The United SPCA is partnering with Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant in Beaverton and will receive 20% of sales from all dinners and beverages sold between 5 PM and 8 PM on Oct. 3 – click here to view the flier:  Sweet Tomatoes Fundraisers for United SPCA.

One must take the flyer and present it for the shelter to receive the donation.  This is such an easy way to support the shelter. Please attend, and pass this along to all your friends to ask for their attendance as well. Here is our website for more information about the shelter and the good work it does.

Please help us help the horses.

For more information, please visit www.unitedspca.org.

The mission of the United SPCA is to promote humane standards and education, prevent and investigate cruelty to animals, to provide shelter for animals and to aid in the enforcement of all laws relative to animals.  The shelter is based in Newberg, OR.   Contact 503.662.0082 or e-mail president@unitedspca.org for more details.

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Note: The Oregon Dressage Society does not endorse or support any rescue organizations, however, we provide use of our news webpage as a free resource in an effort to provide communication between these organizations and our membership.  Please contact the ODS Office if you have any questions.  Thank you.

Dear ODS Members,

Due to the news of a confirmed case of neurological herpes virus in Oregon and the State Veterinarian Don Hanson urging horse owners to take precautions, several of our chapters have decided to postpone or to reschedule events which were on the calendar for later this week or for this coming weekend.  The state veterinarian’s website contains up to date information about the disease in our state as well as informational links to disease information and potential signs of the disease – the website address is: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/AHID/equine_herpes_virus.shtml.

The confirmed case of the neurological herpes virus (Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy) or EHM, is directly linked to the cutting event held in Ogden, Utah from April 30 through May 8, 2011.  A number of other cases have been confirmed in surrounding states including, Washington, Idaho, California and Colorado.  EHM is a highly contagious neurological virus that can cause severe neurological symptoms in horses. There are no restrictions on the movement of non-exposed horses within Oregon at this time.

The first event which will be postponed is the Demo of the Geometry of the Dressage Ring and How to Ride It which was to be held on 5/19 at Hasel Farms, 61240 Crooked Creek Road, LaGrande, OR 97850. For more information or to be notified of the rescheduled date, please contact Karen Hasel at (541) 963-9654.

The second event which has already been rescheduled is Salute to Dressage League Show which was to be held 5/21 at the Cygnet Farm, 7501 Wagner Creek Rd Tangent OR 97540. The show will now be held on June 18^th, start time of 9:00 AM.  If you have questions about an entry or for more information about the show, please contact Rachel Merusi, manager at (541) 830-4754.

At this point, no other events have been postponed, rescheduled or canceled. Individual show and clinic managers will be communicating with our office; should any other events be cancelled or postponed, our office will notify our membership via e-mail, posting on our Facebook Fan Page and posting on the ODS website’s news page immediately.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly in the ODS Office.

Warmest Regards,
Corinne Stonier
Executive Director
Oregon Dressage Society, a registered non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization
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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Authorities in Oregon have seized control of 16 horses they describe as neglected.

Gabriel Buckner

Responding to an anonymous tip, deputies in Marion County executed a search warrant and arrested the owner of the horses on Tuesday afternoon.

The horses were found in a pasture and a barn on a property on Skyline Road South, in Salem. (more…)

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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