Crescendo Farms ~ Equestrian Events, Inc.

07/09/2024

Scribing Friday (Terrace) & Saturday (Sylvan) at the ODS Championship Show.

Much cooler today! What a difference 10 degrees makes!

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25/07/2024

The Dream TEAM Show Program turned out wonderful! Please click on the link and check it out :-)

We've been working hard and it's finally happening this weekend! Come on down and check it all out!

The Dream TEAM Show Program for 2024 is completed looks amazing 👏🏼👏🏼 Click on the link below to open and view!

Our program includes important information about our Sponsors and your Management Team. Please take a look, and over the weekend please take time to thank those who have made the Dream TEAM Show possible!

We’ve been Zooming and planning, coordinating tasks and shopping. We are READY for a weekend of camaraderie, tons of fun, wonderful food and some good old shenanigans and games!

To Our Competitors:

Bring your best! 🥇 Leave any Stress! 🛀
Ride your Test! 🏇 GO TEAMS!📣

Katie, Joan, Karen & Gaye

Click on this link:
https://indd.adobe.com/view/ce0c8d46-689f-4729-a121-0a13838dfb8e?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2lHSwn4938YL4UbF3y4XgVDi6ubceljY9cLiUAXZp0iQEIUG_HGX1yM2c_aem_8lXNMIKd_HVKPun3xg5_bQ

24/07/2024

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FOR UPDATES PLEASE CLICK ON THE RESCUE PAGE AND READ THEIR MOST RECENT POSTS.

AND SAY PRAYERS!!

12/07/2024

Come be a part of the Dream TEAM Show!!!!

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27/06/2024

4 WEEKS and counting until we arrive in Creswell and set up the Show Office at Silver Tail Farm!!

Entries are coming in so please gather YOUR DREAM TEAM!

See you soon!

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17/06/2024

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08/06/2024

Answers to key questions about the Dream TEAM Show are below. If more questions come up in COMMENTS (please put yours there if you have one!) we will ANSWER it in comments so read through it all :-)

Bring on your TEAM SPIRIT! We will see you July 27-28 for the MOST FUN SHOW EVER!!

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Dream TEAM Show Update:

Entries have opened and are coming in – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! We have received some initial questions so wanted to ANSWER them here. If you have additional questions after reading all the comments and responses, please add it to the comments and we will answer there so everyone has the benefit of both Q&A.

1. GATHER YOUR TEAM:

*Teams of 3 or 4 riders. If your team has 4 we will drop the lowest score for team awards calculations

*If you don’t have a TEAM but would like to be on one we can put you together with other individual entries
to make up a team or can add you to one that has 3 members to fill it out.

* Your TEAM can be comprised of DIFFERENT LEVELS of riders and can have ONE Professional.

2. JOIN THE FUN! (suggestions below are encouraged but not required!)

*Come up with a TEAM NAME.

* Coordinating TEAM OUTFITS for your team and horses are fun and can be worn when you compete.
Please refer to the USDF rulebook Tack section if you have questions on what is/isn’t allowed.

*TEAM Stall door signs (easy to hang and removable that DO NOT cause any damage!) should be OK. Please “vet them” with show management when you check in (before you put them up).

3. DIVISIONS & SCORING:

a) Each rider enters a Division(s) that includes two tests, one ridden on Saturday and one on Sunday.
NOTE: Maximum Divisions entered per competitor is 2 for the Show.

b) Professionals and Western Dressage riders will have their own divisions (“P” and “W”).

c) INDIVIDUAL Scoring: The Division test scores for each rider will be combined to calculate results and placings for Individual competitors against their peers who are riding in the same Division.

d) TEAM Scoring: Teams will be placed into separate GROUPS (up to 6 teams per GROUP) by the Show Secretary. Teams are given a point value based on each team member's rides. No team will have an unfair advantage. The total of each Team's points will determine their placing in the GROUP for TEAM AWARDS.

4. OPEN RIDES: Open rides will be filled only after all team rides are scheduled and IF SPACE IS AVAILABLE. If you sign up for an open ride, but it cannot be scheduled, you will receive a refund for that class only. Any OPEN rides will be filled on a first come first served basis determined by the postmark on your entry, so send your entry in today!!

5. SATURDAY DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT:

* Saturday Night Dinner- Please order tickets for you, your family and friends on your entry so we know
how many to prepare for. Dinner will include chicken, pulled pork, salads, baked beans and a drink.

*There will be a STICK PONY COMPETITION before Dinner which is open to anyone who would like to join
in the fun! Please sign up in the show office for individual, pas de deux or quadrille! You and your stick
partner are welcome to ride a standard test or create your own freestyle, with or without music! Limit 1.5
minutes per entry.

6. VOLUNTEERS: We will post the Sign Up Genius link on this page on JULY 10th. Please SHARE THE LINK!
Volunteers who sign up for 2 shifts will receive a THANK YOU gift from Show Management. Those who sign up for more than 2 shifts will get an additional THANK YOU!

7. PLEASE JOIN US AS SPONSORS: Sponsorships at any level would be much appreciated.

We hope this clarifies most of your questions. If you have additional questions, PLEASE POST IN THE COMMENTS BELOW and we will respond to them there. Please take time to read through all the comments/questions as yours might have already been asked and answered!

We look forward to seeing you July 26-28th!

Come with your BEST SMILE! It will increase FACE VALUE of your TEAM!

Your Dream TEAM Show Management

30/05/2024

COME JOIN THE FUN!!

Gather a TEAM ~ Volunteer ~ Sponsor at any level!!

Entries OPEN June 3rd :-) See you at the show!

29/05/2024

Great information!

This is about the problem I posted about last week that riders are increasingly ignoring. So many people commented with misinformation about the differences between striding over and jumping an obstacle, I thought I'd better deal with it in a deeper way. The top two top images show uneven takeoff, meaning both horses are jumping more off one foot than the other. Not a big deal if you are jumping low jumps in an arena with good footing and heights under three feet.

Uneven takeoffs are so common a jumping flaw today that it is becoming the standard. To eliminate this problem and to have safer jumps, you must school your horse on striding in the approach, which involves extension and collection, such that your horse squares up and takes off using the entire strength of both legs.

The set up in the lower picture is "the Box" in yellow, which is the takeoff area. Using a garden rake before each jump to smooth the box. we jump and after we examine the hoofprints to see how the horse took off. What we see in the picture is approximately a 2' 8" high jump with an 8' Box in front of it made with jump rails. This is for an average size horse. We vary the depth of the box to the jump based on the size of the horse or pony and the height of the jump. If you are a trainer or advanced rider, you can use this set up for very green horses as well.

Riding with Relaxation, Rhythm/Tempo, Straightness and Impulsion in the approach, we ride our horse into the Box. Some horses will at first read the box as a bounce, and while that is OK, we want the horse to stride into the Box. After each jump, look for the hoof prints in the Box to be together and parallel to the jump's ground pole line.

The first results will usually be uneven hoof prints. If the hoof prints are uneven, there are two choices of action. (1) Bring the horse to the jump in a steadier approach. Two strides out from the box, give a very slight half halt as a preparatory command for the last stride before the Box without destroying the rhythm. Then look to see if the takeoff hoof prints are more even than before. A light half halt should collect your horse and get him more under himself, and thus more squared up for takeoff. Don't forget to rake the box after every jump.

The other option (2) is more for greener horses, but also for what I call the "jock" horses that are not much for thinking. Instead of exploring variations of the use of the aids, the (2) option is more physical. By using physical changes to the box and to the jump, we work more with varying the context of the jump.

For example, we might make the box shorter to the jump, which tends to collect the horse as a half halt might. A smaller tighter box requires tighter movements. Another possible change is we might raise the jump height in increments to find a threshold where the horse feels the need to square up. You can also combine changing the depth of the box and the height of the jump but be careful because this is for more experienced horses. Word of caution. If a horse begins to plough into the jump knocking down rail all the time, the horse is not ready for this exercise.

All of the above is not for beginner riders or inexperienced intermediate riders. This process requires feel, something that takes time to develop in a rider. In the end, it is the rider, not the horse, that makes the decision between striding or jumping over an obstacle. We cue that choice with our seat and overall position in the approach. This requires experience.

My point is to counter the misinformation that "some horses only stride over jumps". We need to train for both. Striding over jumps adds speed. Squaring up and jumping with both hind legs adds power and precision. Good riders can train their horses to do both on command as required by circumstances.

22/05/2024

As the instigator that started the ball rolling to bring back the Team Dressage show, I am asking for your support.

I am guessing most have never thought about what it takes financially to put on a horse show of this caliber. The Dream TEAM Dressage Show budget is just under $25,000.

Your Sponsorship of any amount will help to cover costs that competitors entry fees don’t.

Please click on the link below and share this opportunity with those you know and businesses you support- you might be surprised by their willingness to give back!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

24/04/2024

I can’t think of anyone who deserves to be honored in this way more than you do Joan!

And I’m not going to give up on the goal of you riding In Concert (aka: Nikki) in your Century Ride in 2026 ❤️🤞🏼❤️ Dawn Ruthven and Joan Smith would be delighted to have you join their ranks!

Love you to the moon and back!

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06/04/2024

❤️Charlie Brown & Snoopy!

In a nutshell…..

02/04/2024

It's BACK! And it's gonna be GREAT!!!

Please step up to help make this show the best it can be. We need everyone to volunteer some time, ask for those you know to sponsor at any level, get your team together and JOIN US IN JULY!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

29/03/2024

Spring is on it's way...... I just KNOW IT!!!

22/02/2024

An Opportunity NOT to miss!

https://mailchi.mp/339fa5f94aea/workshops-lessons-with-robyn-avalon-in-portlandJoin CAS Director Robyn Avalon for lessons and introductory workshops, 2/22 - 25, Portland, OR - Embodying the Sacred Self & Enriching Those Who Enrich Others

07/02/2024

Come join the fun!!

14/01/2024

LOVE YOU JESSIE!!!

I need to get on your schedule soon♥️

24/12/2023

I wanted to share an article that came into my inbox this morning from the Natural Lifesmanship Institute titled “Belief In Magic: The Grown Up Version”

We all experience loss at some point, for some it is profoundly new, others it just feels that way. I hope this article helps each person who reads it in some way.

If you want to unwrap any gift and share it, connect, exchange thoughts and experiences ~ please reach out.

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Belief in Magic: The Grown-up Version

In 2018 when I was pregnant with Mabel, our second child, I began watching This Is Us during the last trimester when I was on bedrest. I was already a little late in the game on this series at that time, and now I’m even later. So is life as a business owner and Mama. . .

So, I recently watched the last episode of season 4. If you’re a This Is Us fan you might remember when Gerald McRaney, the actor who plays Dr. Nathan Katowski, shared some words of wisdom that he supposedly pulled out of thin air in the moment. Maybe you also cried (or wept) like I did. He said:

“I think the trick is, not trying to keep the joys and the tragedies apart. But you kinda gotta let ’em cozy up to one another. You know, let ‘em co-exist. And I think that if you can do that, if you can manage to forge ahead with all that joy and heartache mixed up together inside of you, never knowing which one’s gonna get the upper hand. . . well, life does have a way of shaking out to being more beautiful than tragic.”

At our home, our Christmas tree tells our life story. Memories of people who are no longer with us, homes and lives in which we no longer live, moments we will never get back. Each year tears fill my eyes as we unpack and hang ornaments that take me back to younger love, younger children, and seasons I thought would never end. Each year I remember, reminisce, and grieve.

When we decorate the tree I also feel the joy, magic, and mystery that is all around during the holiday season. Sometimes this comes easy, but more often than not I find that it is a practice. It’s a discipline, because life is hard. It’s hard for everybody. Even when it looks kinda easy. . . it’s still hard. It’s gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking, and for many of us these feelings are profoundly worse during the holidays - in juxtaposition to all the Christmas Spirit and the implication around every corner that we should feel joy. I call this grinch pain, and it is all too real for many of us.

Some of us were blessed (or lucky) enough to remember a time in childhood when magic seemed easy. Ya know, it just happened (mostly because we had parents who really loved us! But that’s another conversation). The awe and wonder of the Christmas season was simple. I was one of those lucky children.

As life happens, the magic of this season can become less. . . well magical, if we let it. It’s so easy to lose sight of the magic of twinkle lights because they take so damn long to put up. It’s a lot of work. It’s terribly easy to lose sight of the beauty of just about anything worth working for, especially when we’re in the thick of it.

During my childhood, Christmas traditions, twinkle lights, trees, and Santa Claus all just happened - the innocence of this kind of magic is something I cherish. It has brought me great joy to be part of creating this kind of magic for our children, because I believe this helps to set the foundation for something even more miraculous and magical to occur. . .

To find awe and wonder and magic and joy even amidst all the work it takes to create it. Even during the very real pain that life often brings. This is a miracle. I do believe that to recognize and accept a miracle takes great work and oftentimes even greater risk. Very seldom do miracles just happen.

For me, the entire Christmas season, especially tree decorating day, is a perfect time to practice letting the joys and tragedies “cozy up to one another”. Deeply holding and feeling both. The risk is huge, because there is no way of knowing “which one’s gonna get the upper hand” moment by moment. At times, I have been overcome by grief when unwrapping and hanging ornaments, but it’s mind-blowing what those lights look like through tears. When we just stay in it, keep feeling all the things, the reward is great. It’s a high risk, high reward venture.

The belief in magic we experience in our youth is innocent and beautiful. . . and fragile, but the magic found at the end of a pilgrimage and a voyage - the grown-up version of believing in magic, is worth dying for.

My wish for you this holiday, however you may celebrate, is that “you can manage to forge ahead with all that joy and heartache mixed up together inside of you, never knowing which one’s gonna get the upper hand.” Because this is brave, and this is what prepares the way for things to be “more beautiful than tragic.”

This is the miracle of Christmas.

~ Bettina Shultz-Jobe

06/12/2023

I have always loved these drawings and descriptions!

To maintain a correct upper body position in the corners…
Imagine you are balancing on an exercise ball. If you lean your torso into a turn, your seat bones will push the ball (horse) in the opposite direction (below right). To help the horse balance, keep your spine straight and use your shoulders to turn. Your seat bones will follow. Try it on a ball, it works!—Jane Kelly

Kelly is a USDF gold, silver and bronze medalist, “L” Education Program graduate and associate instructor.

🎨: Sandy Rabinowitz

29/11/2023

The seat bone seems to me like one of the most important aids the rider has. How do I weight it correctly when riding a volte, circle or shoulder-in?

29/11/2023

I will go back!

28/11/2023

EXCITING NEWS!!!

Please "like" the Oregon Team Dressage Show page, share this post with others and inspire them to gather a team (or teams!) together!

Get ready to have a lot of FUN!

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We have set up this PAGE to help share information to get the TEAM Show off the ground.

We have a survey we would like you to fill out to help with Dates, Show Format (classes in addition to teams), etc.

To respect your privacy and security, PLEASE DM me with your email and I will send the survey to you.

Time is of the essence to get dates and venue nailed down!

Please share this page with anyone you know who would be interested in participating (competitor, volunteer, sponsor, etc.).

Thanks!