OHSET Educational Scholarship Application

Main Scholarship Program

Oregon High School Equestrian Teams, Inc was established to facilitate interscholastic competition and promote a sound program of educational value. In continuing with that goal, OHSET is proud to be able to provide for our athletes, an opportunity to win a scholarship toward furthering their post high school education! Any high school senior who is an OHSET member is able to apply.

2010 Scholarship information

Applications must be postmarked or e-mailed by midnight April 28th, 2010. No applications will be accepted after that date. Postmarked applications should be sent to:

Hard mail to: Donna Espelien - 32744 Gilmore Rd. - Scappoose, Or 97056
OR E-mail to: state.scholarship@ohset.com

Application Forms and Information:

Download Scholarship Application and Information:(PDF) or (WORD)

Download Scholarship Criteria: (pdf)

OUR COMMITTEE WOULD PREFER E-MAILED APPLICATIONS. Our Judges are located in various parts of Oregon and e-mail will facilitate our time needs.

Please expect an Email confirmation of received application; if you don't receive one, inquire immediately.

** If e-mail is not available to applicant then hard mailed copies will be accepted, please send 1 envelope with 9 copies of your completed application and resume'. Reference letters should be mailed/emailed to the scholarship chair directly from the person supplying the reference. Remember to submit all required documents with the completed application, late documents will not be accepted.

The Oregon High School Equestrian Team State Board would like to thank THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE & SPONSORS for their dedication to the youth of our program & their diligent effort on behalf of our scholarship program. Please refer your questions to Donna at state.scholarship@ohset.com

Additional Scholarship

The Gail Wright Scholarship

"Gail Wright was a great friend and mentor of many young people during her lifetime. Gail passed away suddenly in July 2009, and many of her friends and co-workers wanted to establish a scholarship in her name. Two of her main passions were everything equine and promoting the education of young people - so an OHSET scholarship seemed to be an appropriate way to remember her.

Gail grew up in the Portland area and started riding jumpers in grade school. She rode through high school, and then needed to give up riding to raise her younger siblings when her parents died. Gail was able to re-establish her connection with horses later in her life - and was involved in riding hunt seat, stock seat, reining, working cow, team penning, and trail riding. As my children made their way through OHSET, she was impressed with the variety of riding experiences that OHSET had to offer. Gail would be proud to know that a deserving youth involved with horses was awarded a scholarship to continue their dreams of higher education." . . . . . . . . Faith Roney, OHSET Judge, and volunteer.

Note: All OHSET scholarship applicants will be considered for the Gail Wright Memorial scholarship, and it will be awarded to the highest overall placing applicant. The scholarship is for $750.00 and will be dispersed in the same manner as the OHSET monies.

OHSET Scholarship Recommendation

For those wishing to submit a Recommendation for a student, please read carefully.

You have two choices for submitting your recommendation:

1. Print out and mail in your Recommendation. Click Here to download form for printing.

2. Fill in the Online version that is emailed directly to Donna. Click Here to submit online.

If you choose to do online, you will need to make sure you fill in all the fields.