Hey the show is coming up and the entries are coming in, but I have very few confirmed volunteers.

It looks like I will be doing secretary duty all day with the others in the club who want to learn the FV software.
Jobs that need to be filled…

1. Judge’s basket/cooler with cold treats
2. AM Parking Attendant
3. AM Arena Gate
4. AM Warm up gate
5. Runner/ troubleshooter/ fill in parking attendant throughout day.
6. AM Announcer
7. PM Announcer

We also have only one sponsor for the show so far. I have attached the rates for advertisers if any of you can help get some sponsors for the show.

Our expenses have gone up from the last show and we really need sponsors.

CAN ANY ONE HELP???

Bless you all
Peg

Aloha Dressage League Show

Sunday, August 29, 2010

388 South Stage Road, Medford, OR 97501

Judge: Melinda Golis

QUESTIONS: email: pegsiders@charter.net

Secretary: Rachel Merusi

Opening date: July 1, 2010

Closing date: August 16, 2010

There will be live music…
There will be great food…
There will most likely be hula dancers…
And there will be Hawaiian shirts galore, because we will all be wearing them!
Loaner Hawaiian shirts will be available if you don’t own one.

You can wear a Hawaiian shirt for your test, however, it cannot be sleeveless.

	Click here for active entry form Click here for print only entry form

Dear SJODS Chapter Members,

As the Rider Biomechanics Clinic/Seminar on July 30, 31 and Aug. 1 is coming together we are getting very excited about what a wonderful educational experience it will be.  Only a few of you have registered to audit and those who have not are missing a special opportunity right in our own back yard for a very reduced price thanks to the Violet M. Hopkins grant we received.  The cost for our chapter members is only $15 a day or $40 for all three days.   Art and Sonja Biada are making their home and facility available so the accommodations will be very comfortable.  Lunch is included in the registration price but only if you pre-register before July 28.

Here is what Sandy has shared about the book, “Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle, published in 2009 and available from Amazon and Barns & Noble:

“One thing you might have everyone do is read ‘TALENT CODE’ by Daniel Coyle.  It isn’t about horses or riding but very much about how people can learn to do physical skill learning better than most of them do it presently.  I have been using the ideas from the book to super results and if the participants are clear about the agenda it will make it easier …”

The opening session at the house will start at 8 a.m. with registration and coffee and snacks.  At 8:30 Sandy will introduce us to the seminar program by viewing a DVD that discusses rider biomechanics and will talk about it and how she uses the concepts in her teaching. This will last about 1 and a half  hours.   The demo lessons will follow down in the covered arena.

We will have some copies of “Talent Code” for sale at the clinic if you do not get one ahead of time.

The second and third days will be at the covered arena.  Lunches and seating will be available based on the number who have registered ahead of time.  Drop in registrations are welcome every day but you should have a folding chair in case we run out of seating and you will need to bring your own lunch.

We encourage our chapter members to take advantage of this educational opportunity without the expenses of traveling great distances and out of town hotels and restaurants.

We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!

Your SJODS Board of Directors

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The members of our State of Jefferson Chapter have had the rare opportunity to be in touch with each other more this year than in previous years. Thanks to the merger discussions from last fall, and the resulting surveys, many of you stepped up and voiced your opinions. There were ideas about awards programs, social meetings, general meetings, and educational ideas. The one thing that most members seemed to agree on was the desire to continue to host a licensed show in Southern Oregon. The interesting thing is that the Siskiyou Chapter membership seemed to have similar opinions about what a dressage club can do for them.

Our club has a long history starting as the Cathedral Hills Combined Training Club 35 years ago and evolving into the State of Jefferson chapter of the ODS. There has also been a long history of hosting a licensed dressage show here in Southern Oregon. That history seems to have been suspended for the time being. Last year, we recognized a sizeable loss running the licensed show and could not take the risk of having another loss such as that one. In the licensed show’s date at the Expo Fairgrounds, the ODS had their League Championships show. Unfortunately the attendance was very low at the League Championships this year and that show had to cancel one of the judges and one of the arenas for the whole weekend.

It was confirmation that we did make the right decision to not host a licensed show this year. However, we had the proposal on our agenda to run a licensed show in 2011. There was extended discussion at the board meeting in May 2010 about having a licensed show in the near future at all. On one hand we had the need for local riders to have a licensed show to ride in, and on the other hand, we could not continue to make decisions that would risk losing large amounts of money. The board realized that a licensed show helps our local dressage economy in that the trainers have a local show to take clients and breeders have a place to showcase their stock. There is also the long standing reputation of our area in hosting a good competition to provide qualifying opportunities. Many of us have spent countless hours working at our shows, sponsoring classes and competing in them and the thought of discontinuing them was a sad realization. The vote was to not plan a licensed show for next year. There was talk of doing a smaller scale one day qualifier at a different location in the future, but that would depend on the rebound of the economy and the demand for a licensed show in this area.

On the bright side, our club has been making good use of our year:

Improvements to our webpage have been made by the generous donations of time and materials from our members and efforts of our volunteer webmaster Joni Hankin.

The board has been working together to keep the email list for our members as up to date as possible.

The club adopted a helmet rule for club sponsored riding events to help provide a safe riding environment for our members.

We have gotten together for DVD nites, our Christmas party, and a Pilate’s meeting.

We also have our regular club sponsored clinics with Jutta Schott that is free to audit. A July Bar-B-Que will be held during the Jutta Schott clinic to which all chapter members are invited.

As for horse shows, we have added a second League show to our calendar.

We are adding an awards program to recognize our members for accomplishments and hard work.

The biggest event this year will be our Rider Biomechanics Seminar with Sandy Howard. The popularity of this highly anticipated clinic is reflected in the waiting list for riders that developed very quickly. This will be the best educational event to hit the Southern Oregon dressage community in at least 15 years.

So in spite having to suspend the long standing tradition of hosting a licensed show, we are having a great year. It is a change in focus from having a huge amount of effort put into a licensed show to hosting activities that benefit our local dressage club members and help provide educational opportunities that are affordable and interesting. You could also say that we are more engaged in activities that foster a sense of community. It is encouraging to see guests and new members that have come to club functions to get a look at what we do. We have also made connections with more senior members that have not been heard from for a while.

So feel free to contribute, write a story for the web page, voice your opinion, come to a meeting or send an email! All these things make our club much richer than money in a bank account. Our calendar will reflect upcoming activities, so check it out.

See you soon!

Peggy Siders – President SJODS