Help Shape the Future of Rider Safety.
Rider safety skills are essential — and like any skill, they benefit from intentional, structured instruction. ESA is building a formal, skill-based safety curriculum to complement that training — and we’re inviting a select group of industry experts to help shape a new national standard.
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The ESA Mission
The Equestrian Safety Academy is building the first standardized, skills-based curriculum dedicated exclusively to rider safety education.
Our Solution
The Equestrian Safety Academy teaches the essential safety skills most riders don’t receive in a structured format in traditional lessons. Through clinics, classes, and simulator-based training, riders learn fall-prevention, proper dismounts, spook reactions, emergency responses, soft-landing techniques, and more — all taught in controlled environments that allow riders to develop critical safety skills before applying them in live-riding contexts.
We are assembling a select team of experts to ensure these skills are taught safely and effectively, shaping the first formal rider safety curriculum in the U.S.
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How It Works
We’re building the first equestrian safety academy designed for riders of all ages. ESA offers a structured, phased approach to rider safety education — starting with foundational skills, expanding through regular practice, and ultimately establishing a standardized, industry-wide curriculum.
Our phased development approach ensures every element — curriculum, facilities, expert advisors, and training modules — is created thoughtfully and with the highest safety standards.
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For Industry Experts
Are you a professional in equine behavior, rider biomechanics, emergency response, or related fields? ESA is assembling a select advisory team to define the first formal national standard in rider safety. Help advance safety standards, shape the curriculum, and leave a lasting impact across the equestrian industry.
By joining the ESA, industry professionals will help create the first structured safety curriculum — turning these gaps into measurable skills for all riders.
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Pioneering the first standardized, skills-based rider safety curriculum.