What is Horse Safety Australia?
Horse Safety Australia Inc is a national not-for-profit organization committed to improving the safety of horse activities in Australia. We are doing this through a number of means:
- Training & qualifying horse riding instructors, trainers, clinicians, trail guides & EAL providers.
- Providing site safety reports to enable equine businesses to understand where they stand in relation to compliance with National and/or State Guides and Codes – and how to achieve compliance.
- developing and providing procedures which have safety as their focus
- working with government departments, council, schools and other groups and individuals to develop safe procedures for interactions with horses
Our first priority is to help businesses improve the safety and quality of their horse activities. Many of our resources are available to individuals/ groups sharing our commitment to improving the safety and quality of horse programs.
Horse Safety Australia has been a leader in Australia in setting safety standards for the broader horse industry for more than 20 years.
Certification through Horse Safety Australia includes:
- Instructors (ALL TYPES of horse riding and horse handling: English/Western/Stock/Natural Horsemanship/ EAL etc.)
- Trail Guides
- Certification for those who teach horsemanship clinics
- Horse Handling/EAL
CLINICS in 2024
Do you want certifications which recognize your horse riding instructing experience?
See the “Workshops” section for information on a nationally recognized assessment process which acknowledges your background working with horses and people. These workshops (clinics), cover risk management, communication skills and concentrate on safety; and are regularly run throughout Australia. For dates & bookings see our Clinics in 2024 page.
Horse Safety Australia accreditation is mentioned in Safe Work Australia’s Guide to managing risks with horses (see below), in 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 qualifications are widely used in Australia by those involved in private coaching, riding schools, trail riding, horsemanship clinicians and Equine Therapy providers.
CODES and Guides in Australia
The most significant document in Australia for those working with beginner riders or handlers: is Safe Work Australia’s “Guide to managing risks when new and inexperienced persons interact with horses: Safe Work Australia’s Guide for working with those new to horses