British Equestrian: COVID-19 Update

While training and competition plans are in motion for many of British Equestrian’s Member Bodies in England, announcements by the devolved governments of Scotland (18 June) and Wales (19 June) have brought limited change to lockdown restrictions for equestrians. ScotlandIn ...

Showing Council meets to discuss a united way forward

An additional meeting was held last night, at the request of some of the Member Bodies. The objective of this meeting was to allow Societies and Associations to get together and specifically discuss the creating a possible “operational blueprint” of ...

ABRS Launch Exiting Lockdown Training Course

In response to the COVID crisis and the uncertainty surrounding lockdown the Association of British Riding Schools (ABRS) are delighted to launch the Certificated E-Learning Course on Safe Working Practices whilst Exiting Lockdown.The online course is designed for equestrian centre ...

New lockdown measures increase equestrian activity across Great Britain

All the home nations in Great Britain now have revised lockdown conditions, facilitating some increased activity with horses for participants, coaches and venues. In liaison with governments, sporting bodies and member bodies, British Equestrian can now release the following update ...

BEF statement: current position on resumption of equestrian activity:

Further to the guidance released by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)andnbsp;on 13 May and British Equestrian’s subsequent statement on Friday 15 May, equestrian activity may resume in an outdoor environment only in England. Current lockdown restrictions ...

COVID-19 BEF update: 15th May

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) issued further guidance on 13 May regarding outdoor facilities, as a follow-on from the government’s revised policy on exercise. This advice permits venues that provide outdoor sports and physical activities to ...