A new website has been set up for equestrians to share their lockdown experiences and priorities, as well as outlining the challenges facing them and their horses, to help prepare for a new normal. H&H finds out more...
Riders are being invited to have their say in the process as coronavirus restrictions are eased.
The British Horse Society (BHS) has launched a microsite on which it wants to hear from equestrians on the issues facing them and their horses, to help prepare for a return to normality.
BHS chief executive James Hick told H&H the idea was to collate good ideas, and to listen to equestrians’ views.
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