2010 OHTA MEMBERSHIP INFO
Please Note: You must now add the $20.00 late fee onto your membership renewal fees listed below. If you have any questions or concerns about your OHTA membership, any change of address information or questions about "Where is my OHTA or OEF Membership cards" please contact Susan Bell at the OEF office who handles all OHTA membership questions. Her e-mail is Membership@horse.on.ca or her phone number is 905-709-6545 ext. 14 If you have any questions or concerns about your Equine Canada Sport License, your Canadian Eventing Membership, or "Where is my Omnibus?" please contact Sandra DeGraff at Equine Canada at 1-866-282-8395 ext. 109 or via e-mail to SdeGraaff@equinecanada.ca
You will notice some changes to the membership fee structure for Eventing in 2010. In previous years, the OHTA has included a Canadian Eventing membership in the OHTA fee. We then remitted this portion of the membership to Canadian Eventing. In 2009 for example, your OHTA membership fee included a CE amount of $10 for Seniors, $8 for Juniors, and $20 for families. For 2010, there will be 2 changes to this structure. First, the Canadian Eventing membership will be collected directly by Equine Canada when you buy your Sport License. The CE fees will be $20 for Seniors and $18 for Juniors. There are no Family memberships offered when purchasing a Sport License. Secondly, the cost for producing and mailing the Omnibus to Ontario members will no longer be borne by the OHTA; both the cost and the responsibility for mailing will be borne by Equine Canada. As a result, there will be a change to your membership fees. Your OHTA membership fees will be reduced by the amount of the Canadian Eventing membership, and by the cost of the Omnibus. The fees for 2010 will be $53 (from $70) for Seniors, $40 (from $55) for Juniors and $126 (from $160) for Families. Associate memberships will remain at $30 and Corporate at $100. What memberships do you need???? Below is an overview of the memberships that your will need to compete in Ontario Eventing. Level of Competition OEF OHTA EC Sport Licence Canadian Eventing EC Horse Passport Pre-Entry YES YES* Bronze YES No Entry YES YES* Bronze YES No Pre-Training YES YES Bronze YES No Training YES YES Silver YES YES Preliminary and Above YES YES Gold YES YES * At these levels, OHTA day memberships may be purchased at each competition, instead of a full OHTA membership. PLEASE NOTE: Points achieved at an event on a Day Membership do not count for OHTA year end points or as a qualification for the OHTA Championships. You must be a full (not day) OHTA member to receive points on the leader board and therefore qualify for an Ontario Championship. 2010 OHTA Memberships are available on-line by clicking here You can NOT take out a full OHTA membership at an event-it must be done before hand Accumulation of points for year-end awards will not commence until a competitor is a full member of the OHTA. Points earned before this time will not be counted. You can take out an “OHTA Day Membership” only in the Pre-Entry and Entry levels and Day Memberships may be taken out at an event. Day memberships are to be paid on the entry form along with the regular show fees. Day Memberships are purchased on a one-time basis. Points achieved at an event on a Day Membership do not count for OHTA year end points or as a qualification for the OHTA Championships You must be a full OHTA member to receive points on the leader board and therefore qualify for an Ontario Championship If you must purchase your OHTA membership at the last minute, you can do it on-line and bring your printed receipt as proof of your payment to any Ontario event. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.