License requirements for exercise rider
Compiled text through Jul 15, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 15, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Latest notice
- SGC-35-20-00008-A · Adopted rule · Dec 16, 2020
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
In addition to the requirements of sections 4002.8 and 4002.29 of this Part:
(a)An exercise rider license may be issued only to an applicant who has received and submitted an endorsement of the head outrider and a steward in a form and manner approved by the commission. The head outrider, by making an endorsement, certifies that the applicant has been observed riding one or more horses on the racetrack and has an ability to navigate safely and respond safely to track conditions.
(b)An applicant for an initial exercise rider license shall provide evidence of employment by a licensed trainer, except as otherwise provided under this Part.
(c)An exercise rider shall not be authorized to ride from a starting gate unless the exercise rider has received the endorsement of the starter certifying that the exercise rider has demonstrated knowledge of starting gate procedures and is satisfied that the exercise rider can break safely from a starting gate.
(d)An outrider may require an exercise rider during the first six months of initial licensure as an exercise rider to wear a helmet cover and vest and/or an armband of a distinctive color while training.