Junior & Young Rider Resources

CDS Jr/YR Clinic Participation Standing Rules for East Bay Applicant

III. Junior/Young Rider Clinic Participation

A. Chapter member application for participation in the drawing for the CDS Junior/Young Rider Clinic requires the following provisions be met:

1. Applicant must apply with a short biography and why she/he wants to participate in the Jr/Yr Clinic. Application deadline will be approximately 2 months prior to the clinic and drawing shall be held withing 2 weeks after deadline. Chapter will select a winner and two (2) alternates. If winner is not going to the clinic, grant goes to first alternate. If first alternate is not going, grant goes to second alternate. If needed, subsequent drawing selection may be done
2. Applicant must be a CDS and East Bay Chapter member AT THE TIME of the drawing.
3. Applicant agrees to write a recount of their clinic experience for publication on the Chapter’s newsletter, website, and social media accounts.
4. Applicant agrees to write a thank you note to CDS immediately upon
completion of the clinic.

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For more Info on the CDS JR/YR clinic and rules, visit the CDS website here.

Membership Grant for Junior/Young Riders:

A. CDS East Bay may offer up two annual CDS Membership Grants to two deserving Junior/Young Riders in covering their California Dressage Society membership dues.

1. Applicant must be a Junior or Young Rider.
2. Application can be made by the rider or her/his trainer or her/his parent or guardian.
3. Application needs to include: name and photo of the applicant, short bio on rider and their dressage/riding career and ambitions, explanation of why the rider should get the grant.
4. All applications will be reviewed and circumstances weighed by the BOD of CDS East Bay Chapter.
5. Chosen applicant agrees to update the Chapter on any CDS events that she/he attended and help promote those events on the Chapter’s Social Media (photos and write-up).
6. Deadline of Application: November 1st of each year for annual membership for the following year.

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