CURRENT NOTICES:

Future Horse Safety Australia Clinics 

CLINICS (OPEN FOR ALL) FOR 2019

NEW EXTRA CLINIC at MVR near Pakenham in Victoria rego Horse Happenings Aug 2019

 booked out   22-26/7 Teen Ranch Cobbitty NSW -all certifications  rego Teen Ranch july 2019

 one place left at 3/7 16-20/9 Kiah Park, near Gympie, QLD  all certifications  rego Kiah Park Sept 2019   

see the clinic section for more details…

Fill in and return our Expression of Interest form if you want us to let you know when the next clinics will  be on:

Expression of Interest in future clinics 2019

 What is Horse Safety Australia?

Horse Safety Australia Inc is a national not  for profit organisation committed to improving the safety record of horse activities in Australia. We are doing this through a number of means:Horse Safety Australia

• accrediting horse riding instructors, trainers, clinicians and trail guides
• developing and providing procedures which have human safety as their focus
• tips for safety around horses
• tips to new riders on what to look for in a riding instructor/trainers/riding schools/trail riding operations
• working with government departments, council, schools and other groups and individuals to develop good procedures for interactions with horses
• provision of expert reports linked to litigation and disputes

Our first priority is to help you improve the safety and quality of your horse activities. Many of our resources are available to individuals/ groups sharing our commitment to improving the safety and quality of horse related programs.

Horse Safety Australia has been the leader in Australia in setting safety standards for the broader horse industry for many years.

Horse Safety Australia accreditation is mentioned in  Safe Work Australia’s Guide to managing risks with horses (see below) , in the the Education Departments in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Victoria guidelines for horse activities for school students, and in other significant guides to teaching or supervising people around horses.   HSA certifications are widely used in Australia including by those involved in private coaching, riding schools, trail riding, camp horse programs as well as trainers who teach their clients and run horse clinics open to the public.

CODES and Regulations

The most significant document in Australia for horse riding instructors working with beginners:

Safe Work Australia’s  “Guide to managing risks when new and inexperienced persons interact with horses…”

Download it here : Safe Work Australia’s Guide for working with those new to horses

ALSO….Now available is the new Safe Work NSW CODE which can be found here:  Safe Work NSW Code

HELMETS

Buying a new Helmet? What are the new European standards? What should you look for?

We are getting lots of calls about what helmet to buy, now that the EN 1384 is not being produced any more….

SUMMARY : THE BETA WEBSITE AND BHS INFORMATION…THEY RECOMMEND:

• Australian   AS/NZS 3838: 2006 onwards, provided they are SAI Global marked
• British          PAS 015: 1998 or 2011 provided they are BSI Kitemarked or VG1 01.040: 2014-12 provided they are BSI Kitemarked
• European – VG1 01.040: 2014-12 provided they are BSI Kitemarked
• American   ASTM F1163: 2004a or 04a onwards provided they are marked SEI  or SNELL E2001

 What is the Benchmark or Kitemark?

This is a logo which demonstrates that this group of helmets is being monitored for quality. Without this logo there is no guarantee that the standards are being maintained throughout the production of this helmet…We buy helmets to protect our heads in an impact…there is not much point in having a helmet which looks good, was very expensive, but does not protect our head in an impact! So that is why we recommend only buying helmets with kitemarks/benchmarks/SEI/SNELL authorities which look like this:

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WHO ARE WE?

Instructor Certification

Horseriding Instructors (ALL TYPES: English/Western/Natural Horsemanship)

Trail Guides

Certification to run horsemanship clinics for Trainers and Clinicians

Do you want certifications which recognise your horse riding instructing (trail guide) experience ?

See the “Clinics” section for information on a  nationally recognised training which acknowledges your background working with horses and people. These workshops (clinics), involve a n assessment process, and cover risk management, communication skills and concentrate on safety; and are regularly run throughout Australia.

Resource

Horse Welfare and Wellbeing Toolkit can be found here:  HOR0288_Horse_welfare_and_well-being_toolkit_WEB

This is a useful resource when you are thinking about hot weather policies and biosecurity issues for horses, especially if you are running events. And don’t forget the wellbeing of your humans too!