Event manager resources
Everything you need to run a WES show or event: how to become an event manager, the handbook, and the health and safety forms.
Three steps to running WES events
Every member who wants to organise events on behalf of WES must first be registered as an event manager.
Read the handbook
Read and understand the Event Manager Handbook.
Prove your learning
Complete the proof of learning document below.
Send it for review
Send your completed proof of learning to Kayreen Jones for review; the document says how. When you pass, you are awarded the designation of event manager for 5 years.
The Event Manager Handbook 2026 is in the rules and policies section. It has been updated to make clear which types of show outside bodies can offer (affiliated and appendix shows), where classes can qualify for the National Show championship classes, and the minimum number of classes a WES show must offer to be approved.
Health and safety
The hard hat declaration and the accident report form:
WES Declaration of Indemnity (HARD HAT DECLARATION) 2025
The risk assessment forms:
Other resources
The youth categories and the class list:
Put your event on the calendar
Tell us about your show, clinic or trail ride and we will add it to the WES events calendar.