UPDATED for 2023!
ESDCTA Volunteering Opportunities
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
Email: [email protected]
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
ESDCTA Dressage Schooling Show and Championships: October 16
Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: [email protected]
The Turkey Trot: November 21
Location: Horse Park of New Jersey
Contact: Gary Maholic, 215.489.1557
Work on Any Committee/Event or Educational Activity
Date: Variable throughout the year
Contact: Appropriate Committee Chair