Participate in Nova Scotia’s multi-discipline competition series to make your way to Provincial Championships and earn points for year-end awards! Competition Managers are supported with our unique on-line competition management system that will meet all your needs! Contact us at 1-800-263-2410 or [email protected] if you wish to sanction your competition as Equestrian NS Scotia Series!
Scotia Series designed to promote and encourage participation in western, english, hunter, hack, jumper, dressage, and driving disciplines across Nova Scotia. The program supports community horse clubs, generating interest and encouraging athletes and coaches to achieve personal success at competitions at an introductory or grassroots level. We support and facilitate the activities that take place at qualifying events to ensure athletes of all ages, have the opportunity to compete. Scotia Series rewards athletes and their horse for their dedication by recognizing their efforts at the local, district and provincial level through our series' awards and provincial championships.
Need help entering a Scotia Series Competition on nsef.horsesport.pro? Click here to access our support video.
Scotia Series Coach, Person Responsible and Officials Safe Sport Standards
Across the country, at every level of every sport, participants expect a safe and positive environment. In doing our part, we have committed to implementing Safe Sport standards for coaches, persons responsible and officials at Scotia Series competitions. These are in place to meet federal and provincial government requirements and most importantly, so that everyone has the right to feel safe and to participate in an accessible and inclusive sport environment.
In 2022, all officials were required to meet all Safe Sport standards and we are pleased to report that we had 100% compliance! We expect the same for 2023! This year and moving forward, we will support and guide coaches and persons responsible for junior athletes at our competitions to meet their safe sport standards. The process is new to many and we are here to support you. We hope this infographic can help you determine your role and your safe sport standards requirements.
For Scotia Series Safe Sport Standards and Training Links, please click here.
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NSEF.Horsesport.proOrganizers who have questions about hosting a Scotia Series competition can contact the us at [email protected] for details. Scotia Series competitions can be held in conjunction with other competitions and organizers are not required to host all Scotia Series classes. Simply host the classes you want to hold.
Organizers submit a date application form as per the Date Application Policy Organizers who currently host an existing Scotia Series competition can click here to submit their dates via google form. Organizers who would like to host a new Scotia Series competition can click here to submit their dates via google form. If you prefer to submit your date application form by email or mail, please click here to access a fillable pdf version of the policy and application.
After the date approval process, organizers create the competition in Horseport.pro and submit the Scotia Series Sanctioning Requirements: Competition information, official information, application fee, bond cheque, prize list/competition information, and competition insurance certificate at least 4 weeks prior to the competition.
After the competition, organizers submit any Equestrian NS memberships collected on our behalf (if applicable), the Scotia Series Remittance Information, the competition results and the $3 per competitor fee. This fee can be charged directly to the competitor or included in the competition administration fee. The fees go towards year-end awards and the administration of the Scotia Series.
Scotia Series District & Provincial Awards
The Awards are presented at our Annual Awards Reception in November. The Scotia Series Points are available for competitors to check throughout the year and there is a short final audit once all of the results are entered (normally early October).
