Equine Sports Council

Officials Registry and Officials Liability Insurance

Equine Sports Council offers a free Officials Registry for Judges, Managers/Stewards and Ringmasters. Follow the link below to add you name to our database.

National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) is offering all Equine Sports Council registered officials liability insurance. For only $124/year, you will join over 29,000 officials from the NFL, NHL, NBA, NSL, NHL and Race Horse Industry. NASO has been working for over 30 years with legislative officials to achieve protective status to sporting officials in multiple states across the US. NASO also protects its officials against slander and liable and offers legal counseling.

The officials insurance covers any horse show exhibition or clinic in the USA or Canada. All levels of competition are covered from academy tournaments to national and world championship events. The coverage protects anyone serving in the capacity of:

  • Judge
  • Ringmaster
  • Steward/Manager

The 12 month ESC group policy with the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) and can be purchased for $124. The policy includes the following amounts for each horse show official:

  • $6 Million per incident
  • $14 Million per aggregate
  • $100,000 Errors & Omissions per pinning dispute
  • $15,500 personal physical assault against officials
  • Liable & Slander Protections
  • NASO Legal Counseling

Click to Register as an Official and Purchase Optional Insurance