Come
Join the FUN!
Somewhere in NODA, there is a niche for YOU!
As
a Volunteer at a show, as a committee member or committee
chairman, or club officer or an active,
interested member!
The
Northern Ohio Dressage Association (NODA) was formed in 1969 with the
objective being to promote and further interest in the understanding of
dressage through education, active participation and support of regional
and national dressage activities. Today we are a group-member
organization (GMO) belonging to the United
States Dressage Federation
(USDF).
We are a
non-profit Ohio corporation run by an Executive Board of elected volunteer
officers and appointed committee chairpersons according to the
By-Laws. Integrated within NODA's membership are trainers,
instructors, judges, technical delegates and International FEI
competitors.
When
NODA
was started,
dressage was still largely a mystery in the Cleveland area (as it was in
much of the United States). The initial formative meeting
of NODA took place at Red Raider Camp, in response to a letter written by
Joan Rapp with personalized notes exhorting people to give dressage a try.
Red Raider Camp became a center of dressage interest by virtue of the
influence of Emmy Temple, Suzanne Jones, Dale Lappert, Lynn Frye and Gail
Patton. They were instructors at Red Raider at the time.
The organization held early meetings both at Red Raider and the Chagrin
Falls library. The founding President of NODA was Joan Rapp.
Today
NODA
continues in its role as an educational organization by sponsoring
riding clinics, films, videos, lectures, workshops and seminars for
members and non-members. It hosts and organizes a complete
Schooling Show Series which
culminate in a Championship Show. NODA also hosts and organizes
two very popular USDF/USEF Recognized Shows each summer.