British Columbia Young Riders Dressage is a non-profit group whose goal is to develop and promote a high standards of achievement among young dressage riders, ages 12 to 25, in British Columbia.
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Awards Coordinator - Procedures and Policies

 

  1. If an Awards member's relative is nominated for a subjective award, i.e. - The Silver Sonata or The Improved Rider, they will be removed from any connection with that award.

  2. The Awards member can calculate awards, which are not subjective, i.e. - The Level Awards and The 8 Award, even if their relative is a recipient.

  3. The procedures to follow for subjective (The Silver Sonata Award and The Most Improved Rider) BCYR Awards are:

    • Mail a copy of every Nomination, received before October 15th of that year, to the Awards Coordinator.

    • Executive members are excluded from the selection making process, if they have:  Nominated or are related to or coaching the nominee.

    • Upon reading all the nominations, all Executive members are to mail their vote in writing to the Awards Coordinator by the stated deadline.

    • Executive members can only vote once and cannot change their vote.

    • The Awards Coordinator is to tally the votes and report the results back to the Executive

    • If a tie occurs, the Executive is to vote again between the tied recipients.

    • The chosen recipient is contacted by telephone by the Awards Coordinator.

    • Whenever possible the Award recipients are to accept their award in person, at the year-end BCYR party.

    • Recipients of awards have the trophy for their use for one year and are to return it before November 1st of the next year.

    • BCYR will be responsible for the engraving of perpetual trophies.

 

Pattie Lippert
BCYR Awards Coordinator