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Return of the Grooms Life Podcast

23rd September 2024

The BGA is very excited to announce the return of our Grooms Life Podcast – and we’re kicking off with a real treat.

Longtime friend of the BGA Liz Daniels hosts three grooms with more knowledge and hilarious stories than any others we know; Alan Davies, Jackie Potts, and Jenny Ellis.

These superstars have so many European, World, and Olympic medals between them that they’ve forgotten how many it is!

Even more excitingly, they have all very generously agreed to once again share their time and wisdom with BGA members at Pro Groom School on the 11th November.

This is a unique opportunity to spend a day with three world-class professionals – groom education doesn’t get better than this.

The day is open to all grooms, and you are guaranteed to both learn and laugh, whatever stage of your career you are at.

Priced at £72.50, including lunch, Pro Groom School is your chance to learn in small and friendly groups, in an informal setting with lots of time to ask questions and chat.

Jenny, Jackie, and Alan have already mentored so many younger grooms including current British team grooms Adam Short and Lucy Scudamore; their energy for educating the next generation of professional grooms is amazing, and whatever discipline you work in you will learn lots from them.

Click here to buy your tickets for Pro Groom School.... And if you’re not quite convinced yet you can listen to the podcast here; we’re sure you will want to hear more when you’ve finished listening!!



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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