Virtual Equestrian Training Activities Guidelines

Equestrian Australia has released our Virtual Equestrian Training Activities Guidelines document.

Equestrian Australia is committed to:

• Maintaining horse welfare, as a priority during all human interactions
• Maintaining member engagement and participation utilizing virtual training and educational activities.
• Supporting all virtual training-coaching opportunities enabling members to be assessed, maintain and develop their individual equestrian skills
• Maintaining member health and safety despite a lack of usual controls afforded to official competition
• Providing steps and guidelines to promote healthy and safe outcomes for all participants
• Ensuring our Insurance obligations are effective despite limited face-to-face contact and interactions
• Maintaining and protecting our members, officials, judges and relevant others; privacy as required and social integrity whilst engaging a virtual platform
• Providing a fair, reasonable and equal field of play for all virtual participants
• Maintaining adherence to State, Federal, AIS and Sports Australia health and safety obligations during and beyond COVID-19.  

We also cover many other important factors relating to virtual equestrian training activities, including:

• Athlete Participation
• Discipline Activity (e.g. dressage, jumping etc.)
• Registration for Activity Participation
• Horse Participation, including Horse Welfare
• Coach and Official Participation
• Payment for Services 
• Family and Friends Participation and Participant Support
• COVID-19 Specific Personal Health and Safety 
• State and Federal Regulatory Requirements
• Training and Education (not Competition) 

We invite you to read this document in more detail by clicking the button below:

Virtual Equestrian Training Activities Guidelines

(Version 1.5 updated 02.06.2020)