​​​MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION 2025

Please find below information that outlines Reining Australia membership requirements.

Membership is due 1st January of each year.  

Your level of competition determines your  membership options.

• Reining Australia Full membership Non-Pro, General, and Professional (includes Green Rider for those who are eligible)

• Affiliate Membership

• Green Rider Membership  

• Youth Membership

       (Youth wanting to compete in other sanctioned classes will need Non Pro declaration on file, Youth membership includes Green Rider).  

• Associate Membership (Non riding membership and horse ownership for RA Licenses and Lease purposes).  

• Event Membership (This membership is for the purpose of making reining available to anyone participating at any Reining Australia approved clinics or shows and covers the whole event)

All renewals are done through Nominate, you will receive a renewal email, any issues contact the Nominate Office on 07 3118 9555.  

All membership renewals through Nominate now require nominating an Affiliate membership at the same time.

For those members renewal for the Green Rider program just click on Green Rider only and do not include Non-Pro.  

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SANCTION AND NON-SANCTIONED CLASSES
What is the difference?
Non-sanctioned classes are those held by Affiliates such as Beginner Rider/Youth, Beginner horse
Green Rider, Any Handed, Two-Handed Rookie, Junior or Senior Horse, Ladies and Gents.
All these classes can be ridden one or two handed and no competition license is required.
Sanctioned classes are Rookie Level 1 and 2, Limited Open, Intermediate Open and Open, Limited Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, Non-Pro, Youth classes, All Novice classes Open and Non Pro Level 1 and 2, Rookie Professional and Prime Time Non-Pro, and Masters Non Pro.
These classes are to be ridden one handed and a RA competition license is required.
Rookie Level 1 and 2
Rookie Level 1 and 2 and Youth competitors may use a horse without the restrictions of ownership.
New members
Members who are only competing in non-sanctioned events (Beginners, Training Class, Ladies, Gents, Any Handed, two-Handed Rookies, Beginner Horse, etc.) and attend clinics, only need to be a Green Rider member plus a member of their local Affiliate.
No competition license is required, they do not even need to own their own horse.

Event Membership
This membership is for the purpose of making reining available to anyone participating at any Reining Australia approved clinics or shows and covers the whole event. There is no limit of the number of times a rider can pay event membership. Event members shall be bound by all RA Rules and regulations. Event Memberships are not eligible for Reining Australia programs. Event membership is paid to Reining Australia. A waiver/release form is to be signed.