Horse SA is a non-profit organisation based in South Australia. This is a presentation about the work undertaken by the organisation and its members. Download the presentation to enable access to all of the hotlinks. Visit http://www.horsesa.asn.au Enquiries: email horsesa@horsesa.asn.au

1. About Horse SA
Advocate – communicate - educate
www.horsesa.asn.au
History Week 2013 Celebration of the Police Horse Kidman Trail Cowell Rd Campsite opening

2. MAJOR SPONSORS 2015

3. About Horse SA
Established in December 1999
Non-profit statewide organisation which works with and for horse owners
and organizations on a wide range of topics & issues of common concern.
Advocate- communicate- educate
Based on the USA Horse Council model, Horse SA provides ‘industry support
services’ which assists people to have places to ride horses, keep horses and
therefore do business and join clubs. There are horse councils in WA, QLD
and Victoria, and the Australian Horse Industry Council (AHIC).
The key areas in the Horse SA strategic plan are:
1. Club & community development
2. Sport & recreation horse activity areas
3. Horse health, welfare & emergency planning
4. Horse keeping
5. Road safety
Map courtesy PIRSA early 2013

4. Community & club development
This strategic area includes promoting horses and riding, collect data and
information relating to aspects of horse keeping and use, educational
opportunities to assist club volunteers & professional development. A
recognition of the horse in our Australian heritage and safety of volunteers and
workers.
Contributing to many technical and consultation groups relating to vocational
qualifications across different industry sectors, Adventure Activity Standards,
AHIC Horse Safe Code of Practice, Recreational Services (Limitations of Liability)
Act, TAFE NSW Equine Procedures
Current: Tom Roberts Legacy Project, Cert. II
in Horse Industries working group
2014 National Equine Safety Conference
2013 Celebration of the Police Horse
Annual art exhibitions

5. This strategic area considers public land for use by
individuals or clubs and advocates for facility development.
State Government and local councils are continually
undertaking planning for open space, trails, community
facilities, zoning, tourism and many other purposes.
Information is required for feeding into the plans as part of
giving horse owners a ‘voice’ of where future decisions
may have impact.
Horse organisations can also use the resources to refer to
when applying for grants etc.
Achievements include:
Horse Riding Activities: Planning for Facility Sustainability in
Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and near Regions
Google Facility & Trails Map
Horses & beach access in the greater metro area
Historical: SA Recreation & Sport Horse Strategy 2000
Sport & Recreation Activity Areas
This map shows the location of properties which have had a PIC issued thus far in
South Australia- indicating that the property has horses. Recognising that this figure
has limitations, it does show a correlation between the facilities that are located in
the study area and a higher density of properties that keep horses compared with
the rural and regional areas. (early 2013) Map courtesy PIRSA

6. Sport & Recreation Activity Areas
Achievements include: Establishment of The Kidman Trail, a
255 km. multi-use trail from Willunga to Kapunda through
the Adelaide Hills & Barossa Valley.
Working with stakeholders in relation to ongoing
development and management of The Tom Roberts
Horse Trail and the Kersbrook Horse Trail.
Member of the Recreation SA Trails sub-committee,
which are completing a State Trails Plan and an update
of the Trails SA website.
National Parks, Local Government Trails Strategies
Participation in consultation & preparation of
submissions
Trails resources, design, trail user education

8. Horse Health, Welfare & Emergency Planning
Large Animal Emergency Rescue is the response phase of
• a natural or man-made disaster
• or accident
where specialized training and equipment are required to rescue a large
animal such as a horse, alpaca or cow. Large Animal Rescue is a skill set which
combines human safety with animal welfare. It can be applied across key
areas including
• Road crash rescue
• Event incident management
• Animals in disasters
• General rescue
Horse SA is facilitating the introduction of these skill sets into the broader
South Australian community through equipment purchase, workshops,
conferences, meetings and advocacy. LAR skill set training is due to
commence with SES SA soon.
Achievements include: 2013 International Large Animal Rescue Conference

9. Horse Health, Welfare & Emergency Preparation
Horse Welfare: Achievements include working as part
of a team to develop
• Australian Horse Welfare Protocol (AHIC)
• Australian Horse Welfare & Well-being Toolkit
• Tips for the care of confined horses
• Changing Rein (Life after racing)
Also practical workshops including Horse Welfare
Officer [Events & Activities], participating on
committees & conduct conferences
Emergency Preparation
Bushfire Survival Planning for Horse Owner info sessions
& info resources page
Biosecurity information & the Horse Venue Biosecurity
Workbook

10. Horse Keeping
 HorsesLandWater Action Planner
 Brochures, webinars & educational farm walks
 Climate Change Action Planner
 Horses, Bugs & Beetles fact sheets

11. Road Safety
Awareness with road managers about horse use
Horse rider awareness
Horse road safety webpage (undergoing upgrades)

12. How you can become involved
1. Join Horse SA *
2. Visit the ‘Advocate’ page and contribute to public
consultation
3. Attend events (face to face and online)
4. Shop online
5. Become a sponsor of Horse SA
6. Email Horse SA to join the weekly e-news and keep up to
date on horse industry issues & topics
7. ‘Like’ the Horse SA Facebook page
* $35 individual/ $50 club/$55 business per calendar year. Discounts
for members at events & online store.

13. Horse SA
Postal: 105 King William St,
Kent Town SA 5067
Mob: 0402488306
E: horsesa@horsesa.asn.au
Many donations
were collected to
purchase ‘Riley’
the Rescue Horse
in partnership
with the
University of
Adelaide Equine
Health &
Performance
Centre