StriderPay:
The Most Powerful Tool to Collect Rider Payments
Join top equestrian venues in North America using StriderPay to accept secure digital payments from riders for all their equestrian activities.
Ask around- The average show venue saves $1200-$3600 in processing fees per activity with StriderPay.
StriderPay is Used by Industry Leaders
Stress-Free Revenue Collection
Start using StriderPay today and start accepting secure payments directly from riders. As the only entry provider in the industry that is a certified PayPal partner, STRIDER ensures robust and fast payment processing across all payment methods.
Riders have the flexibility to pay you with their credit/debit cards, Venmo, or PayPal accounts. Regardless of the payment method they choose, the funds will be deposited directly, in real time, into the account of your choice.
Our StriderPay onboarding process is quick, free, and gets you ready to accept payments in no time. To get started, your venue or club simply needs an active PayPal Business account.
Don’t have one yet? No problem. Our StriderPay onboarding screens will guide you through the setup process in just a few minutes.
StriderPay features
- Horseback friendly
- Accept Venmo payments
- Accept credit/debit card payments
- Accept PayPal payments
- Immediate fund deposits
- 24/7 visibility into transactions
- Protection from merchant fees
- Direct deposit to your bank account
- Secure payment processing
- Boosts complete entries
- Eliminates bounced check hassles
- Certified as a PayPal partner
StriderPay is our innovative and secure payment processing service, designed in partnership with PayPal to maximum your revenue and convenience.
Funds are deposited in real time into your business account, regardless of the payment method used.
Get started with StriderPay now.
To collect payment through our StriderPay service, you’ll need to be a STRIDER member and a verified PayPal business account holder.
View our “how-to set-up” steps here.
No. Only a PayPal Business Account is required to use StriderPay.
Our system converts funds sent via Venmo (or credit/debit cards) and deposits it into your PayPal/Bank account.
You’ll be prompted to upgrade it as you set up StriderPay inside your organizer dashboard.
Have ready:
- Login + Password for your PayPal account & associated email
- Your business EIN (SSN for sole proprietor)
- Business Ownership info
There’s no monthly fee to use StriderPay. Riders pay transaction fees up front to cover organizer costs. This protects your bottom line.
We’ve uniquely and securely designed StriderPay to minimize your out of pocket costs.
You do. We don’t hold your funds. Payment is deposited directly into your account in real-time as the rider completes payment on STRIDER.
Here’s “How To Issue Refunds“.
Yes, if you want to. It’s available on our StriderGold level.
But you’ll probably get more entries with online payment.
(We’ve stopped using VHS tapes, too!)
Note: We will soon move payment via check under our StriderGold service as a paid feature.
Who Handles Reporting to the IRS?
STRIDER does not collect or remit taxes for members. You’ll need to include any applicable taxes in your entry fees, such as state sales or e-marketplace taxes.
Taxes
You are responsible for the collection and remittance of all taxes associated with funds processed through STRIDER.
PayPal will issue tax forms for all accounts that receive over $20,000 in a calendar year.
In order to comply with financial security and IRS reporting requirements, we require each organizer to be carefully vetted, and banking information must be confirmed in PayPal before you can use our StriderPay service.
To learn more, please review our Payment Processing Agreement.