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National Minimum Wage: Workers win 2m compensation

 17th August 2017

Government is to invest £25m on minimum wage enforcement next year.

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Brexit grooms survey

 14th August 2017

Do you employ grooms who are EU residents? How could Brexit affect your equestrian business? 

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Celebrating Ten Years with SPILLERS

 31st July 2017

Organisations praise SPILLERS® for loyalty and support...

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Groom's blunder results in a FEI ban

 25th July 2017

How much do you know about how to avoid an anti-doping rule violation? 

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FEI inaugural Grooms Working Group meeting

 20th July 2017

BGA Amabassadors, Alan & Jackie attend the first FEI meeting about grooms.

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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