BHS Award winners announced

The British Horse Society has announced the winners of its 2004 awards, which include John Greenway MP, the Thames Valley Police Mounted Division and Horse & Hound’s columnist, Pammy Hutton.

Every year, the BHS awards recognise people who have played an important role in furthering equestrian training, education, safety, access and welfare.

Among the 18 awards, one is devoted to training and this year it celebrates Pammy Hutton’s achievements as both rider and trainer. The Training and Education Advisory Group put her name forward because “there is hardly a greater example of the all round trainer than Pammy. Her commitment and enthusiasm to all who train with her, from the local Pony Club to the Olympic competitor, is a reflection of her passion for her sport and her love of the horse.”

“He came up with the idea of drumming up support from the BHB and the NFU. His bill paved the way for a code of practice in England, and now the Welsh Assembly are working on their own code of practice which will be similar to the English one. And there are Scottish MPs interested in taking forward a Private Member’s Bill along the same lines. Thanks to John, we managed to achieve so much and put the ragwort campaign on a political footing.”

“Following a large number of welfare problems resulting from horses being grazed illegally in the area around Tilbury Dock, and sometimes being killed or severely injured, Inspector Norton took a leading role in the formation of a partnership to improve horse welfare,” proponent Claire Aldridge writes in the citation. John Prince is the partnership’s treasurer who ensured the scheme had financial coverage.

Another police department, the Thames Valley Mounted Police, wins the award for the person, persons or community group who have done most to promote equestrian safety. The mounted division first worked with the BHS when they jointly promoted the “Don’t be a Dark Horse” campaign, and three years ago they offered financial support to encourage the visibility of riders who took the BHS Riding & Road Safety Test within their policing area. Their support of the BHS riding and road safety campaign has been “unstinting,” according to proponents Amanda King and Claire Aldridge.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to thank the people who have made such an outstanding contribution to the work of the BHS in 2004”, says BHS President Noel Edmonds. “Their efforts have not only helped the BHS in its invaluable work, but have also assisted horses and riders throughout the UK. The BHS depends upon people such as these and it is therefore appropriate that they be publicly recognised by the whole equestrian industry.”

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