What is Horse Safety Australia?
Horse Safety Australia is a non-profit organisation that has been a leader in Australia in setting high safety standards for the broader horse industry for more than 20 years.
We are committed to improving the safety of horse activities in Australia by:
- Training & qualifying horse riding instructors, trainers, clinicians, trail guides & EAL providers.
- Providing on-site safety reports to enable equine businesses to understand where they stand in relation to compliance in their activities with National and/or State Guides and Codes.
- Assisting business to achieve Site Safety Accreditation by developing their policies and procedures to be compliant with those Guides and Codes.
- working with government departments, council, schools and other groups and individuals to develop safe procedures for interactions with horses
To obtain a Recognised Horse Safety Australia Certification go to our Qualifications page.
Horse Safety Australia qualifications are mentioned in Safe Work Australia’s Guide to managing risks with horses, 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.
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