Equine Health & Safety

Equine Health & Safety

We help equestrian businesses identify risks and ensure compliance with safety legislation by providing on-site assessments, risk analysis, policy development, and staff training for facilities such as riding schools, racing yards, stud farms, and private livery yards.

Health & Safety at Work

  • Site Audits & Risk Assessments: Our highly qualified consultants conduct thorough inspections of your premises to identify potential hazards, from fire risks to horse handling and public access safety.
  • Policy & Procedure Development: We help create bespoke health and safety policies, procedures, and safe systems of work tailored to your specific operations, such as riding school activities, event management, visitor handling or general day-to-day at the yard.
  • Compliance Guidance: Help To Manage auditors to ensure you meet the requirements of governing bodies and insurers, and stay up-to-date with equine-specific legislation.
  • Action Plans & Reports: After an audit, you receive detailed reports with actionable recommendations to mitigate identified risks.
  • Staff Training: Our training services can include assessing the need for and providing staff training on health and safety practices such as Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW). Courses teach life-saving techniques such as CPR, wound care, and managing injuries, and are often available in classroom or blended formats to meet different needs and comply with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) standards
  • Ongoing Support: Besides the initial audit and guidance, we offer ongoing monthly support or annual re-audits to ensure continuous improvement and compliance