Membership in USAWE
Individual Memberships
USAWE offers Individual Adult and Junior memberships.
Our membership year is January 1st through December 31st
Individual Adult membership fee is $45. Adult members (18 and over) are eligible to:
- ~ serve on committees
- ~ hold office
- ~ vote
- ~ be recognized on the regional and national Leaderboard
- ~ earn Lifetime Rider Medals
- ~ compete for the annual high-point breed performance awards
Individual Junior Membership is FREE! Junior Membership is available for ages 17 years and under as of the start of the competition/membership year – Jan. 1. Junior members are eligible to:
- ~ serve on committees
- ~ be recognized on the regional and national Leaderboard
- ~ earn Lifetime Rider Medals
- ~ compete for the annual high-point breed performance awards
- ~ compete for the High Point Youth award
Membership designation, licensed show entries and the annual awards programs
Junior Membership is for youth (7-17 yrs. old as of January 1). Youth are encouraged to join or renew as a Junior USAWE member to take advantage of several perks – FREE Junior membership, Youth Scholarship eligibility, Youth National and Regional Leaderboard Awards, Youth High Point Year End Award and special youth activities/events planned by the USAWE Youth Development Committee. Junior members may compete in Youth, Amateur or Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions); however, their leaderboard points from each competition will correspond to the division they showed in at that competition.
Amateur Membership is not age restricted. Members must comply with USEF Rule GR1306 Professional/Amateur Status. Amateur members may compete in Amateur or Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions); however, their leaderboard points from each competition will correspond to the division they showed in at that competition.
Open Membership is not age restricted. Members must compete in the Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions). As an Open member, their Open show results will be used in the Open USAWE Awards Programs.
What happens if I am an Amateur rider, yet the show where I compete only offers the Open division for the level in which I’m competing?
To maintain an accurate tally of official competition results, USAWE does not re-score/re-place competitions results after they have been validated. Thus, if the competition where you are competing only offers an Open Rider Division, then any points you earn at that competition will be added to your national and regional rankings as an Open rider. If you also compete at licensed shows that offer the Amateur division and earn points in those shows, you might end up with points on both the Amateur and Open Leaderboards.
To earn points toward year-end awards, the horse must be recorded with USAWE prior to competing and the rider must be a current USAWE member within 30 days of the completion of the competition where the points were earned.
To join or renew your USAWE membership, please follow the 2-Step instructions below.
Adult and Junior USAWE Memberships must be renewed each year.
Important: Each USAWE Adult member must have their own UNIQUE email address on file with us. Email addresses are used for receiving election ballots and other important membership news.
Once your Payment has been confirmed, we will process your membership and send you a membership card within two business days. Thanks!
Becoming a USAWE member is a 2-Step process
Step 1 – Register
~ Juniors and Adults, Click the blue “Join or Renew” button below.
~ If you are registering more than one person, repeat this process for each person.
~ After completing a registration form for each person, come back to this page and complete payment Step 2 below.
Step 2 – Pay
~ Adults, Click the blue “Pay for Adult Membership” button below. Adult memberships will not be processed without payment.
~ To pay for all people in a single transaction if you are paying for multiple Adults, increase your shopping cart quantity to match the number of Adults.
~ Junior memberships are FREE! Do not include Junior memberships in your shopping cart total.
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If you are having problems with remitting payment, please contact the Secretary (secretary@usawe.org) and request to be invoiced. Thank you.
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HORSES: All horses competing in any USAWE recognized competitions must be recorded with USAWE prior to competition. Click Here to verify if your horse is already recorded, change recorded horse ownership or to record a horse.
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Please don’t click the Step 2 button below unless you have already clicked the Step 1 button above.
Membership Benefits
USAWE COMMUNITY CODE
USAWE is dedicated to good horsemanship and committed to fostering camaraderie and good sportsmanship in all our events. To that end, we ask all of our members to:
- Make decisions, in training and competition, with the welfare of your horse foremost in your mind.
- Support others; encourage those new to the sport and actively seek ways to help them learn.
- Be considerate of those contributing their time to put on events. Be courteous to officials, organizers, staff, and volunteers.
- Be honest in your dealings with others and demonstrate personal integrity in your words and deeds.
- Volunteer whenever you are able. By donating your time at local events or in service to the national organization, you are helping to grow this sport.
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