Memberships

Find out which memberships are required to compete at sanctioned horse trials in Ontario.

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Competition requirements

To compete at recognized events in Ontario, riders must hold three memberships:

Equestrian Canada Sport Licence (Bronze, Silver or Gold)
Ontario Equestrian (OE) Membership
Ontario Eventing Association (OEA) Membership

Riders from other Canadian provinces or other countries must hold equivalent memberships from their province or country.

Non-resident competitors

Ontario Eventing Association Membership

Memberships must be purchased through Ontario Equestrian with your OE Membership.

Only competition riders are required to hold annual or day memberships.

Types of OEA Membership

Ontario Equestrian Membership

You must purchase your OE membership before purchasing your Equestrian Canada sport licence.

Memberships are required for competition riders and horse owners.

OE Membership

Equestrian Canada Sport Licence

Licences required for riders and horse owners based on level of competition:

Bronze: EV60 to EV90
Silver: EV100 to 105
Gold: EV110 and above

For more information, see the 2024 EC Rules, Section D, Article D102.

EC Sport Licences

Equestrian Canada Digital Horse Recording

At EV100 level and above your horse must have an Equestrian Canada Digital Horse Recording, which must be obtained through Equestrian Canada.

EC Digital Horse Recording

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Canadian Pony Club Members

Canadian Pony Club members are allowed to show at OEA events. To participate in this program:

You must fill out the OEA Day Membership form when entering an event, and indicate which Pony Club you are a member of on the form. The OEA Day Membership fee will be waived.
You must be in good standing with the Pony Club and have a current Ontario Equestrian membership. If your good standing status with the Pony Club is revoked, you will not be permitted to compete in sanctioned OEA competitions until your Pony Club good standing status is returned.

Additional details:

You may compete at any level for which you meet the minimum requirements.
You are not eligible for OEA points collection, year-end awards, or participation at OEA championships.

This agreement was made official as of January 2015. It can be amended or abolished by any time by either organization.

Become an OEA member

Find the OEA membership that makes most sense for you! We offer competitive rider memberships, temporary memberships, supporting memberships and corporate memberships .

OEA members who are under age 25 as of January 1 of the current year are eligible to register for the U25 Program.

Young Rider and U25 Program

Family membership

Includes a maximum of:

Two senior and two junior riders, or
One senior and three junior riders

All riders must be immediate family members living at the same address.

Must be age 15 or older to vote at the AGM.

Fee: $126

Junior membership

A competitor who is under 18 years of age as of January 1 of the current year.

Must be age 15 or older to vote at the AGM.

Fee: $25

Senior membership

A competitor who is 18 years of age or older as of January 1 of the current year.

Eligible to vote at the AGM.

Fee: $53

Day membership

Available for levels of competition from EV60 to EV90.

Not eligible to vote at the AGM.

Points earned in competition do not count toward OEA year-end points.

The cost of a Day Membership will not be applied toward the purchase of a full membership.

Fee: $15 per day

Open the Day Membership Form (pdf).

Associate membership

Non-competitive members with AGM voting rights.

Fee: $30

Non-resident membership requirements

Learn more about membership requirements for riders who:

Live in other Canadian provinces or territories
Live outside of Canada

Riders from other provinces and territories

If you are living in another province or territory in Canada, you are welcome to compete at sanctioned OEA events in Ontario as long as you:

Are a member in good standing of another Provincial Sport Organization/Provincial Horse Trials Association
Hold the appropriate Equestrian Canada Sport Licence and Horse Recording

Riders from other provinces who are not OEA members are not eligible to:

Accumulate points towards year-end awards.
Qualify for yearly championships, if they are held.
Take part in any of the OEA programs such as the Young Rider/Under 25 Program.

Non-resident OEA Membership

If you wish to purchase an OEA membership, you will be required to show proof of a current membership with the Provincial Sport Organization in your province of residence.

This cannot be done through the online membership portal on the Ontario Equestrian website. You must contact:

Taylor Cornwell
Memberships
Ontario Equestrian
1-877-441-7112 ext. 13
t.cornwell@ontarioequestrian.ca

Riders from other countries

If you are living outside of Canada, you are welcome to compete in EC sanctioned national events in Ontario provided that you:

Hold all current memberships that are required to compete in your country of residence
Show proof of some form of liability insurance.

Non-resident riders are not eligible to accumulate points towards year-end OEA awards or qualify for championships, if they are held.