Residential Application form

The Riding A Dream Academy

The Residential Week 2023

Application Form

Our next Residential Week takes place Monday 14th - Friday 18th August and is specifically for young people aged 14-16 from diverse communities, underprivileged backgrounds and urban equestrian centres.

AM I ELIGIBLE?

Please make sure that you meet the following criteria:

Aged 14-16 with an interest in horses, riding and British horse racing
Good attitude and willingness to learn and work hard!
Love of animals
Weigh under 11 stone*
You can apply even if you don't have any or much riding experience but please do not apply if you loan or have your own pony.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals from diverse ethnic communities.

* this is for horse welfare reasons when riding

Use the form below to submit your application. Please note that once you start you can't save this and come back to it.

1. Tell us more about you

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone

Height

Age

Weight (we ask this for horse welfre reasons)

Date of birth

If you answered yes, please provide more detail here

Address

2. Your key contacts
We will need to get in contact with your parent or carer to make sure they agree to you applying and taking part in the Residential

Name of Parent / Carer

Relationship to you

Parent / Carer's Phone number

Parent / carer's email address

3. Tell us about your school

Which school / college do you attend?

Which year are you in?

Are there any achievements from school that you would like to tell us about? This could anything that you are proud of

4. Your riding experience
(remember, it doesn't matter if you don't currently ride!)

Which of the following apply to you

I do not have a pony

I privately loan a pony

I have my own pony

Do you currently ride at an Urban Equestrian Centre? If so, which one?

What riding experience, if any, do you have?

5. Tell us why you want to be part of the Residential Week

Why do you want to apply for the Residential Week?

What do you want to achieve in the week and how do you think it will benefit you?

What interests you most about British horse racing?

What do you want to achieve in horse racing?

How did you hear about us?

Would you like to sign up to the Riding A Dream Academy newsletter?

Yes

I declare that the info I’ve provided is accurate & complete

I have permission from my parent / carer to apply

We will keep applicant details on file for 18 months. This data will only be used to contact applicants about similar opportunities in the future. Our privacy policy is available here.

I accept terms & conditions

Thanks for submitting and good luck! We will be back in contact soon.