Welcome to the 2024 Loch Moy Farm/MDHT EventingVolunteers.com page!
Thank you so much for volunteering at Loch Moy Farm! We could not run our events without the vital support from our volunteers! Because we appreciate you so much, here is what you will receive for a full day of volunteering:
Volunteers who work a full day will receive your CHOICE OF:
· A Schooling Pass good on XC schooling course by entrance, SJ rings, dressage rings, gallop track, indoor, river trails, and the Competition course on specific days. This pass is non-transferable outside of the family. The expiration for all passes and certificates will be 6 months from the date of the event. NO EXCEPTIONS on expiration date!
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· 1 raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2024 Maryland 5* 2nd Tier Event package for 2 (4 days, including hospitality) Thursday, October 17 -Sunday, October 20, 2024, OR $1,000, your choice. No limit to the number of raffle tickets in lieu of a schooling pass.
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· ** A $65 gift certificate issued to yourself or a person of your choosing, good for xc schooling course, all weather rings (when available), or competition course schooling ($65 value), indoor ring schooling, SJ schooling, dressage ring schooling or MDHT/LMF logo wear. Also good as a $65 value towards an unrecognized event/show at Loch Moy Farm. All gift certificates are good for 6 months from the date of issue. No exceptions. This option is available to volunteers up to 3 times per year. IF YOU WANT THIS OPTION, PLEASE TEXT CAROLYN AT 301-514-0111 BEFORE THE EVENT SO THAT SHE CAN ISSUE THE GIFT CERTIFICATE TO YOU.
**NEW FOR 2024** All volunteers that reach 50 hours of volunteering, will receive a $50 Amazon gift card!! No limit to the number of gift cards you can earn!!
DRESSAGE VOLUNTEERS BONUS: We have great dressage opportunities for USDF/USEF as well as unrecognized events/shows. When Volunteering for dressage, you will ALSO receive 1 dressage only entry to any unrecognized show (Starter, PYT or Twilight) that has the Dressage Only option, as well as an entry for an upcoming dressage clinic (TBA for 2024) held at Loch Moy Farm. These perks are IN ADDITION to the above choices. If you have any requests for clinicians you'd like to see, please text Carolyn at 301-514-0111.
Dressage Volunteers should email
[email protected] at least 1 day
BEFORE closing date of the event you would like to ride in. If a volunteer signs up for dressage volunteering 2 or more times, they will receive either 2 dressage tests of choice entries or a Fix A Test entry.
As always, we provide lunch/snacks, after-event dinner parties & great logo wear for you!
If you volunteered 40+ hours in 2023, you will be allowed to transfer your passes to non-family members this year. Talk to Carolyn for more information!
Our events run rain or shine so please plan on being here no matter what the weather. If you have any questions before the event, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Gena, at 240-388-2400. Any questions or concerns on the day of the event, please contact Carolyn at 301-514-0111. There will be a volunteer email sent out 2 days prior to each event with arrival times and other pertinent information. If you don’t receive an email, please look at the app for announcements or through eventingvolunteers.com (the red bullhorn).
NEW VOLUNTEERS PLEASE NOTE: There is a free eventingvolunteers.com app for both iphones and androids. The app allows volunteers to see all announcements, check in and check out at each event. You will be receiving an email or alert advising you to check in on the morning of your event. You can do that once you arrive at Loch Moy Farm. You can also check out through the app (or through your email). If you forget to check in/check out, eventingvolunteers.com will send a reminder email the following day asking you to update your hours. If you have any problems with this, please contact Gena at 240-388-2400 or send us a message through eventingvolunteers.com.
If you, as a volunteer, are mistreated by ANYONE (competitor, official, parent, coach), please call Carolyn immediately at 301-514-0111. If you witness someone being mistreated, call Carolyn immediately. We cannot do anything about situations if we are not told during the event. We love our volunteers and want to make sure that you are treated with the utmost respect.