Equestrian Australia understands the financial challenges that will be faced by the majority of Australians including our EA membership.

Whilst we cannot confirm the cost of combined EA Coach Registration and Insurance until mid-May/June 2021, EA will expolre a number of strategies to ease financial concerns. These include:

• Flexibility of payment - A coach can pay for the entire 12 months or more flexibly using an instalment method.

• Offering EA registration and insurance at pro-rata prices - again, EA will break the financial year into quarters. A coach may not be in a position to register in July but the offer to register throughout the financial year will be available at pro-rata prices in line with the financial year quarters.

• Keeping coaches connected – EA currently offer coaches the opportunity to register as ‘non-practising’ coaches. This ensures that a coach can stay connected even if they are unable to coach for various reasons. If circumstances change and a coach wishes to register as a practising coach at any point during the registration period, the money already paid will be reduced from the registration fee.