Monthly Report- January

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1 To: BHS Trustees, President, Vice Presidents, Regional & County Chairmen, Chairmen of Advisory Committees, Vice Chairmen, Committee Secretary, all BHS staff. Monthly Report- January Table of Contents January 2018 Chief Executive s Report Access and Rights of Way Heather Clatworthy Approvals Oonagh Meyer British Riding Clubs Rachael Hollely-Thomson /Laura Sanger Communications / Press Seona Shuttleworth Education Laura Hood Merchandising - Julie Bublaitis Membership - Emma Day Safety - Alan Hiscox Volunteers - Emma Thompson Welfare - Gemma Stanford Equality and Child Protection.12 REGIONAL MANAGERS East of England - Janet Holmes East Midlands - Sally Andrews Ireland - Susan Spratt London and South East - Claire McCaffery-Clarke North of England - Wendy Suddes Yorkshire - Amy Clements North West - Lyndsay Dring Scotland - Helene Mauchlen & Julie Hanna South - Hannah Marsh South West - Julie Garbutt Wales & The Channel Islands - Jan Roche West Midlands - Andrea Jackman Please circulate this Monthly Report to your Committee Members

2 Chief Executive s Report F & I AGM Lynn attended the Fellows & Instructors AGM and dinner at the beginning of January. As always this was a great opportunity for Lynn to update the F&I s on the work of the Society and for the Society to support the activity of the F & I Association. Board Meeting The first Board meeting of the year took place on 31 January. UAE Upon direction from the Board, Lynn visited our centres in the UAE and also other centres within the UAE which are interested in becoming BHS Approved. It was a very positive visit and Lynn gained greater understanding of the equine industry within the UAE. Badminton Lynn had a number of meetings with regards to the Society s presence as Charity of the Year at Badminton. The Society is working hard to ensure it makes the most of the incredibly generous opportunities that Badminton is providing and create a vital engaging presence to attract new members. NEF Committee Meeting Lynn attended the NEF Organising Committee meeting with discussion focussing on the final preparations for this year s Forum taking place on Thursday 8 March. The BHS have been given a slot at this year s Forum and Alan Hiscox will be presenting on our Safety work. Lynn together with Jeanette Allen, Chief Executive of The HorseTrust will also be presenting a slot on the merging of the BHIC and ESC Steering Group. Scotland One Team Meeting David and Lynn met with the Scottish Team in Edinburgh to review the Scotland One Team agreement. This provided a wonderful opportunity to explore how the agreement is working in practice. Development Team Meeting Lynn Chaired the January meeting of the Regional and National Managers. This provided an opportunity for the team to get together early in the year to plan for 2018 activities. 1. Access and Rights of Way Heather Clatworthy 2018 Training dates now available We are looking forward to this year s training schedule, increasing knowledge and skills on the ground, enabling our Bridleway Officers and people involved to protect and extend areas people ride and carriage drive out as much as effectively as possible. We are pleased to announce there are 30 days planned so far this year including levels 1, 2 and 3 to build and extend your knowledge, Public Inquiry days 1 and 2 to ensure you are as prepared as possible, and days specifically focussing on historic research and getting routes in England recorded on the map before they are lost forever in 2026, As always, if you cannot find a day near you, or you have specific training in mind that we are not displaying, please contact access@bhs.org.uk. RELAUNCH of BHS Affiliated Equestrian Access Group package(s) After an extensive review of the package of the equestrian access groups who affiliate to The British Horse Society each year, the ARoW team in January relaunched the affiliation package in the form of two new areas. Basic affiliation costing 40 and Premium costing 100, further details of which can be found here 2

3 If you know of any groups who would benefit from affiliating their existing group to the BHS, or are thinking of starting a group to protect and enjoy riding out in their area, ask them to contact access@bhs.org.uk or tel: to talk to the team. Consultations responded to: A new Greenspace Action Plan for Chorleywood Common and Portsmouth Rights of Way Improvement Plan Review. BHS Paths for Communities Fund got a route in mind? - We are so pleased that this fund is making a difference, delivering visible results on the ground and that people are actively fundraising into it to enable us to open even more routes throughout the UK for equestrians. Remember to apply if you have a route in mind, or fundraise for us to enable even more projects to be delivered. Click here for more info: BHS Access & Bridleways Officers Thank you for everything you are doing if you are reading this! We are pleased to announce the recruitment of 1 new access & bridleways officer in 2018 already and now have 289 covering much needed areas throughout England and Wales. If any Bridleway Officers required assistance or support from our team at HQ please access@bhs.org.uk or call Public Advice and Support - The team at HQ are always busy responding to BHS members and general members of the public with problems they are experiencing with access in their area. Popular queries can be solved through the great selection of advisory leaflets we have online which are free to download. Hardcopies are available from the Access team. Do you receive the Monthly ARoW Update? To be kept up to date with everything that is going on in the world of Access & Rights of Way and hear the latest developments which could affect your Riding Out or Carriagedriving, please subscribe by ing Rachel.fraser@bhs.org.uk. BHS Social Media Do you follow us on Facebook? We now have 3,832 followers a jump of 100 followers since last month. Our most popular posts from the last month are: Congratulations to CABO Michelle Bracey who successfully negotiated access for horse riders to private land allowing them to avoid a busy road 5,959 people reached, 163 likes, 26 comments and 15 shares Dates for the diary 2018 access and rights of way training dates announced 4,243 people reached, 23 likes, 33 comments and 17 shares Access Director, Mark Weston s visit to Transport Focus for the launch of their 'Cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians: measuring their satisfaction with Highway England s network' 1,875 people reached, 26 likes and 9 shares Make sure you follow or like the page to hear the latest goings on in access on a daily basis at Meetings & Events attended 4 January MW - It was encouraging to read in the Daily Telegraph Michael Gove s reference to access in his statement concerning the future of farm subsidies following Brexit, you can read the whole article at: 3

4 4 January MW and Anne Egan, Access and Bridleway Officer for West Leeds, attended a meeting at Leeds City Council to push for improvements to local bridleways as part of the proposals to carry out a road improvement scheme at Dawsons Corner in Pudsey. 10 January MW - Mark Weston was at Transport Focus offices in London for the launch of their Cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians: measuring their satisfaction with Highway England s network Cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians need roads designed with them more in mind. Transport Focus has looked into understanding how their needs, as well as drivers, can be better met in future road designs. Since 2015 Transport Focus has represented all users of England s motorways and major A roads, including cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians. New road schemes or major upgrades should incorporate crossings for cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians, as well as segregated paths with minimal diversion from the intended route. It is encouraging to see the needs of equestrians being recognised in this document. 11 January MW- Rights of Way Stakeholder Working Group it is still hoped that the necessary regulations will be able to be laid before Parliament later this year so that the rights of way provisions of the deregulation act can be brought into force. 15 January MW- visited Scotland to see the great access work being done by BHS Scotland, the first site visit was to Eglinton Country Park to see and discuss the equestrian access issues there with National Manager Scotland Helene Mauchlen, Don Milton Chair of our Access Committee in Scotland, Regional Manager Scotland Julie Hanna, Access Reps Sonya Perry and Elaine Honeyman and Vyv Wood Gee equine access consultant. 16 January MW Defra National Common Land Stakeholder Group 26 January - MW met with the Ramblers and Cycling UK to discuss post Brexit access opportunities. 29 January - MW,HC & RF - Jack Cornish of the Ramblers visited HQ to discuss the coordination of 2026 research. 2. Approvals Oonagh Meyer Approved Centre Inspections The combination of announced and unannounced inspections culminated in 37 routine inspections being undertaken. Initial visits for potential new centres undertaken in January were 3 with follow up upon initial visits undertaken in January resulted in welcoming 4 new centres on to the Approved centre scheme. Approved Centre Audit and Membership Centre audits have been completed with results being utilised to inform preparations for UKAS compliance, for example checking for risks to impartiality with the inspection process Supporting International Centres Following on from recent success of combining BHS Approval visits with BHS assessment opportunities in Hong Kong and Singapore, discussions continue with overall aim to identify support requirements and potential developments for our current Approved International Centres. This work also involves helping such centres to consider how to integrate Safeguarding provisions that are legal and applicable to their country and culture. Defra Model Licensing Recently notified of an alteration to UKAS scheme requirement, work is now underway with reviewing new criteria alongside internal audit upon current BHS Approved Centres. Consultation continues with Defra through our representation for the Equine Sector Council with adjustments to the proposed model guidance for Riding School Licensing Changing Lives Through Horses The first anniversary of this very successful programme was on 29th January with activity as below: Women s Hour Interview at Country Treks with pre and existing CLTH participants should be aired in February waiting for official date to be confirmed 4

5 Northumberland s Children s Trust funding application successful and now in action at 2 CLTH delivery centres Swinhoe and Tilery working in partnership with Place2Be for referral at Tilery Growth in provision has resulted in 38 delivery centres and 78 active participants currently on programme. January 2018 Coding F Facility HW Horses Welcome L Livery RH Riding Holidays RS Riding School S Showing R Retraining New Stowe School Equestrian Centre Buckinghamshire RS/LY Hitchmough s Riding School Co Cork, Ireland RS/LY/FC Reinstated Spot Acre Equestrian Staffordshire LY Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre West Sussex R Ballyknock Riding School Co Down, Ireland RS/LY Deleted Kingsfield Livery Yard West Lothian LY Hill Farm Equestrian Somerset LY The Stables at Swainstown Co Meath, Ireland LY Blackdyke Farm Riding Centre Cumbria RS/LY/FC Ballavartyn Equestrian Centre Isle of Man LY Churchtown Morgans Cornwall RS Hopton Horse Centre West Yorkshire LY/FC Llannerch Equestrian Centre Denbighshire RS/LY/FC Stone Circle Livery Kent LY Adds Farm B&B East Sussex HW Brimington Equestrian Centre Derbyshire RS Cimla Trekking & EC Wales RS 5

6 KA Horses Shropshire LY Meadowvale Equestrian Centre Northern Ireland RS Priory Farm Equestrian Staffordshire LY The Wyke of Shifnal Shropshire RS Liege Manor Equestrian Centre Wales RS Mullingar Equestrian Centre Ireland RS Rashcrook Equestrian Scotland LY Siddle Equine Shropshire LY 3. British Riding Clubs Rachael Hollely-Thomson / Participation - Laura Sanger British Riding Clubs Here are a few updates for the New Year including some important safety changes and some dates for your diary. The dates for the 2018 Championships are as follows: KBIS Novice Winter Championships April. Arena UK, Allington Lane, Allington, Grantham NG32 2EF Equi-Thème Intermediate Winter Championships April. Bury Farm Equestrian Village, New Bury Farm, Mill Road, Slapton, Bucks LU7 9BT Fibre-Beet Festival of the Horse May. Washbrook Farm, Aston-le-Walls, Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 6RT NAF Five Star National Horse Trials Championships 3-5 August. Swalcliffe Park Equestrian, Grange Farm, Swalcliffe, Banbury, Oxon OX15 5EX NAF Five Star National Championships 1-2 September. Lincolnshire Showground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN2 2NA TopSpec Dressage to Music Championships and SEIB Insurance Brokers Quadrille Selection Trial September. Bury Farm Equestrian Village, New Bury Farm, Mill Road, Slapton, Bucks LU7 9BT SEIB Insurance Brokers Quadrille of the Year Final 20 October, Bury Farm All Stars Gala. Bury Farm Equestrian Village, New Bury Farm, Mill Road, Slapton, Bucks LU7 9BT British Eventing, British Riding Clubs and The Pony Club are delighted to announce that they have joined together to unify the hat standards across all three Member Bodies; resulting in a single hat tag being accepted across British Eventing, The Pony Club and British Riding Club events in The new aqua coloured hat tag will carry the logo of the body that checks the hat so that the source of the tagging can be tracked and will mean that riders no longer have to wear multiple tags on their hats. As from 1 January 2018 a BETA Level purple label will no longer be accepted. Body protectors must meet BETA Level purple label or after. The only exception to the requirement for a BETA Level purple label is that Exo Body Cages will continue to be accepted, provided they have a BETA Level purple label. We are also pleased to be starting some brand new leagues for our BRC Volunteers with a variety of different levels to get involved in. For further information please visit the BRC website. 6

7 Preparations are now underway for the Official Stewards Training Weekend that takes place in Banbury 10 & 11 Feb. Participation Project Number of Centres who are running courses: 273 Number of Accredited Coaches who are running courses: 250 Number of Participants who have completed or who are currently taking part in a course: 11,660 We are very pleased to announce that the Participation Project once again surpassed our participation target set by the British Equestrian Federation. The start of the New Year has also seen the start-up of many new courses, which we have been supporting our delivering coaches and centres through. If you would like any further information about the courses involved or the Participation Project please contact Michelle Davis on michelle.davis@bhs.org.uk or Becky Lindley on becky.lindley@bhs.org.uk 4. Communications / Press Seona Shuttleworth BHS in the Media Summary Press enquiries: 21 Coverage: 40 BHS mentions: 157 In total, we had: 3 national print 5 national broadcast 20 trade 12 regional Highlights Platinum month Changing Lives through Horses As part of the Platinum celebrations, the focus for January was celebrating the one year anniversary of Changing Lives through Horses and the success of the programme. We have been working with BBC Radio 4 Women s Hours about CLTH and how it helps disengaged, young people. The programme is due to air in February. We also send out a press release and received six pieces of coverage with a combined reach of 113,919. We saw an increase in donations in January too. National press coverage Sunday Telegraph We received our first piece of national press coverage on the 7th January in the Sunday Telegraph about the dangers of using drones around horses. Alan Hiscox was our spokesperson for the story. The story had a reach of 35 million - print and online. BHS in China Following Teresa May s visit to China, the press used examples of industries already working in China. BHS partner, Equuleus and BHS Ambassador, Alex Hua Tian did interviews with China Daily and the BBC. BBC Radio 4, BBC News at 10 pm all covered the story, which was then used across 16 regional BBC news bulletins. Alex talked about the BHS qualifications and Equuleus being the first BHS accredited riding club in China. 7

8 British Horse Magazine The team are working on the next edition, which is due out in February. 5. Education Laura Hood Changing of roles Many of you will know Gemma Portman in our Development Team; Gemma has started her maternity leave as she prepares to welcome a new baby in February. Laura Hood will cover her role for her maternity leave so Laura will move from the Operations Team to the Development Team. Laura s Team Leader position has been advertised and will close in the next few days. Ride Safe: Training the Trainer A training day for new Ride Safe trainers. Our full list of dates are: 6 February Kirklevington Riding Centre, Cleveland 12 February Coolmine Equestrian Centre, Ireland 12 March Fort Widley, Hampshire 20 March Herefordshire and Ludlow College, Herefordshire 20 March College of West Anglia, Cambridge 28 March Laurel View Equestrian Centre Save the Date! International Convention March Hartpury College April Myerscough College Equine Excellence Stakeholder Days and Ride Safe Assessor Training Following the success of our 2017 days, we are planning to hold further Stakeholder Days in These days will be an introduction to our new education system and are free for APCs and BHS Approved Proprietors to attend. This will also count as CPD for APCs. On the second day of all the listed below, we will hold training for current Ride Safe Trainers April Loch Ness Riding Centre, Inverness 30 April 1 May Kirklevington Riding Centre, Cleveland May Warwickshire College, Warwickshire May Myerscough College, Lancashire 4-5 June Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire June Brennanstown Riding School, Co Wicklow June Ingestre Stables, Stafford June Bicton College, Devon June Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London Equestrian Tourism The Equestrian Tourism qualifications are in the process of being redesigned and launched for Spring We are planning assessor training for the revised qualifications for February. First Aid and Safeguarding Courses In the month of January we have run 6 safeguarding courses with 99 delegates attending in total. To date, 61 people have booked the online safeguarding update throughout We have held 11 first aid courses with 133 combined delegates attending in total. 8

9 6. Merchandising Julie Bublaitis Shows Shows 2018 planning is well underway and we have managed to secure the new BHS On the Move lorry as an alternative to a show stand at a number of shows. Provide support to education with the International Convention and plan content for 2018 show stands. Merchandising We are currently sourcing new titles and dealing with a range of merchandising requests from across the BHS. Our top sellers are our BHS examination books and the British Dressage test sets. 7. Membership Emma Day The end of January membership figure stands at 100,848 members, a loss of 202 members this month. The membership scheme numbers are as follows: 8. Safety Alan Hiscox Life and Founder Members 1882 Friend 40 Gold Family Gold Adults Gold Junior Silver 825 Helping Horses 334 Overseas Full Membership 260 Overseas E-Membership 257 Professional Gold 2409 Total 100,848 Incident Total since launch Dog attack Road accident Fireworks Low flying Slippery roads Gates Windfarm 10 0 Cycles Transport 22 0 Chinese Lanterns 21 0 Bird Scarers 47 0 Alan Hiscox, Director of Safety met with/attended: Lancashire Mounted Police re Dead Slow partnership and Int. Convention Gloucestershire Mounted Police re Dead Slow partnership and Int. Convention GMP Mounted Police re Dead Slow and Ride Safe partnership Merseyside Mounted Police re Dead Slow partnership 9

10 Metropolitan Mounted Police re Dead Slow partnership Highways England re Dead Slow partnership Road Safety Collaboration Group, Houses of Parliament hosted by Peter Bottomley, MP Nextbase dashcams re working in partnership Eleanor Hashim, Safety Team Leader met with/attended: Driver CPC training, Eastside Central Transport Road and Rider Awareness talk, South Humber Riding Club National Towing Party Group Road Safety Conference, Salford 9. Volunteers Emma Thompson The Volunteer Manager is compiling the reports for our National/Regional Chairmen s meeting at HQ on February 27 th. This meeting is a great opportunity for our volunteers to share their thoughts and ideas. We get feedback through the Chairmen from individuals, committees and Chairmen at County and Regional levels. It is also a great opportunity for our CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trustees along with Directors at HQ to update the committee on new developments, campaigns and help relieve challenges they might be facing. These communications are then shared by the Chairmen to the Nations, Regions and Counties. Top of the list this time are questions about our Platinum year with many volunteer committees coming up with some great ideas and events to raise awareness of the BHS, celebrate our 70 years and hopefully engage some new members. Ride Out UK Month is already on the horizon, a massive success in 2017 with 62 events Nationwide and over 1100 people taking part, we hope it will be even bigger this year. Our National Trust partners have already signed up and our committees have already got Pleasure Rides and other events planned for the month. Our Volunteer Resources Page continues to be accessed by volunteers to support their activities. Home to all the documents supporting the Volunteer Programme this page now holds our new Volunteer Handbook and Policy along with help for volunteers in each of our roles. There are also copies of our previous Volunteer Newsletters packed with information and ideas from committees around the UK. Our BHS Volunteers are just beginning their very active season, planning is going on to decide what they will focus on in 2018, how they will raise funds to support their plans and their local equestrians, thinking about what kind of events will help them raise awareness of BHS work and campaigns whilst also supporting their equestrian community. Our BHS committees consistently raise and spend 300,000 each year supporting the BHS. This money is spent on all sorts of things: from bursaries to enable training for those embarking on a career in the equestrian industry to vet talks to increase the knowledge of horse owners; from pleasure rides so their community can connect and ride out safely together to Riders Rights and Responsibilities nights so their community knows how to keep themselves and their horses safe and within the law; from supporting volunteers carrying out Access work that has replaced gates, opened routes, extended routes, supported the creation of Pegasus crossings and kept your routes safe and accessible to supporting Welfare volunteers who visit, support and advise horse owners, increasing the health of horses and knowledge of horse owners across the UK. Our volunteers are active in all areas of the equestrian world and work hard to make a difference locally. 10

11 10. Welfare Gemma Stanford Welfare Team Restructure Exciting times - BHS Welfare is growing. The department is being restructured and will now have two work streams Welfare Education and Welfare Operations. The education team will focus on the faster paced development of our educational initiatives, conferences and educational materials. The operations team will focus on supporting our Welfare Officers, development of the welfare helpline, receipt of welfare concerns and running of our passport function. We are currently recruiting for two manager positions to lead the teams. Meetings Attended Gemma Stanford attended the Westminster Briefing: Future of Animal Welfare. This was a key briefing in light of Brexit being imminent. It is very clear that there are going to be more changes to animal welfare legislation over the next two years than there has been in the past 60 years. The most recent consultation Gemma has responded to was regarding animal sentience and sentencing for animal welfare offences. Emmeline Hannelly attended the Saddle Fitting Working Group where lots of ideas for the future were discussed. Emmeline also attended the Q&T meeting and continue to assist Education with their work. Emmeline is now a regular attendee of these meetings. Welfare Education Round-up The article for Rider magazine on Travelling horses and the potential effects on competition performance has been used to produce a BRC Data Fact Sheet. Due to the number of enquiries the BHS was receiving about colic and the number of veterinary practices raising concerns of the number of colic cases, especially in Scotland, the Welfare team put out an awareness statement. This was published on our website, a carousel banner was produced for the homepage of the website and Facebook. A feature was also included in the main E-news. Horse & Hound picked up the story which was promoted via their Facebook page and website. As a result, the Welfare team received over 50 requests for REACT packs. Herd versus individual turnout information sent to Horse & Hound. The journalist used a section in their article which received a positive response. Field Officer Update Dawn attended the East Sussex, South and East Kent, North and West Kent and Essex Committee meetings in January. She has been liaising with other organisations about some tricky welfare concerns, one of which involved a horse with an embedded headcollar. The RSPCA called a vet who confirmed that it was suffering so the police took it in to possession under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act and is now in the care of the RSPCA. Fortunately an owner has been traced so this is likely to result in this person being issued with summonses to appear in court. Dawn attended Chichester College to give a presentation to 30 students on welfare and general information about the BHS. They have asked if we can give more presentations in the future. New Welfare Concerns Received October 98 November 89 December 67 January

12 Passport Applications Received October 189 November 154 December 64 January Equality and Child Protection Sarah Thomas & Helen Brown DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) England and Wales 76 Online DBS Application Forms 17 Paper DBS Application Forms PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) - Scotland 0 PVG forms We have seen a 110% increase in DBS Applications this month compared to the same period last year. This can be attributed in part to the first group of Accredited Professional Coaches to reach their 3 year anniversary of the requirement to renew their DBS checks. Safeguarding Concerns No new cases received to date in ongoing cases have been closed REGIONAL MANAGERS 12. East of England - Janet Holmes Meetings 9 Jan: Beds, 22 nd Cambs, 30 th Essex & 31 st Suffolk 15 Jan: Saddlery Working Group 17 Jan: Q&T Liaison meeting 25 Jan: Development Team Meeting Lectures/ Presentations/Events 21 Jan: First Aid for Horse Owners, Essex. 23 Jan: Any Horse Any Rider Clinic with Caroline Meads BHSI, Norfolk, PE37 8AS Community Rides 7 Jan: Braughing Park and Ride. 14 Jan: Wheathamstead; Park and Ride 21 Jan: Lilley Park and Ride Forthcoming Meetings/Events/CPD Training 4 Feb: Horse Agility with Amanda Braham. The Stables Equestrian Centre 146 Cotton End Road Wilstead Bedfordshire MK45 3DP. bhs.beds@gmail.com 7 Feb: Equine lecture series 2018: Equine sarcoids the inside and out of equine s most common tumours. The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA. 11Feb: Braughing Park and Ride. More details on the website 18 Feb: Lilley Park and Ride. More details on the website. 20 Feb: Any Horse Any Rider Clinic with Caroline Meads BHSI; at Forest Edge Arena, Drymere, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8AS. The clinics are aimed at any rider and horse combination, AM flat, PM jumping, booking form on BHS website. 12

13 23 Feb: BHS Bedfordshire Quiz Night. Wootton Blue Cross FC Social Club Weston Park, Wootton, Bedfordshire MK43 9JT. Time: 7pm (for 7.30 first question). Cost: Tickets 10 per person which includes hot food choice for supper. There is also a licensed bar.tel: Deborah.wallis@me.com 25 Feb: Wheathamstead; more details on website. 27 Feb: Looking at the latest tack and training aids. Level: All welcome, and the day counts as CPD for Accredited Professional Coaches. R B Equestrian Lower Rectory Farm, Great Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK17 9AF (Joint event with Bucks) 12. East Midlands - Sally Andrews Meetings 8 Jan BHS Leicestershire & Rutland Committee meeting with updates on access issues and the recent Restoring the Record Training, other recent training events and plans for the year ahead. 9 Jan BHS Derbyshire Committee meeting with discussions about the year ahead including pleasure rides and with updates from the busy access team. 25 Jan Development Team meeting at BHS HQ Stoneleigh. Events/Training. 13 Jan BHS North Lincolnshire Flatwork with Poles training with Caroline Peatfield BHS Performance Coach at Riseholme College, Lincoln. Forthcoming Meetings/Training/Events/Shows 5 Feb Modern Equine Dentistry presented by James Arkley Equine Dental Services BEVA/BVDA/BAEDT for BHS North Lincolnshire. 7 Feb BHS North Lincolnshire Committee meeting. 10 Feb Flatwork with Poles with Caroline Peatfield BHS Performance Coach at Riseholme College, Lincoln. 27 Feb East Midlands Welfare Conference for all East Midlands Volunteers at Bransby Horses, Lincoln. 13. Ireland - Susan Spratt BHS First Aid Refresher Courses 15 January 2018 Thornton Park Equestrian Centre, Co Dublin 29 January 2018 Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Co Antrim 30 January 2018 Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Co Antrim BHS Two Day Starter First Aid Courses 31 January & 1 February 2018 Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Co Antrim Four well attended BHS First Aid Courses were held with one of the trainers being a paramedic on the new air ambulance in Northern Ireland and the other a highly qualified fireman. The quality of the training was outstanding. Equine Careers Day 24 January 2018 Enniskillen Campus, Co Fermanagh A very good interactive day with students from the college and also an opportunity to meet up with many influential people in the industry and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs. Development Team meeting 25 January 2018 BHS Headquarters Events in February 2018 Cinema Evening 1 February A private showing in a vintage cinema of the film Seabiscuit Educational Evening Talks February The History of Equestrianism The Riding Masters by Patrick Print OBE 13

14 Equine Excellence Pathway Training 5 February Stage 2 and Stage 3 Teach at Laurel View Equestrian Centre with Patrick Print FBHS 6 February Stages 1,2 & 3 at Laurel View Equestrian Centre with Patrick Print FBHS BHS Ireland Adult Camps Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre, Co Monaghan 16 to 18 February 2018 Essential Horse Knowledge Course in Northern Ireland Mark Robinson Danescroft Equestrian Centre, Waterloo Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim Mondays 7.30 to 9.00pm Cost 90 for 9 evenings Starts 12 February 15. London and South East - Claire McCaffery-Clarke Events East Sussex 27th January Perfect your Position Clinic th January Flatwork & Polework Clinics. 25 West Sussex 21 st January Flatwork Clinic th January Gridwork Clinic. 15 Meetings / Events attended 8 th January West Sussex Committee Meeting 16 th January East Sussex Committee Meeting 23 rd January London Committee Meeting 25 th January Visit to Barton Field Farm (BHS Approved) to assess for CPD venue 25 th January South & East Kent Committee Meeting 29 th January Meeting with Vanessa Connell (APC) to sign off DBS paperwork 29 th January North & West Kent Committee Meeting Forthcoming Meetings 6 th February Surrey Committee Meeting 7 th February Surrey Great Outdoor Event Planning Meeting 13 th February South East Regional Meeting 14 th February Meeting with Georgina Walters 23 rd February Meeting with Surrey CABO to plan ROUKM event 28 th February Healthcare Clinic, Ardingly Forthcoming Events (committee) West Sussex 1 st February Gridwork Clinic rd February Flatwork Clinic th February Gridwork Clinic th February Showing Clinic th February RideSafe Event with Horsham & District Riding Club th & 18 th February Annual Two Day Show (Dressage & Showing) East Sussex 17 th February Perfect your Position Clinic th February Flatwork and Polework Clinics North of England - Wendy Suddes Regional Manager Wendy Suddes underwent complex knee surgery on January 4 which has meant that January has been taken up with sick leave in order to recuperate. 14

15 Nevertheless, the North Region Communications Team of Wendy, Beth Ward and Shaun Stoker again successfully completed Annual Reports for each of the counties which will appear with the next issue of British Horse. Wendy is currently still on crutches and a phased return to work, however, we have been busy collating the North Region Platinum Year Events Schedule which is now nearing completion. A Postcard (as a reminder for the fridge door) will be available soon upon request. A wide array of activities have been organised and there is sure to be something to interest everyone, across the region. Forthcoming Meetings Feb 7 Communications Meeting at Farnley Feb 12 Meeting with Durham ABO s Feb 22 BHS Durham meeting at Farnley Feb 23 TBC BHS/Careers presentation to students at Newton Rigg College, Cumbria equine students, meeting with Regional Welfare Officer and visit Blackdyke Farm RC. Feb 27 BHS Northumberland meeting at Stannington. 17. Yorkshire - Amy Clements Meetings 11 JAN North East Yorkshire committee meeting, cancelled 16 & 17 JAN Regional Manager training with Lyndsay Dring 17 JAN Welfare visit 23 JAN West Yorkshire committee meeting 25 JAN Development Team Meeting, HQ 30 JAN Approval inspection attendance with Karen Moon at Cloughfields 30 JAN North West Yorkshire committee meeting Forthcoming Meetings/Events 8 FEB South Yorkshire committee meeting 9 FEB North East Yorkshire Race Night 13 FEB Visit to approved centre Grove House with Becky Lindley 19 FEB Yorkshire Regional Meeting 21 FEB First Aid for Horses part 1, South Yorkshire 28 FEB First Aid for Horses part 2, South Yorkshire 1 MAR Yorkshire and North West Team Meeting Any other news Platinum Year celebrations will continue throughout 2018 so please keep an eye out for them, especially on our Yorkshire region Facebook and Twitter pages some great things to get involved in! 18. North West Lyndsay Dring Meetings Manchester, Wirral and Lancashire Committees have all met this month. The plans for the Wirral camp are well underway and advertising on Facebook has been very well received. Lancashire are planning a memorial ride for former Lancashire Chair and Welfare Officer Shelley Mee who sadly passed away towards the end of last year. Manchester welcomed new committee member Robyn Reed into the fold. Forthcoming Meetings/Events/CPD Training 1 Feb An Evening with Avansce and Neue Schule 15

16 1 Feb Mid Cheshire Bridleway - Pioneering developments in horse breeding 1 & 2 Feb First Aid Two Day Initial Course Foxes Riding School, Cheshire 2 Feb - Ride Safe Train the Trainer Course, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire 2 Feb Decathlon Feed Night, Stockport 5 Feb BHS Stage 1 Preparation Morning, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire 6 Feb Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire 7 Feb Merseyside Committee Meeting 9 Feb Stage 1 Assessment, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire 9 Feb Stage 2 Teach Assessment, Myerscough College, Preston, Lancashire 12 Feb - Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire 19 & 20 Feb First Aid Two Day Initial Course, BHS Stage 2 Preparation Day 20 Feb Stage 1 Assessment, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire 22 Feb Stage 2 Assessment, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire 23 Feb Stage 3 Assessment - Care and Lunge only, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire 19. Scotland - Helene Mauchlen & Julie Hanna Events/Shows 18.1 BHS Lothian 1 st Platinum Event Equine Behaviour Talk with Gemma Pearson BVMS MRCVS 20.1 BHS Tayside Demo Workshop Day at RDA Inverarity/Angus Meetings 9.1 Access meeting regarding forest grant scheme consultations 10.1 Regional Manager approved yard visit at Gleneagles Equestrian Centre 10.1 Access reception at Scottish Parliament 11.1 Regional Manager approved yard visit at Gleneagles Equestrian Centre 11.1 National Manager attended a meeting of the Scottish Antimicrobial Strategy Group (One Health) in Glasgow 15.1 Meeting with Mark Weston and BHS Scotland 15.1 Meeting with BHS Scotland and BHS Ayrshire at Eglinton Park, Ayrshire 15.1 BHS Strathclyde Committee Meeting at Sandyflat RDA 22.1 One Team Agreement Meeting in Scotland 23.1 BHS Scotland Team Meeting and meeting with the new BHS Scotland Chair 23.1 BHS Ayrshire Committee Meeting at Morris EC 25.1 BHS Scotland attend Development Team Meeting at Headquarters 28.1 BRC Area 1 AGM at SNEC 29.1 National Manager met with representatives of Balloch EAG and Morayshire EAG in Banffshire 30.1 Regional Manager approved yard visit at SNEC 30.1 National Manager attended Scottish Outdoor Recreation Alliance meeting 31.1 National Manager and Head of Approvals unapproved yard visit at Aberdeen Riding Club 31.1 National Manager and Head of Approvals visit unapproved yard at WHW Scottish Centre at Belwade Aboyne 31.1 National Manager and Head of Approvals visit unapproved Horseback UK on Royal Deeside 31.1 National Manager had meeting with Scotways to review access cases 31.1 BHS Central committee meeting in Stirling Training BHS Grampian Erik MacKechnie-Guire clinic at Ladyleys Equestrian Centre 9.1 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 10.1 Equine Excellence Standard Setting and Revision Day (Stage 1, 2 & 3) with Patrick Print FBHS at Gleneagles EC 16

17 11.1 Equine Excellence Standard Setting and Revision Day (Stages 2 & 3 Teaching) with Patrick Print FBHS at Gleneagles EC 15.1 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at Auchterarder Community Church Centre 16.1 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at Auchterarder Community Church Centre 20.1 Ride Safe Training at Loch Ness Riding, Inverness 22.1 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at Auchterarder Community Church Centre 23.1 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at Auchterarder Community Church Centre 23.1 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 30.1 Equine Excellence Standard Setting Day (Stage 1 & 2 riding, care and lunge) with Patrick Print FBHS at SNEC Lectures/ Presentations 18.1 BHS Lothian 1 st Platinum Event Equine Behaviour Talk with Gemma Pearson BVMS MRCVS 20.1 BHS Tayside Demo Workshop Day at RDA Inverarity/Angus Forthcoming meetings/events/cpd Training BHS Highland South CPD Day Coaching Stage 5 Performance Coach in Complete Horsemanship and above with Tim Downes FBHS at Lochness Riding 3 rd February 2018 BHS Highland South An Evening with Tim Downes FBHS at the Fairways, Inverness 3 rd February 2018 BHS Highland South Moving On Levels 3, 4 & 5 CPD Day for Coaches on the Equine Excellence Pathway with Tim Downes FBHS at Lochness Riding 4 th February 2018 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at Broomhill Riding Centre 5 th February 2018 BHS Strathclyde Members Open Evening at Sandyflats 5 th February 2018 BHS Fife Committee Meeting at Markinch 5 th February 2018 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 6 th February 2018 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at Broomhill Riding Centre 6 th and 7 th February 2018 BHS Ride Safe Assessment at Gleneagles Equestrian Centre 7 th February 2018 Meeting with BHS Ayrshire, BHS Scotland and North Ayrshire Council at Eglinton Park, Irvine regarding the use of the resurfaced arena 7 th February 2018 BHS Dumfries and Galloway committee meeting 7 th February 2018 BE Caroline Moore and Les Smith Coaches observation day at Rockrose Equestrian 10 th February 2018 BRC Area 22 EAGM at Maryculter House Hotel, Aberdeen 11 th February 2018 BHS Scotland Training Committee Meeting followed by a session with Alex Copeland and the Accredited Professional Coaches at Auchterarder Golf Club 12 th February 2018 BHS Borders Committee Meeting 12 February 2018 Equine Excellence Standard Setting Day (Stage 3 riding, care and lunge) with Patrick Print FBHS at SNEC 13 th February 2018 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at St. Boswell s Village Hall 13 th and 14 th February 2018 BHS Ayrshire Annual Quiz Night at Irvine Watersports Club 16 th February 2018 BHS Grampian Erik MacKechnie-Guire clinic at Ladyleys Equestrian Centre 16 th and 17 th February 2018 BE Pippa Funnell Masterclass at SNEC 17 th February 2018 BE Clinic with Pippa Funnell 17 th /18 th February 2018 BHS Tayside x-country training with Diana Zajda at New Mains, Tillyochie, Kinross- 17 th February 2018 BHS Ride Safe Training at Loch Ness Riding, Inverness 17 th February 2018 BHS Grampian Pammy Hutton FBHS clinics at Fountain Equestrian 19 th /20 th February 2018 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 20 th February 2018 BHS Grampian Committee meeting 20 th February 2018 BHS Scotland Riders Rights and Responsibility Evening at Woodland House Hotel, Dumfries 20 th February 2018 BE Scotland AGM at Airth Castle, Stirling 21 st February

18 BHS Lothian Talk with Professor Derek Knottenbelt at Easter Bush 22 nd February 2018 Central Scotland Highland Pony Club AGM at Strathallan Castle 23 rd February 2018 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at Sandyflats RDA 26 th February 2018 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at The Cabin 26 th February 2018 BHS Strathclyde Committee Meeting at Sandyflats RDA 26 th February 2018 BHS Scotland Chair (Sarah-Jayne Bowers) attending the Regional Chairs Meeting at Headquarters 27 th February 2018 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at The Cabin 27 th and 28 th February 2018 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at Sandyflats RDA 27 th and 28 th February 2018 Equine Stakeholders Meeting with Scottish Government 1 st March 2018 BHS Scotland Sports Psychology Workshop at Auchterarder Golf Club 1 st March 2018 National Equestrian Awards at Airth Castle, Stirling 2 nd March 2018 BHS Tayside x-country training with Diana Zajda at Lindores 3 rd March 2018 BHS Stand at the National Stallion Show at Morris EC 3 rd March 2018 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at Calgow Equestrian Centre 5 th March 2018 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 6 th March 2018 BHS Ayrshire Talk on Horse and Adventure Holiday at Morris EC 7 th March 2018 BHS Scotland Riders Rights and Responsibility Evening at Holiday Inn Aberdeen West 8 th March 2018 First Aid One Day Refresher Course at East Busby Farm 12 th March 2018 BHS Scotland Committee Meeting at Auchterarder Golf Club 12 th March 2018 BHS Ride Safe Assessment at Gleneagles Equestrian Centre 12 th March 2018 Development Team and All Team Meeting at Headquarters 13 th and 14 th March 2018 BHS Scotland Safeguarding and Child Protection Course at Morris EC 15 th March 2018 Equine Excellence Standard Setting Day (Stage 2 Teach and Stage 3 Teach) with Patrick Print FBHS at SNEC 19 th March 2018 First Aid Two Day Initial Course at Calgow Equestrian Centre 19 th and 20 th March 2018 BHS Argyll Open Night at the Loch Fyne Hotel, Inveraray 20 th March 2018 BHS Ayrshire Committee Meeting at Morris EC 21 st March 2018 BHS Assessment Training at Lochness Riding, Inverness 22 nd March 2018 BHS Grampian Pammy Hutton FBHS Dressage Clinic at Fountain Equestrian 26 th and 27 th March 2018 BHS Stage 1 and Ride Safe Assessments at Loch Ness Riding, Inverness 27 th March 2018 BHS Ayrshire Training Evening at Muirmill EC 27 th March 2018 Any other news Erik MacKechnie-Guire (BHS Stage 5 Performance Coach in Complete Horsemanship) was appointed Para-Equestrian High Performance Manager by Equestrian Australia (EA) High Performance. BHS Scotland has submitted several nominations for the National Equestrian Awards. Sarah-Jayne Bowers (BHS Stage 4 Senior Coach in Complete Horsemanship) has been appointed the new BHS Scotland Chairperson There are now 14 regional committees in Scotland, with the newly formed committee on Shetland. A BHS Scotland audit of equine representation on Local access forums has been completed. Lynn Petersen and David Sheerin met with Derek Knottenbelt, Helene Mauchlen, Loraine Young and Ann Fraser to review the One Team Agreement. This Agreement was established in order to advance the relationship between HQ and Scotland with regard to devolution as it affects the BHS in Scotland. 18

19 20. South Hannah Marsh Meetings 8 Jan Oxfordshire committee meeting 9 Jan Isle of Wight committee meeting 15 Jan Isle of Wight committee meeting part 2! 17 Jan Catch up with Hampshire Safety Officer, Diana Fry 17 Jan Berkshire committee meeting 22 Jan Regional committee meeting postponed due to low numbers Some great planning for the year ahead from all committees! Other Events 25 Jan to 8 Feb Annual Leave Forthcoming Meetings/Events/CPD Training 5 Feb Buckinghamshire committee meeting 9 Feb Central Hampshire Road Safety Council with Hampshire Safety Officer 12 Feb Hampshire committee meeting 16 Feb Georgina Walters TBC 27 Feb Looking at the Latest Tack and Training Aids training and CPD day with Jo Winfield FBHS, at RB Equestrian near Milton Keynes. 12 Mar Ride Safe Train the Trainer day at Fort Widley EC, Portsmouth 12 Mar Isle of Wight committee meeting Mar Team meeting at HQ 21. South West - Julie Garbutt Meetings Avon, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Wiltshire committees all met this month and are making plans for the forthcoming year. The Dorset committee elected a new Chairman in Gill Longhurst and thanks go to former Chairman, Natalie Franks, for all of her hard work over the past few years. The accounts for Wiltshire which have been caretaken by the Regional Manager for the last couple of years were handed over to our new Treasurer, Sharon Cave. In her capacity as Regional Chairman, Gill Longhurst has attended all of the committee meetings to date to get to know some of the volunteers and a feel for what is happening in the Region. We have been handing out the South West Volunteer of the Year Awards to the winners as voted for by their own committee. This initiative is part of Robert Sullivan-Tailyour s legacy to the region. Lectures/Presentations Devon CABO, Phillip Hackett, held an afternoon talk near Plymouth on Bridleways and Access which was well attended by over 25 people. The information imparted by Phillip gave many the confidence to better understand equestrian access and empowered them to take a look at the routes the ride in their own areas. Community Rides The ever popular series of social rides in Cornwall continues into 2018 with many gaining experience and confidence in hacking out on new routes in the company of new found friends. Forthcoming Meetings/Events/CPD/Training 01 Cornwall Quiz Night 02 Meeting re Killerton Ride, Devon 03 Wiltshire Richard Waygood Jumping Clinic 07 Somerset committee meeting 19

20 09 Meeting with National Trust/Mark Weston 12 BEF Regional meeting 14 Meeting re Badminton Charity of the Year 15 Meeting with BHS Business Development Manager 19 Devon BHS First Aid for Horses Course (Part 1) 20 Gloucestershire committee meeting 26 Devon BHS First Aid for Horses Course (Part 2) 22. Wales and The Channel Islands Area - Jan Roche Events BHS NE Wales Region Social Evening. Meetings Team Meeting BHS HQ Animal Welfare Network Wales meeting. Discussions included the new Animals Land and You project (ALY) which was introduced at the RW Winter Fair and will develop through a working party initiative. Welsh Assembly AM/stakeholder meeting ref Control Bill consultation/review. Training BHS SE Wales Flatwork Training Clinic with BHS APC Martine Protheroe Other WHW Local Officer update meeting Forthcoming Events/Meetings/CPD Training BHS SW Wales Regional Meeting Meeting BHS Business Development Director RSPCA Liaison meeting BHS SW Wales Equine Behaviour talk/eve BHS SE Wales Flatwork Training sessions ALY/AWNW Working Group meeting CI Meetings CPD Day N Wales BHS NW Wales Regional Meeting For further information on the above contact Jan Roche BHS National Manager for Wales on e: jan.roche@bhs.org.uk 23. West Midlands - Andrea Jackman Events/Shows 9 Jan Student Talk at Holme Lacy College Meetings 8 Jan Warwickshire Committee Meeting 17 Jan Worcestershire Committee Meeting 25 Jan Development Team Meeting, HQ Forthcoming Meetings/Events/CPD training 13 Feb Shropshire Committee Meeting 15 Feb Staffordshire Committee Meeting 19 Feb Meeting Georgina Walters, Business Development Director Feb Ride Out Assessor Training, Country Treks 27 Feb Herefordshire Committee Meeting 20

21 Other Comments Bobbie Matulja, Access Officer for the Worcestershire Committee formally retired from the Committee in January, and she will be greatly missed. Bobbie has been Access Officer for 12 years and was also acting RABO for the West Midlands for 6 years. We are extremely grateful to Bobbie for all her hard work and expertise. * * * 21