October 2018 FRC Member Newsletter

FRC Scholarship Reminder
One of the perks of being an FRC member, is that you are
eligible to apply for one of the four $250 Member Scholarships
that we award each year. Scholarships can be used in a variety of
ways. In the past, they have been used for riders to defer the cost of
going to events such as championship competitions, rare educational
opportunities, or clinics applicable to your discipline. There are only a few
requirements to be considered for a scholarship. You must be a member at the time
of your application, and you also must be willing to share the knowledge you gained through
your scholarship experience with the club in some way (ideas must be approved by the
scholarship committee). This could be a short presentation at one of our seminars, info table
or infographic at shows, newsletter report, etc.
Want to apply for a scholarship, but not sure if your endeavor would be approved- don’t worry!
The application is short, sweet and to the point. If there happens to be an influx of applicants
at any deadline, volunteer service to the FRC in the current and preceding membership year
will be considered when awarding scholarships. Application deadlines are April 1 st , July 1 st ,
October 1 st , and January 1 st depending on the date of the event. Any member is eligible to
apply!
The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club is conducting their 43rd Annual Horse Trials at FENCE on
October 20-21 and they are in need of at least three dressage scribes from 730am until
about 2pm on the 20th. TRHC asked if we at FRC would be willing to offer the opportunity to
anyone who was present at our scribing clinic this summer to help out. TRHC has broken the
time span into two shorter shifts which would require six scribes in total but they would
welcome anyone who wants to scribe the entire time. TRHC also needs dressage ring
stewards and in-gate stewards too. The entire dressage phase is being managed by Jan
Bellows who is on our FRC Board.
Please follow this link to sign up. https://www.eventingvolunteers.com/events/554/signup
Anyone who wants to audit/observe the scribing process is welcome to contact Terry Lynch,
spouse of Jane who is also one of our Board members. Terry is the manager for the entire
Horse Trials event and he can be reached at 513-314-1146or lynchrt53@gmail.com with any
questions.This is a great opportunity for scribe clinic participants to practice their skills in a
non-“rated” (recognized) show. Margaret Freeman has also offered to allow 1 person per shift
to “shadow” her and practice scribing during this show.