Show Safety Reporting & Suspension Policy

WL701 Show Safety Reporting & Suspension Policy

1. Harassment of any kind is illegal in every state and must be reported immediately by calling

911. State and federal police are the only institutions legally permitted to investigate and convict those who commit these types of crimes.

2. Bullying by individuals or corporations either active, passive or cyber is not tolerated at any ESC event. 46 of the 50 US states have anti-bullying laws. If you are the witness or victim of bullying at an ESC governed show, please notify the Show Commission or ESC at 1-855-Equine1. For confidential help or advice with bullying issues, StompOutBullying.org is the national nonprofit help center.

3. Animal Cruelty - Is generally defined as the act of inflicting pain or suffering to a non-human animal and can be done intentionally or by omission. Prohibited treatment of horses at an ESC event is explained in the sections below. Immediately notify any suspected issues to horse show management, and notify authorities by calling 911 if an animal’s life is at risk due to unaddressed animal cruelty.

4. State Sex Offender Registry - Any person currently listed on any state’s sex offender registry or the National Sex Offenders Public Website NSOPW.gov is prohibited from attending ESC sanctioned horse shows, whether as a spectator, exhibitor, trainer, coach, groom, or as any other participant.

5. Criminal Convictions - Any person who is currently serving a sentence, probation, or on parole for convictions involving violent offenses, sexual offenses, intentional physical harm, animal abuse, or animal cruelty is prohibited from attending ESC sanctioned horse shows, whether as a spectator, exhibitor, trainer, coach, groom, or as any other participant.

6. Plus 5 Year Suspension - Any person who, in the past five years, has served a sentence, whether custodial or not, been on probation, or been on parole for convictions involving violent offenses, sexual offenses, intentional physical harm, animal abuse or animal cruelty is prohibited from attending ESC sanctioned horse shows, whether as a spectator, exhibitor, trainer, coach, groom, or as any other participant. Procedures:

1. Upon report that a participant may be prohibited by any of the foregoing policies, ESC will make reasonable investigation to determine the accuracy of the report.

2. ESC will notify all Show Managers of ESC sanctioned competitions of those prohibited from attendance.

3. ESC does not make any determinations of criminal conduct and relies solely on state and federal court adjudications and government-maintained offender registries.

4. ESC horse shows may continue to refuse entries or ban any person for any or no reason at all. All ESC shows will be asked to mutually adhere to this prohibited list and required to honor the USDA Act of Soring disqualifications list.