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AERA has introduced a new Concussion Policy to bring our safety procedures into alignment with the standards required by the Australian Institute of Sport.
What you need to know:
Mandatory Stand-Down: Anyone with a suspected concussion will be stood down from competition for a minimum of 21 days.
Return to Competition: To ride again, you must provide a clearance certificate from a GP or hospital doctor to your DA Secretary.
Trial Phase: This is a manual trial process running for the next 6 to 12 months to collect accurate national data.
Updated Forms: Chief Stewards will now report incidents via the newly updated Form 15 and Form 38.
Please discard all old copies of Form 15!
Head over to the AERA website to view the official Concussion Protocol, Flow Chart, and Concussion Recognition Too
[https://aera.asn.au/.../2026/AERA_Concussion_Protocol_.pdf]
[https://aera.asn.au/.../AERA_Concussion_Protocl_Flow...]
[https://aera.asn.au/.../2026/Concussion_Recognition_Tool.pdf]
Stay safe out on the track! 🐴💛

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 The VERA DAMC will be holding a general meeting on Tuesday May 19 from 7pm to 9pm to discuss the AERA SGM and determine the voting direction for the two VERA Delegate votes.

We will be inviting our active Ride Officials with TQ experience to hear their input on the proposed motions and help determine the Committees decisions.

If you would like to join this meeting as a visitor, please email the VERA Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive an invite link.

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AERA Management Committee has recently reviewed the requirements for temperature logs for horses attending endurance events. The aim is to ensure a minimum national standardised temperature log.
 
The recommendation from the AERA Biosecurity Sub-committee is:
For all horses at all affiliated endurance events, the responsible member must complete and present an AERA standard Horse Health Declaration which includes a minimum of a four day temperature log for each horse. The temperature log must be for the 3 days prior to travel to the event and for the day of travelling to the event with that temperature taken before the beginning of travel.
 
Where there are variations to this situation, such as travel time taking more than 1 day or arrival at the event being more than 1 day before the start of the event, the Ride Organiser must address the temperature log requirements in their Event Biosecurity Plan.
 
This means:
· The minimum national standard for a temperature log will show temperatures for the 3 days before departure plus temp on day of departure;
· If travelling for two or more days, temperatures must also be logged for subsequent travel days and time at ride base up to pre-ride vetting;
· Ride Organisers will include in their Event Biosecurity Plan any requirements for temperature logs to allow for greater travel times and days at ride base before pre-ride vetting.
 
This change will be implemented from 1 November and an updated Horse Health Declaration form will be available from AERA Online. The new form will also be available from AERA’s website.

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Equestrian Australia are calling for applications to be part of the Equestrian Australia Endurance National Discipline Committee.
The process on how to apply for this is on the EA website at the link below.
The committee assists EA in navigating and formulating policies regarding the discipline of endurance and is an important part of our National and International landscape.
Applications close 5 pm Wednesday 26th Nov at 5pm AEST.
If you would like to part of the bigger picture of our sport, please do read up about the committee and consider offering your time to this valuable role.
https://www.equestrian.org.au/news/calling-2026-2028-national-discipline-committee-eoi

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AERA is introducing a new Online Membership Renewal module to AERA Online for the 2024 membership year. From 1 January 2024 members will be able to renew their memberships digitally, update their contact and address details and manage their FEI/EA membership information, all from the comfort of their lounge or office chair.

This new functionality allows members to select their own membership categories, sign their membership declaration and make the payment in a quick and easy process negating the need to print out paperwork or mail in applications.

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