Join The Equine Assisted Services Partnership
The Directors of the EASP Board have undertaken a review of the EASP Membership Model in order that the membership benefits are available to more practitioners and trainers across the EAS Sector.
More detailed information about the Membership Model is available EASP Membership model or contact office@easp.co.uk
If you are affiliated with any of the following organisations, please email office@easp.co.uk so that you can be validated to receive a voucher for free Associate Membership in your first year.
- British Horse Society delivering Changing Lives Through Horses (BHS)
- Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)
- Association of British Riding Schools (ABRS)
- Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Equine Activities (ACPEA)
- Equine Assisted Qualifications (EAQ)
Please keep scrolling down to find the type of membership that suits you best
Associate Member
Who is this for?
This new category of membership is ideal for individuals and organisations who wish to be part of the EASP family as the voice of the sector and be kept updated on EASP activity such as:-
- Researchers
- Students
- Former practitioners
- Practitioners who want to be part of the EASP family; access EASP member benefits, stay up to date, get involved and share and learn with others, but who are not yet ready to apply to be listed on HEIR.
Benefits
Associate membership allows access to the benefits of EASP membership without being an approved practitioner listed on the Human Equine Interaction Register. Associate Members receive benefits including access to training, CPD, supervision and opportunities to express their views as the voice of the sector in consultations and at events and share and learn with one another.
Associate members will not have EASP CIC voting rights, will not be listed on HEIR and will not be able to use the HEIR Approved kitemark. They will be able to use an Associate Member logo on websites, emails and promotional material.
Associate Membership Fee
Annual fee = £50
EAS providers which are affiliated with a Partner member receive free Associate Membership for the first year then £50 on renewal each year
Approved EAS Provider
Who is this for?
This category of membership is ideal for EAS Practitioners, those who solely provide EAS or riding schools, BHS Centres etc. and Training Organisations who have applied for and been approved against the five standards of the Human Equine Interaction Register (HEIR).
Benefits
The main benefit of being an ‘Approved’ member is being able to use the HEIR Approved kitemark. We have been working with the wider Equestrian and EAS sector and commissioners to make sure that the kitemark has intrinsic value and becomes a recognised symbol of trust and standards.
This work remains our core focus on behalf of our membership.
As an Approved Member, EAS providers will be able to access all EASP members benefits, be able to vote in EASP CIC business, receive a kitemark logo for the current year and use the Register to promote their business as having been assessed and approved.
Approved providers can also access the Members Hub where there is a template letter to send to commissioners to explain that the standards to use the kitemark have been achieved.
Annual Fee
The annual fee for Approved Members remain unchanged. Click the appropriate link where you will be asked to complete the HEIR Application form if you are a new Member.
Previously Approved members listed on HEIR should click the Membership renewal option and will be asked to provide an updated insurance certificate and notify us of any change in contact details.
Individual £50 A freelance practitioner involved in delivering Equine Assisted Services
Small £150 Ten or fewer employees and volunteers
Medium £250 More than 10 and fewer than 250 employees and volunteers
Training Organisations
Who is this for?
This is for organisations who offer qualifications in Equine Assisted Services who wish to be listed on the Human Equine Interaction Register as a Training Provider
Benefits
EAS KITEMARKED providers who also provide EAS training can register as a training provider for £150.
This provides an excellent and inexpensive form of advertising, for courses that are externally accredited and validated.
The reduced fee is set because EASP has assured itself that the organisation meets the HEIR standards.
As an extra benefit, students of training providers who are on HEIR can be offered EASP Associate Membership FREE for their first year with a 50% discount on becoming an Approved EAS Provider once they qualify.
Organisations which provide EAS training and qualifications which have been externally accredited and validated may apply to be listed on HEIR as a Training Provider and use the HEIR Approved kitemark.
Fee
EAS kitemarked providers who also provide training £150
EAS Training providers with no other EASP assurances £300
In recognition of the fact that training organisations will encourage newly qualified students to join EASP as Associate or Approved Members. Associate membership will be free for them in the first year following referral by a Training Organisation and there will be a 50% reduction in HEIR Application fee for recently qualified practitioners.
Email office@easp.co.uk to be validated to receive a voucher for free Associate Membership in the first year and 50% off HEIR Application fee.
Partner Membership
Who is this for?
Organisations under the old ‘Associate’ Member Category will now be known as Partner members
Benefits
Partner members will be included in newsletters, consultations, events etc and listed on HEIR as Partner member.
They will be able to use the EASP logo on their website, email signature and promotional material etc.
Partners with no voting rights
This is ideal for organisations associated with the equestrian world who wish to retain a close link with EASP as the membership body of the sector.
In addition, some Partner members have indicated that they wish to encourage their own members to be listed on HEIR such as
- ABRS
- ACPEA
Annual Fee
Partner membership with no voting rights annual fee will remain unchanged at £125
Partner Member With Voting Rights
Who is This For?
This is for organisations who are the umbrella or parent of multiple sites of providers or affiliates such as:-
- RDA
- BHS Changing Lives Through Horses
Benefits
The ‘parent’ organisation will be able to access all EASP member benefits and will be included in newsletters, consultations, events etc. They will have EASP CIC voting rights should they wish to exercise them. They will be listed on HEIR as a Partner member and be able to use the EASP logo on their website, email signature and other promotional material.
Their Centres will receive free Associate Membership in the first year and 50% discount on their Approved EAS Provider application
Fee
The annual fees for Parent Partner Organisations is £500
Email to be validated to receive a voucher for free Associate Membership in the first year and 50% off HEIR Application fee.
Note that Centres who wish to claim 50% discount for applying to be approved on HEIR who are part of one or more Partner Membership body will only need to be validated against one Partner Member. Let us know that you are a BHS or ABRS or RDA approved centre for example, it makes no difference which one you choose.
Membership Renewal
Renewing you annual membership is simple.
For Associate members
For EAS Providers
Click on the link and you will be asked to reconfirm your commitment to the 5 standards and upload your current insurance certificate.
For Training Organisations
For Partner members
