Membership in USAWE
Membership Benefits
Click the links below to learn more about our membership benefits.
Join USAWE
To join or renew your USAWE membership, please follow the 2-Step instructions below.
All USAWE Memberships must be renewed each year. We start processing next year’s membership on/after Dec 1.
Important: Each USAWE Adult member must have their own UNIQUE email address on file with us. Email addresses are used for receiving election ballots (U.S. Adult members only) and other important membership news.
Once your payment has been confirmed, we will process your membership and send you a membership card within 5 business days. Contact membership@usawe.org if you have any questions. Thanks!
Membership Application/Renewal is a 2-Step process
Step 1 – Register
~ Adults and Juniors [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] – 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, come back to this page and complete payment Step 2 below.
Step 2 – Pay
For 2024 Membership
~ Adults – Click the blue “Pay for 2024 Adult Membership” button below. Memberships will not be processed without payment.
~ Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] – Click the blue “Pay for 2024 Youth Membership” button below. Memberships will not be processed without payment.
For 2023 Membership
~ Adults, Click the blue “Pay for Adult Membership” button below. Adult memberships will not be processed without payment.
~ Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] are FREE! Do not pay for Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] 2023 memberships.
Once you have paid, your membership registration will be processed within 5 business days, and your membership will be added to the USAWE website and fully eligible for all our Awards Programs.
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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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RIDERS: All riders participating in any USAWE recognized competitions must be a current USAWE member prior to competition or pay a $50 non-member fee (for each competition they enter). Non-members may not compete in Championshp Shows.
HORSES: All horses participating 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 record a horse.
Membership year is January 1st thru December 31st
HALT! Rein back 3 to 5 steps.
Please don’t click the Step 2 button below unless you have already clicked the Step 1 button above.
USAWE Membership Details
Our membership year is January 1st through December 31st
USAWE offers 4 Classes of membership.
1. U.S. Adult Member (18 and older)
2. U.S. Junior Member (Youth 7 – 17) [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”]
3. International Adult Member (18 and older)
4. International Junior Member (Youth 7 – 17) [also called “International Youth (7-17 years)”]
U.S. Adult membership fee is $45. U.S. Adult members (18 and older) 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
USAWE Adult Membership dues are increasing to $55 beginning with the 2024 membership year.
U.S. Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] 2023 membership is FREE! U.S. Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] membership is available for youth 7-17 years as of the start of the competition/membership year – Jan. 1. U.S. Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] 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
USAWE Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] Membership dues will be $41 beginning with the 2024 membership year.
International Adult membership fee is $45. International Adult members (18 and older) are eligible to:
- ~ serve on committees
- ~ show at USAWE Licensed shows at member cost
- ~ record horses
- ~ participate in the USAWE awards programs
- ~ apply for licensing as a Judge or Technical Delegate
- ~ apply to become a member of the USAWE Coaches Network
USAWE International Adult Membership dues are increasing to $55 beginning with the 2024 membership year.
International Junior [also called “International Youth (7-17 years)”] 2023 membership is FREE! International Junior [also called “International Youth (7-17 years)”] is available for youth 7- 17 years as of the start of the competition/membership year – Jan. 1. International Junior [also called “International Youth (7-17 years)”] members are eligible to:
- ~ serve on committees
- ~ show at USAWE licensed shows at member cost
- ~ record horses
- ~ participate in the USAWE awards programs
USAWE International Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] Membership dues will be $41 beginning with the 2024 membership year.
Membership designation, licensed show entries and the annual awards programs
Valid USAWE Membership and Horse Recording are required prior to participating in any USAWE recognized competition (with a one-week post-show ‘grace’ period to resolve pre-show processing issues).
To earn points toward year-end awards, valid USAWE Membership and Horse Recording are required prior to competing in any USAWE recognized competition.
The USA Working Equitation (USAWE) Competition Manual provides instructions and competition requirements for USAWE recognized competitions. The U.S. Rules for Working Equitation provides the rules used for the sport in the United States.
Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] Membership is for youth (7-17 yrs. old as of January 1). Youth are encouraged to join or renew as a Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] USAWE member to take advantage of several perks – FREE Junior [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] 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 [also called “Youth (7-17 years)”] 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 competition 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.
Important
Valid USAWE Membership and Horse Recording are required prior to competing in any USAWE recognized competition (with a one-week post-show ‘grace’ period to resolve pre-show processing issues).
To earn points toward year-end awards, the show must be fully licensed (not provisional) prior to competition start date and valid USAWE Membership and Horse Recording are required prior to participating in any USAWE recognized competition. Show results must be submitted within one week following the competition. All show fees and required post-show reports must be submitted within two weeks post show.
Once you have paid, your membership registration will be processed within 5 business days, your membership will be added to the USAWE website and you will be fully eligible for our Awards Programs.
The USA Working Equitation (USAWE) Competition Manual provides instructions and requirements for USAWE recognized competitions.
The U.S Rules for Working Equitation provides the rules used for the sport in the United States.
The WAWE International Working Equitation Regulations govern International Competitions.
USAWE Privacy Statement: USA Working Equitation does not sell membership data. The personal data we collect is limited to information regarding our relationship with you. Contact information, such as name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address, relates to newsletters, mass communication, projects and events while birth year, membership type and competition status tell us who our members are.
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.