STATE OF JEFFERSON CHAPTER

OREGON DRESSAGE SOCIETY

ELECTION RESULTS FOR 2012

PRESIDENT: MICHELE MATZEN

VICE PRES:        ELAINE THOMAS

SECRETARY:  ROBIN BORG

TREASURER:  SHERRY WALKER

DIRECTOR:         SONJA BIADA

DIRECTOR:         ED MILLER

DIRECTOR:         CAROL TAYLOR

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Dear ODS Members,

We wanted to let you know that the prize list for the Great Pumpkin League Show, sponsored by the State of Jefferson Chapter, has been posted on the ODS website today.

If you have any questions about the show, please contact Peggy Siders at (541) 890-1706 or pegsiders@charter.net.

Thank you!

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Due to not having enough reservations, the previously advertised bus trip has been cancelled.

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Clinics seem to be the going over big this year.  People are doing as many clinics as available to us down here in “Dressage Desert”, as I call it.  Two of our Chapter members attended a Mary Wanless clinic and found it to be quite informative, and a lot of exerciseJ  We have had a couple of clinics with Danica Yates, and they were attended well.  Berniece Pohlmann, hosted the first clinic in March and DeeDee Estes hosted the second clinic in June.  Rain and cooler temps did not dampen the skilled teaching that both riders and auditors received.  Thank you Danica!

Jutta Schott has been with us in April, May and July and we have one more clinic with her in August.  Lots of riders were new to her clinic this year and found her to be most helpful and have signed up for August and next year.  Possibly, we will be adding a couple of extra clinics.  The July and August clinics were held at Destinations End and it was a change of venue that gave people who live in Medford area the chance to ride with Jutta.  We were grateful that Ellen Ahern, of Destinations End was so gracious to let us use her lovely facility.  Contact Carol Taylor for information on these clinics:

Carol Taylor / 2taylors@dishmail.net

Our chapter is pulling together a “Bus Trip/Road Trip” to the “ODS- 40^th Anniversary celebration that is coming up Nov.5^th and 6th.  You will be charged a fee and that will include the bus trip up and back, some meals (please see poster in Flying Changes) hotel, entry to the Anniversary celebrations and Education programs being offered.  Steffen Peters clinic on Sunday.  He will also be the guest speaker at Saturday nights banquet.  We are planning on picking people up along the I-5 corridor.  Contact Elaine Thomas for the details: Elaine Thomas selainet@gmail.com

We are looking into the future and have started planning a BIG show in 2012(recognized).  This will give us plenty of time to plan and hopefully offer some possibly “Team Classes” or “in-hand” classes.  All this is still in the works.  We have a GREAT!!! show committee working on all the details.  Our annual “Aloha Show”(Hawaiian Shirts instead of stuffy Show JacketsJ) August 28^th.  Hawaiian attire and costumes are encouraged for rider and horse, fun times.  October is our Halloween League Show, which is also another fun one, costumes are encouraged.

OK, I am exhausted from telling you all that is coming up and there is more.  I just ordered the 2011 “On the Levels”, it finally is out.  That will give us an excuse for another Video Night and Potluck.

Hope you all continue to have a GREAT!!! riding summer.

Michele Matzen – President – SOJ

The State of Jefferson Chapter – ODS is offering an inclusive Road-Trip package to the ODS 40^th Anniversary Celebration and Fall Festival Education Weekend – November 5 & 6.  Their bus will leave Medford on November 4^th and will pick up passengers all along the I-5 corridor (Roseburg? Eugene? Corvallis? Salem?) and will return on Sunday, November 6^th after the Steffen Peters Clinic.

Contact Elaine Thomas at selainet@gmail.com or (541) 787-7120 if you have any questions or if you wish to make your reservation.

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Dear ODS Members,

The ODS STATE OF JEFFERSON Chapter’s August Clinic with Jutta Schott will begin on Friday, August 12 around noon and run into the evening.  Saturday, August 13  it will run all day with morning and afternoon lesson times.

We have 1 lesson time still available on Friday and 3 lessons available on Saturday.  You can read Jutta’s “Bio” on our website at www.stateofjeffersondressage.org.

This SJODS clinic will be held at DESTINATIONS END in Talent Oregon just off I-5 and just a 15 minute drive to Ashland.  Ellen Ahern has day stalls and overnight boarding available at her lovely covered facility. You can contact Ellen at eahern@clearwire.net.

Lessons are $100 each and there is a per lesson “use fee” of $10 to the facility.  Auditors are welcome at no cost.

Thank you,

Carol Taylor

Clinic Coordinator

You can contact me via e-mail at 2taylors@dishmail.net or phone (541) 846-9495 to schedule lessons or get more information.

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Dear ODS Members,

Please note that the facility has been changed for the July 16 & 17 and the August 13 & 14 Jutta Schott Dressage Clinics sponsored by the State of Jefferson Chapter.  The new facility will be Destination’s End in Talent, OR.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to sign up to ride or to audit.
Thank you,

Carol Taylor, organizer

(541) 846-9495 or 2taylors@dishmail.net

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I thought as the new President of the Chapter that it was time to let the other Chapters know exactly what is going on in the Southern part of our wonderful Sate of Jefferson (Southern Oregon).

This year is going to be GREAT!!! . We started off with our Annual Holiday Party, hosted by Bernice Pohlmann. We decided due to weather in the past would be held in January. We had a fantastic turn out, lots and I do mean lots of great food.   Annual Awards were included. Our Awards Committee Michelle Evans and Elaine Thomas came up with some really innovative awards, thanks for that.  Sonja Biada, swooped the event with High Point as a First Level Rider.  She also received the “Trainer of the Year”.  Her student Hanna Andrews received a plaque for being the “youngest rider with the oldest horse”.  Ed Miller, received the “Oldest Rider” awardJ Peggy Siders, received the “Volunteer of the Year” award.  Tina Venzion, received the Highest Scoring Rider of our League shows for the year, she received the Julie Lyle Memorial Trophy.  It was quite an evening.

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We have a few important announcements concerning the Great Pumpkin Show.

First, our  judge has changed to Kathy Casey.

The costume stakes class has a $100 sponsor that boosts the prize money available to competitors in that class.

Most importantly, the Julie Lyle Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the highest scoring adult amateur from the Aloha Dressage show and the Great Pumpkin. The Highest score will be announced and awarded at the conclusion of the Great Pumpkin show.

 

 

For more information about this show, please contact Peggy Siders at (541) 890-1706.

 

Thank you.

 

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