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.