my daughter gathered in just two days!” stated Cathy Miller, parent of one of the participants.
At the end of the clinic, riders were sparked with enthusiasm and went home with effective training tools, new friends and inspiration for a successful future.
USEF National Youth Coach, Jeremy Steinberg, was recently added to the roster of official USDF clinicians and will be featured at more Platinum Performance/USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinics in the future.  For more information about the USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinic Series or to find specific dates and locations for upcoming clinics (available soon), visit the USDF website or contact the USDF office. The Platinum Performance/USDF FEI Jr/YR Clinic Series is made possible with funding from The Dressage Foundation.

Founded in 1973, the United States Dressage Federation is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to education, recognition of achievement, and promotion of dressage. For more information about USDF membership or programs, visit www.usdf.org, e-mail usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277.

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