Employers are an essential part of the viability of equestrian sport, and are integral to the development and future of the equestrian industry.
There are a huge number of equestrian employers who run a variety of different yards from all sectors. These vary from private yards employing one member of staff, to large professional yards who employ large teams.
Employers have a duty of care to their employees, the horses and also, where applicable, their clients. Running a business can be challenging, but extremely rewarding, especially if you are able to combine your love of the sport with running a business.
There is a range of employer resources and guidance available through our Member Bodies and other organisations including:
As an ABRS+ member, employers benefit from:
Become An ABRS+ Approved Riding Establishment
As a BHS Approved Centre, employers benefit from:
The EEA is the professional association for any equestrian that employs staff.
Membership includes a free legal helpline, dedicated and bespoke HR and business portal with countless pages of advice, templates, case studies and the following online tools:
Join the Equestrian Employers Association
As a Pony Club Linked Riding Centre, employers benefit from:
... all to help you develop and upskill your coaches and staff.
Become a Pony Club linked Riding centre
The BEF coach bursary scheme is intended to support staff and volunteers at riding centres to take the first step in their coaching career or further develop their existing coaching skills, but who might be held back by the cost of gaining qualifications.
The bursary scheme has been developed in response to some of the challenges highlighted in British Equestrian’s Health of Riding Centres survey which showed that many riding centres in the UK are struggling to meet the demand for participation, with one of the key barriers to increasing capacity being a shortage of qualified staff and volunteers. Further information for the next round of applications will be shared via our news pages shortly.
The bursary scheme is currently closed for applications, keep an eye out for further updates.