British Dressage (BD) is the national governing body for the sport of dressage in Britain.
The main responsibilities of British Dressage include the provision and regulation of affiliated dressage competition across England, Scotland and Wales.
In 2014, British Dressage was granted charitable status for its work in amateur sport, education and training, recreation and the welfare of animals.
British Dressage is headed up by a nine-strong Board of Directors, which is led by the current Chairman, Linda Whetstone. Each of the Directors, who do the job on a voluntary basis, is responsible for a certain area of BD, for example judges, training or finance, and each is supported by a technical committee.
BD is a member body of British Equestrian (previously known as the British Equestrian Federation and still shortened to BEF), which brings together sport organisations such as BE and its equivalents in the other Olympic disciplines (British Eventing (BE) and British Showjumping (BS)) as well as non-Olympic sport federations, industry bodies such as the British Grooms Association and the British Equestrian Trade Association and charities such as World Horse Welfare, the Riding for the Disabled Association and the British Horse Society.
The Welsh government announced yesterday (19 October) that from 6pm on Friday, everyone living in Wales must stay at home, except for limited reasons, and certain businesses have to shut, until 9 November
Governing bodies have issued advice for members and reminded riders of their individual responsibilities following the three-tier lockdown rules that came into force in England on 13 October
A new Christmas dressage show has been organised to host the 2020 grand prix national championships
The amnesty on six-month boosters, announced in July, was given by two of the sports’ governing bodies in order for members to bring their vaccinations up to date
‘Grassroots sport, fitness, and wider recreational activity is proven to improve physical, mental, and social wellbeing. This makes our sector an essential service as our nation recovers from the damage caused by Covid-19’
‘The rules state that a rider is allowed to get back on at the judge’s discretion and only if the dismount was necessary; I don’t think it could have been more necessary!’
‘I feel so proud that he was my boy – I loved him so much and never took him for granted. It’s just harrowing, to think about not seeing his little face again’
Governing bodies have provided clarification on flu vaccination requirements as more sport gets underway
There are several important points to remember if you’re considering travelling your horse to a BD venue or coach for training or competition this summer
The statement said the status of the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve in the UK, adding recent government briefings indicate a longer period of lockdown is looking “increasingly likely”
The championships will accommodate around 610 tests over four days, providing more opportunities for riders at all levels to compete
‘It’s trying to get people to take that responsibility and if everyone does we will be able to prevent the disease spreading further’
Official figures indicate that for every 10,000 vaccines administered, around five horses have a severe reaction, so one governing body has introduced an exemption for extreme cases
‘We take this very seriously indeed and every case will be looked at according to the application’
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