Notice: SAEF

  Dear SAEF Members, Due to concerns raised by our members, and various owners of privately owned stable yards, we unfortunately have to advise our members to immediately refrain from traveling to exercise their horses during Level 4 of lockdown. This is in response to the most prominent concern raised by our members and yard owners; the possibility of breaking COVID-19 regulations by allowing owners to travel to individual yards to exercise their horses. The SAEF has therefore made the decision to once again contact the various government departments in order to ensure that all grey areas are cleared regarding exercising sport horses during Level 4 of lockdown. The SAEF take the concerns raised by our members extremely seriously and continuously endeavor to act in the best interests of both our members and the welfare of our horses. We hope to have further information by the end of the week regarding this urgent matter and apologise for the disruption this will cause in accessing your horses for the next...

Update SAEF Communication: Exercising of horses

  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DOCUMENTS BELOW ARE THE CORRECT DOCUMENTS AND HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE CHANGES REGARDING RIDING TIMES. By now most SAEF members are aware of the overnight changes which now enable riders to ride their horses at any time of the day but always adhering to the COVID-19 regulations as published by Government. Members please take note that the content of some documents have changed to accommodate these changes and can be accessed at https://saef.org.za/news-main/2098-2/ . These documents replace all the documents sent out in the SAEF Newsletter on Friday, 11 May 2020. Riders now only need a travel permit to their yards. The documents relevant are: 1. Updated SAEF Covid-19 update on 12 May 2012 2. All yard owners must in be in possession of a CIPC essential services certificate. You can apply online and get a download of your certificate on the same day. 3. Travel permit for riders. This document need not be signed by the SAEF. 4. Covid Compliance register for yards...

Application for specific essential equine care to be included in the Government Guidelines for COVID-19

The SAEF is acutely aware of the challenges that our country is faced with during the COVID-19 lockdown. The stringent guidelines have impacted on everybody and in our case in particular on the welfare of horses in the equestrian fraternity. Whilst we were of the belief that horses could cope with the first 21 days of lockdown, the extension of the lockdown to the end of April 2020, has now raised massive concerns regarding the welfare of our horses. Equestrian sport is completely different to any other sport as it has a second ‘living being’ involved, and it is with in mind that we are respectfully seeking relaxation of the regulations affecting our members and their horses, all of these falling under essential equine care for the welfare of the horse. Essential Equine Care is categorised as follows: • Providing food, water, proper handling, • Providing health care (veterinary and farrier services) • Providing exercise necessary to an individual horse Document 1 – Application from the SAEF for horse...

Online Educational Dressage Modules

DSA Member Special Para-Education Important Rules Training Scale & Way of Going Prelim & Novice Elementary Elem-Medium & Medium Advanced & Small Tour Medium Tour & Big Tour ** R600.00 for all Modules ** *** or R 180.00 per Module *** Please email: [email protected] for more...

Online Training: Prelim & Novice Education

We are proud to release the next module: **Prelim and Novice** We have reduced the online module fees during lockdown, R180.00 DSA members and R300.00 to non members. The first module: The training scale and way of going Modules to follow: Elementary and sitting trot Elementary Medium and Medium Advanced and Small Tour Please take note of our *free* modules for DSA members or R100.00 non members 1. Important Rules 2. Code of Conduct 3. Para-Education Please email [email protected] for further...

We are proud to release the following modules over the next few weeks. Starting with: **The training scale and way of going** Please email [email protected] We have reduced the online module fees during lockdown, R180.00 DSA members and R300.00 to non members. To follow; 1. Prelim and Novice 2. Elementary and sitting trot 3. Elementary Medium and Medium 4. Advanced and Small Tour Please take note of our *free* modules for DSA members or R100.00 non members 1. Important Rules 2. Code of Conduct 3....