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ESDCTA Volunteering Opportunities

UPDATED for 2023!

If you are:

  • looking to support ESDCTA
  • need to accrue volunteer hours
  • trying to save up enough Volunteer Bucks for the Championships or a Cross Country Schooling

then here is a summary of activities that need volunteers.  For Dressage shows, contact [email protected], and for Eventing activities contact [email protected].

ESDCTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITITES

ESDCTA Recognized Volunteer Activities – Activities that can be used toward the 6 Hours Required for a Year-End Award, or for the 4 Hours Required for a Grant:

  • Memorial Day, Summer Days, and Championship & Open Dressage Shows – hours volunteered
    • Volunteer coordinator, set-up, scribe, ring steward, warm-up steward, bit check, runner, scoring, awards, stable manager, tear-down
  • XC Schooling at HPNJ – hours volunteered
    • Check in, out-rider or back field monitor
  • Horse Trials – hours volunteered
    • Volunteer coordinator, dressage ring set-up, stadium jump set-up, xc decorators, scribes, ring stewards, warm-up stewards for D, SJ, XC, bit check, runners, xc score collectors, scoring, cross country jump judges, timers, stadium jump crew
  • Turkey Trot – hours volunteered
    • Course marking, check-in, course monitors, course unmarking
  • Article for the Newsletter – 2 hours for each article
  • Organize a clinic – hours approved by the Board
  • Board Position – 12+/- hours, hours approved by the Board
  • Committee member (non-board member) – hours approved by committee Chair
  • Individual Activity (non-board member) – hours approved by the Board
    • Newsletter, Nominating, Show Results, Order Ribbons & Trophies, others
  • Awards Banquet/Silent Auction help (except time required for a grant) – hours volunteered
  • Recruit new members – 1 hour for each
    • Each new person or past member who hasn’t renewed in two years

ESDCTA Registered Volunteer Activities – Hours can be used toward Remaining Hours Required for a Year-End Award or Grant:

  • Volunteer at any ESDCTA Registered Show (shows listed in the Calendar) – Hours Volunteered, approved by the Show Secretary or Organizer

Additional Information:

  • If you cannot complete your volunteer requirements, we offer a volunteer hour buy-in program for $10/hour which can be used as ESDCTA Recognized hours for Year-End Awards. Click here for Buyout info
  • Friends and family or other members that volunteer at an ESDCTA
  • Recognized event can gift their hours to the member who is applying for a year-end award or Grant.

Contact

Memorial Weekend Dressage: May 29-30

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: [email protected]

ESDCTA X-C Schooling: June 8

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: [email protected]

Summer Days Dressage 1 and 2: June 29-30

Location: USET Headquarters
Contact: [email protected]

ESDCTA X-C Schooling: July 3

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: [email protected]

ESDCTA X-C Schooling: August 4

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: [email protected]

ESDCTA NJ Horse Trials: September 25-26

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: Carey Williams

The Turkey Trot: November 21

Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: Gary Maholic, 215.489.1557