Who we are…
We are the Delaware Valley Combined Training Association, DVCTA. We are an organization of over 300 individuals who share a common interest in horses and the related activities of Combined Training (now known popularly as Eventing) and Dressage. Some of us ride, some of us compete, some breed and train and others just love being around horses. While our members come from all over the US, as well as several foreign countries, we are primarily active in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Northern Delaware and Northeastern Maryland.
Affiliate Member, United States Eventing Association (USEA)
Charter Group Member, United States Dressage Federation (USDF), GMO# 121
United States Equestrian Federation
What We Do…
We offer a number of activities for those interested in Eventing and Dressage. In keeping with our mission as a non-profit educational organization, we strive to provide an interesting and educational forum for our members to help them reach their equestrian goals; our purpose is to provide opportunities for members to learn the principles, practices, regulations and other important aspects of Eventing and Dressage. In order to achieve that goal, we offer lectures on various topics, mounted and unmounted clinics and schooling shows. We also publish a monthly newsletter for our members. In addition, each year we currently host the following nationally recognized competition:
* DVCTA presents the Spring Dressage Show each June is an USEF/USDF-recognized Dressage competition
All of these activities are more fully explored on this site. We hope you will take some time to visit and see what’s going on – we will be updating our information often!
Charitable Contributions
DVCTA is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations (Registration Number 2113). Our address for tax reporting purposes is:
Delaware Valley Combined Training Assoc., Inc.
605 Martin Drive
Avondale, PA 19311
To learn more about our charitable purposes please refer to our mission statement in our bylaws.
We gratefully accept tax-deductible charitable donations to support our educational and community support activities. You may send a check to DVCTA to the above address or send a Paypal donation to dvcta2011@gmail.com. In either case, please drop a note to treasurer@dvcta.org to be sure we acknowledge your donation.
Each year DVCTA staffs the Pub at Dressage at Devon with volunteers serving up beer and wine to spectators and their family members. Proceeds from the Pub support Dressage at Devon as well as our Junior and Adult Teams in their education and competition in dressage.
Finally, each year we conduct a silent auction at our annual banquet and awards presentation (usually in early February) to raise money to support our activities. Donating an equine-related service or product such as bodywork, lessons, or a product sample basket is a great way to introduce your business to our members. Drop a note to sponsorship@dvcta.org if you would like to donate an item to our upcoming auction.
Delaware Valley Combined Training Association is a registered trademark of Delaware Valley Combined Training Assoc., Inc.