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BHS South West support for Horses Help Heroes

2/1/2012 5:12 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
Last year The British Horse Society became an official partner of Horses Help Heroes, a fund raising initiative to raise money for British servicemen and women.  Spearheading this was the epic drive of a replica WWI horse drawn ambulance from Lands End to John O’Groats, some 1,000 miles.
The call went out for members and supporters to hold fundraising events for Horses Help Heroes and BHS committees in the...

The British Horse Society criticises removal of equine vocational qualifications

1/31/2012 10:19 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
The British Horse Society (BHS) and the sector’s awarding body, Equestrian Qualifications Ltd (EQL), today criticised the Government’s intention to remove equine vocational qualifications from GCSE school league tables.
Chief Executive Graham Cory said:  “Whereas it makes for a headline-grabbing performance on the stump to denigrate vocational studies, the combination of entry-level animal science with the...

Horse lovers get sneak preview of DreamWorks Pictures’ War Horse

1/11/2012 11:19 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
DreamWorks Pictures' eagerly anticipated film “War Horse” has been given a big thumbs-up by theUK’s foremost equestrian charity, The British Horse Society (BHS).
A group from the BHS, including 30 of the charity’s horse welfare volunteers, competition winners and BHS President Martin Clunes, were treated to a private screening of the film on Sunday 8 January, before it had even premiered in the UK. With hardly...

Fantastic Festive period at The Mall Blackburn

12/28/2011 7:44 AM EST  -   ICG PR
The Mall Blackburn enjoyed a fantastic festive period with footfall for the week leading up to Christmas up 15.1 per cent year on year vs. the national retail traffic index of -0.6 per cent.
Loraine Jones, General Manager at The Mall Blackburn said: "The all important pre-Christmas trading period has been very positive for us here at The Mall, with many shoppers drawn in by the changes made during the...

Riding Centre in Warwickshire gets Clubmark tick

12/14/2011 9:29 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
The British Horse Society and the British Equestrian Federation have announced Radway Equestrian Riding Club as the latest centre to achieve Clubmark accreditation.
Lana Campbell-Borton, an instructor at Radway said: “Radway Equestrian and Pony Club has always been dedicated towards providing the best tuition, resources and support for its members. The Clubmark accreditation has really allowed us to strive to...

BHS receive prestigious Prince Michael Road Safety Award

12/12/2011 5:52 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
The British Horse Society was presented with the award by His Royal Highness, Prince Michael in recognition of its www.horseaccidents.org.uk website.
The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise achievements and innovations which will improve road safety. Each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through the scheme.

The BHS’s...

BHS Welfare Officers come to the rescue!

12/2/2011 5:31 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
Two BHS Welfare Officers were called in to catch an escaped horse that had turned feral.
The young horse was trying on a saddle for the first time when she panicked and bolted, jumping over a fence into a huge neighbouring field. Attempts to catch her proved fruitless and, as she charged around evading capture, the saddle slipped backwards, ending up hanging upside down between her back legs. The horse remained...

Chancellor announces £2m for the creation of new bridleways

11/29/2011 11:23 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
The British Horse Society enthusiastically welcomes the Chancellor’s announcement today, in his Autumn Statement, of a new £2m “Paths for Communities” grant scheme under which new paths carrying rights for equestrians, walkers and cyclists will be created.
BHS Chairman Dr. Phil Wadey said: “After years of patient campaigning, The British Horse Society’s fight to secure for equestrians the sort of provision...

Challenges faced by Scotland’s equine industry discussed at BHS Welfare Conferen...

11/14/2011 5:22 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
The British Horse Society (BHS) Scotland held an informative welfare conference at the Weipers Centre for Equine Welfare in Glasgow recently, where the subjects of microchipping, identification and passports, breeding, transport, equine disease and the licensing of equine establishments were all discussed.
The event counted as Continued Professional Development (CPD) forScotland’s animal health officers and...

Riding is good for your health!

11/11/2011 6:57 AM EST  -   The British Horse Society
Research commissioned by The British Horse Society (BHS) has proved that regular participation in horse riding is good for your health.
The research, carried out by the University of Brighton in partnership with Plumpton College looked into the health and well being benefits of horse-based sport and leisure. The findings proved that horse riding and activities associated with horse riding, such as mucking out,...