Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association
Promotion Committee
TELL US ABOUT YOUR RIDE!!!
ECTRA is embarking upon a promotional effort to encourage awareness of our
sport which, in turn, might encourage new horsemen to enter rides. We fully
understand that ride personnel don’t need additional work. It is our goal that once you answer the 9
questions on this form, we will take it forward.
Please return the completed form by mail at least TWO weeks prior to the ride to:
Patti Brooks, 14 Upper Walnut Hill Rd., East Lyme, CT 06333
Or answer the questions in the body of an email and send to:
[email protected]
1) Ride Name___________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) Date____________________________________________________________
3) Location (town, state & sufficient address so local folks can find the base camp) _____________________
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4) Name(s) and contact info for persons who could talk knowledgeably about your ride and CTRs in
general. If we can make arrangements, we will also need local folks that would be available for TV,
newspaper or radio interviews. This could be ride personnel or a rider you know plans on competing. Feel
free to name several.
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5) Names & towns of local media (papers/radio/TV). If you have contact info, great, but we’ll handle if you
don’t. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6) Names of local 4-H, large stables, feed stores, etc. that we could contact? _________________________________
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7) If we can stir up interest, would you be interested in talking to possible new volunteers? ______________
8) If we can stir up interest, would you like someone from local media to drop by the ride? _______________
8a) If “yes,” would you like to see them as riders leave or as they return? ___________________________
9) Would you be interested in making a profit by offering spectators the opportunity to buy tickets – in
advance - to the post-ride meal (which would also allow them to get a feel for how great CTR is and to have
one-on-one conversations with the riders)? ______________
THANK YOU for helping ECTRA to grow and prosper!