2020 State OHSET Championship Oregon High School Proudly Presented by Equestrian Teams Excellence in Equestrian Athletics May 7-10, 2020 First Interstate Bank Expo Center Redmond, OR PNWIC Pacific NorthWest Invitational Championship June 19-21, 2020 Moses Lake, WA STATE OFFICER TEAM: Candi Bothum, State Chair Scott Chauncey, Vice Chair/Points Treasurer: Denise John |Secretary: Jan Harer
COMMITTEE CHAIRS: JoAnn Oswald, Judges’ | Heather Zumwalt, Rules Bill Weir, Co-ops, Eligibility, & Process Wendy Bernards, Awards | Carolyn Kronenberg, Raffle Nick Meuret, State Meet Operations
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP: Central: Christina Bates & Heather Zumwalt North Valley: Kari Laizure & Kari Salzberg Northeast: Chris Dinsmore & Jenny Tackett Northwest: Corinne Dimick & Connie Bamford South Valley: Sue Lowe & Sherri Henry Southern: Kelly Porter & Joanna Grimmett www.ohset.com Tri-River Valley: Denise Greif & Kelly Van Baggen Willamette: Tasha Ballsteadt & Wendy Bernards Oregon High School Equestrian Teams
Mission Statement The OHSET Season OHSET shall be a not for profit corporation dedicated Participation Practice Begins November 1 to promoting and organizing equestrian competition in Each District holds 3 Meets between January and high school athletic or activity programs. OHSET has as Athletes may participate in up to April its main goal, recognition in the high schools of the 5 Individual Events and as many Year End Class Medal Earners, and the Top 10% , equestrian athlete and to give them an opportunity to Team Events as they would like qualify for the State Championship Meet, held in achieve that recognition in a fair, positive, and May educational format. Individual Events The Top 5 In each Class at the State Championship Barrels Meet qualify to represent OHSET at the Pacific Breakaway Roping Breakaway Roping North West Invitational Championship, held in June Dressage Driving Figure 8 Hunt Seat Equitation Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences Not Your Average Horse Show In Hand Trail Individual Flags Youth Athletes Represent Their High School Key Hole Individual and Team Classes Pole Bending Earn Points for Your Team Reining Year End High Point and Class Champion Awards Saddle Seat Equitation Compete to Participate at the State Championship Showmanship Meet Steer Daubing Meet Trail Compete and the PNWIC meet; (OHSET vs. WAHSET) Western Horsemanship Earn a Varsity Letter from Your High school (most Working Rancher schools eligible)
Team Events Freestyle Drill Large Team 5+ and Working 4’s In Hand Obstacle Relay Athlete Benefits Working Pairs Unlike traditional equine events, OHSET provides Bi-Rangle Team Canadian Flags athletes with recognition in their High School like other Team Penning Varsity sports. The team environment in OHSET 2-Man Sorting promotes sportsmanship and strengthens athlete’s Versatility connection to their peers and the school. Class variety, and opportunities to try new disciplines increases horsemanship skills and is a great platform to earn a position on a collegiate equestrian Team.