The fourth installment of our Equestrian Organizer Hacks series includes some great ideas for taking the stress out of show day for you as an Organizer. #LearnFromTheBest with tips from: Anna Mitchell of Mitchell Dressage Series Miranda Kettlewell of Commonwealth Dressage & Combined Training Association Liz Erwin of Potomac Valley Dressage Association Cynthia Brickley of Read More
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Horse Show Organizer Tips #2: Location, Location, Location
The Strider Horse Show Organizer Tips series features best practices from equestrian organizers who host a combined total of over 50 horse shows annually. Hear from: Anna Mitchell of Mitchell Dressage Series Miranda Kettlewell of Commonwealth Dressage & Combined Training Association Liz Erwin of Potomac Valley Dressage Association Cynthia Brickley of Elysian Hills Training Center Read More
4 Easy Ideas to Motivate Riders to Enter!
1. When you offer quick & easy online registration, you get MORE ENTRIES. That meansMORE $$$$.
That’s why we make sure you can post any show or clinic on Strider in just a few minutes.
We’ll walk you through how to post your First Activity, just click here.
2. Invite Riders to Enter Your Activity
Send riders a personal email with your specific activity URL. That makes them feel included! Here’s how:
- Select and copy the browser url at the top of the Strider webpage.
- Paste it into an email with a note above….”We’d like to invite you to join us at XYZ Horse Show! Click below for details/entry form on Strider”.
- Riders click the link and instantly have access to the documents you’ve posted + all details.
3. Get CREATIVE to distinguish your activity
Incentivize “perfect” registrations with a gift drawing! Picked-at-random winner can earn…
- Free auditor ticket to a clinic you’re hosting?
- A complimentary jump round or dressage test at your next schooling show?
- Other nifty ideas:
- Offer a $5 cash refund (redeemed at activity check-in) for perfectly completed registrations
4. Partner Up!
- How can you get involved with other local businesses to cross-promote your activity?
- Tack shops, bakeries and cafes are great places to start looking for partnerships
- Bringing in a Top Equestrian Athlete for a clinic?
Trying reaching out to his/ her sponsors to see if you can have some giveaways donated for participants. Involvement in your activity will incentivize these companies to spread the word about your activity to a wider audience!
Here’s Olympian Philip Dutton sporting Triple Crown Feeds logo-wear while running XC! Photo © Callie Heroux