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A GROOMS LIFE BLOG

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Paris 2024 - Olympic Learning

8th August 2024

Team GB reserve groom Natalie Campbell talks about her Olympic experience.

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Richard Davison - a rider`s perspective

2nd August 2024

Richard Davison talks about the importance of grooms.

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Celebrating showjumping grooms

1st August 2024

A moment with David Honnet, long term groom to showjumper, Scott Brash.

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Lucy Scudamore 10 years and 2 Olympics with Carl

31st July 2024

A slightly embarrassing moment didn’t stop a week’s work experience from turning into a ten-year-plus career for Lucy.

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Crisy Salmon flies the flag for Irish grooms

29th July 2024

Crisy Salmon tells us about Wellfields Lincoln and her first time being a groom at the Paris Olympics.

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What the personal accident policy covers you for:

  • Whilst at work
  • All stable duties – mucking out, grooming, washing off, turning out
  • Clipping
  • Riding – including hacking and jumping
  • Hunting
  • Lunging
  • Breaking in
  • Holding horse for a vet and other procedures
  • Travelling horses both in the UK and abroad
  • Competing in line with your job including: jumping, dressage, eventing
  • Injuries that may happen to you whilst you are teaching - but you must also be grooming as part of your duties and not be a sole instructor

What the personal accident policy doesn’t cover you for:

  • Riding in a race, point to point or team chase
  • Stunt Riding
  • Accidents occurring whilst travelling to and from work
  • Riding and competing your own horse (but you can upgrade when applying for membership to include this)
  • Public Liability – this is a separate insurance policy - the Freelance Groom Liability Insurance
  • Care Custody and Control – this is a separate policy - the Freelance Groom Liability Insurance

If you require additional cover then please contact KBIS directly.

   GROOM  RIDER  EMPLOYER

When you are working for other people you do most of the following; muck out, turn out/catch in, tack up, groom horses, exercise Horses (including hacking, jumping and schooling), in the care of your employer/client.

 
YES

 
NO

 
NO

Predominantly ride horses for other people including schooling, exercising and competing.   
NO
 
YES

YES
 Provide grooming services for someone else either full time or on a freelance basis i.e. an employer or a client.   
YES

NO

NO
Employ staff – have an employers liability policy in your name NO NO YES
Buy and sell horses NO YES YES