For additional membership information, please contact Polly Kranick at . The link should launch your e-mail program, if this does not work please send and email to the following address (shown as a picture):


To join, please download & complete the Membership Form (PDF).

Click here to update your information on file.

2008 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
1. Receive reduced rates to local clinics, E.I. sponsored shows and educational seminars (such as Seminars and Freestyle Clinics).

2. Easy access to our expanded website! Sell your horse, get your ride times, check out information about upcoming events in all disciplines, find out how to become more involved, post your favorite pictures, get your test results, download forms for shows or membership, link to your website as a business member…and more!

3. Your annual membership includes a full twelve-month subscription to Flying Changes. Join soon and don’t miss more issues! Enjoy Equestrians’ Institute and news and event information.

4. Automatically become a group member of USDF (United States Dressage Federation). You will receive USDF’s monthly publication, Connection. (Membership with USDF is required for the Horse of the Year Awards and participation in programs such as Certification.)

5. AWARDS! - You will be eligible to participate in E.I.’s great Year-end Rider Awards program.

6. Support your local equestrians! E.I. is your key to continued venues for equine sports in the Puget Sound area. We are an all-volunteer organization and your membership dues provide support for the following:
2008 BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
The benefits listed in this document: E.I. Business Member Benefits Description 2007, include:

FREE Business Member Display advertising on the E.I. website:

As a business member, you will have expanded coverage for your profile page in our website complete with photos of your products, services, farms, etc. You may submit timely advertising of special promotions and we will link directly to your website if requested. With a database of approximately 400+ members, the E.I. website is a terrific vehicle for reaching your market.

FREE ¼ page ad (business card size) in the E.I. membership directory.

DISCOUNTS off advertising in the following Equestrians’ Institute publications – Omnibus, Champagne Classic and Beaujolais Programs (all advertising copy must be camera ready).
For more information see the Forms & Links page or contact us.

E.I. SPONSORSHIP
1) Equestrians' Institute offers complimentary mention on the web-site for E.I. sponsors in consideration of goods, services or donations to E.I. in excess value of a regular business membership. Such donations entitle the donor to have the name of the person or business cited with contact information such as web site and e-mail on the E.I. web-site in the sponsorship section for the calendar year in which the donation was received.

2) Equestrians' Institute offers complimentary mention of sponsors of specific events on E.I. web pages serving such events for one calendar year. Such mention can include the name of the person or business cited with contact information such as web site and e-mail.

Show Sponsorship and Advertising
There numerous opportunities to support E.I. and get your name in print at our many shows, events and publications. Read more here.

Equestrians’ Institute is a Group Member Organization (GMO) of USDF
Group Membership is obtained by joining a local dressage organization, such as EI. This membership gives you a Group Membership with USDF. This membership makes you eligible to compete for Rider Awards (bronze, silver, and gold medals), makes you eligible to compete in USDF-recognized competitions, gets you a subscription to the USDF Connection magazine, makes you eligible to receive a $15 discount off of a USDF Participating Membership, and gets you member discounts at USDF events.

Look here for a list of all USDF GMO’s in the United States

Participating Membership, which is obtained by joining USDF directly, is the "higher" level of membership. This type of membership is required for most USDF Awards Programs, as well as qualifying for USDF/Great American Insurance Group Regional Championships. In addition to the benefits that come with Group Membership, Participating Members of USDF also receive a copy of the USDF Directory, are eligible to compete for USDF Year-End Awards, and are eligible to qualify for USDF/Great American Insurance Group Regional Championships (if all other requirements are met). While it is possible to retain both types of membership with USDF, the decision on which type of membership you need to have should be based on what you are aiming to compete for.