Our Compliance Process
Compliance Liaisons communicate with Licensed Officials before events.
Compliance Liaisons inspect and observe venue conditions, competition operations, and help address concerns.
Your feedback helps improve competition environments.
Pre-Competition Outreach to Stewards and Technical Delegates
Before an event takes place, the Compliance Department reaches out to Stewards and TDs at competitions which have had issues reported in the prior year. Staff shares previously-reported issues with officials so they can monitor the same areas in real-time. This communication ensures that Stewards/TDs are equipped with the most up-to-date information for the competition or facility in question. In addition, Stewards/TDs are asked to follow up with the Compliance Department after the competition regarding the issues they’ve monitored.
On-Site Evaluations
Compliance staff travel to USEF licensed competitions of various sizes, breeds, and disciplines across the U.S. We talk with members, Stewards, TDs, and organizers during these on-site visits about what’s going well and what could be improved at shows, and how USEF rules and standards are being applied.
A variety of factors are used to determine which competitions are selected for an on-site compliance evaluation, including:
- Concerns shared by members through Member’s Confidential Competition Evaluations
- Concerns included in Steward or TD reports
- Concerns raised in consultation with USEF staff in other departments
- Proximity to other competitions being visited at the same time
Confidential Member Evaluations
Confidential evaluations allow members to share feedback with USEF regarding competition safety measures, footing, facilities and stabling, licensed officials, and competition management. You can provide feedback about competitions or licensed officials through your My USEF Dashboard. Your identity will not be shared with organizers or officials, but you may be contacted by US Equestrian for more information about the issues you’re reporting. When submitting feedback, please provide as much detail as possible to help our staff investigate (day/time of incidents, barn numbers, ring numbers, etc.). We value your perspective and want to hear from you.
How to Submit a Competition and Licensed Officials Evaluation
You can submit a confidential Competition and Licensed Officials Evaluation at usef.org/compete/competition-evaluation/select-competition or through your My USEF Dashboard. Please follow the instructions below to access the evaluation form from your My USEF Dashboard.
1. Log in to your MyUSEF account at the upper right corner of usef.org.
2. Scroll down to “Member Tools” and click on the tile labeled “Confidential Competition and Licensed Officials Evaluation”.
3. Provide the Competition ID or competition name and select the competition you attended
4. Complete the Evaluation.
NOTE: Confidentiality is taken very seriously by USEF staff when a member submits a Competition or Licensed Official Evaluation Form. Including your contact information ensures that we can gather details from you that we might need to proceed in investigating and resolving concerns with competitions. Please note that sharing your name and contact information with USEF is not required, but it can be very helpful should additional information be needed.
Do not hesitate to reach out to the Compliance Department if you have questions about any of the items mentioned above, or if you have any other questions. The best way to contact us is by sending an email to [email protected].
