Join the fun and become a CDCTS member!

Meet people with interests similar to yours and increase your equestrian knowledge through club events and activities by joining our very special group. We actively promote and support the sports of dressage and combined training as well as general equestrian education throughout East Tennessee.

Crossroads Dressage and Combined Training Society (CDCTS) is a Group Membership Organization (GMO) of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF), and your CDCTS membership entitles you to numerous benefits, such as:

• Automatic enrollment as a group member of USDF*
• Subscription for the organization's monthly national magazine, The USDF Connection
• Eligibility to participate in the USDF Rider's Awards from Training Level to Grand Prix, including the Master's Challenge, Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals
• Eligibility to earn USDF University credit
• Eligibility to compete at any USDF-recognized show
• Member discounted rates for USDF events
• Reduced fees on CDCTS-hosted clinics, shows, and other events
• Subscription to the CDCTS monthly newsletter, The Crossing, that features information on upcoming events, special articles, classified ads, and much more
• Reduced advertising rates in the CDCTS newsletter
• The right to share your ideas and opinions as well as vote at CDCTS meetings
• An invitation to the CDCTS Year-end Awards Banquet
• Eligibility to earn "dressage bucks" for the volunteer hours you work and spend them toward CDCTS-sponsored events, shows, and clinic fees or club merchandise
• Reduced entry fees for CDCTS-sponsored schooling shows, clinics, symposiums, and other educational events

CDCTS encourages all members to attend our monthly meetings and share their thoughts and ideas to make our club even better. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month, so mark your calendar and please come out and join us!

The CDCTS end-of-the-year awards banquet is a fabulous affair to which all members are invited. The excellent, subsidized meal is offered to members at a greatly reduced price and offers members the opportunity to get together to socialize and have a terrific time.

When you become a member of CDCTS and each year you renew your membership, you’ll receive a membership packet that includes a copy of the CDCTS by-laws, end-of-the-year awards guidelines, clinic rules, and the volunteer hour log.

Membership Fees: All fees provided below are paid annually. Membership fees help pay for club mailings, year-end awards, shows, clinics, events, awards banquet, and much much more. Part of your annual membership fee ($17 of each adult fee and $8 of each additional family member fee) goes directly to USDF to provide you with USDF mailings and The USDF Connection magazine and to cover costs of operating and issuing paperwork, year-end awards, and other programs. By becoming a member of CDCTS, you automatically become a group member of USDF.

So...now that you have read about the benefits of joining CDCTS, download our Membership Form,** print it out, fill it out, and send it in today! You don’t want to miss a minute of CDCTS membership, and we know you’ll enjoy everything we are planning for the future of our club!

* GMO members do not receive the annual USDF directory nor are they able to participate in Regional Championships or for Horse of the Year award; however, GMO members benefit in every other way that a Participating Member of USDF does. Another perk is that membership fees to join CDCTS are much lower than the fees to join USDF as a Participating Member.
** GMO membership form as well as membership FAQs are available for download on our DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS page.