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Home /News/Big birthday giveaway

Big Birthday Giveaway

Everyone loves presents and as it’s our birthday we thought we would share some with you!

To celebrate the fact we are 10 we are giving away over £350 worth of awesome prizes, generously donated by our lovely BGA sponsors and supporters.
Wow!

In our ‘win big’ prize fund we have:
- A Jacket and a baseball cap from SPILLERS
- 1x Horseman's one step spray tack cleaner, 1x Supershine Hoof Polish and 1x Ultrashield Insect repellent, kindly donated by Absorbine UK
- A tub of Veterinary Joint Maintenance from Loch Leven Equine Practice
- Bum Bag 1st Aid kit from Medi-K
- Base layer and beanie from Careers in Racing
- Hat silk (with pompom) from Treehouse
- Voucher for 5 bales of Bedmax
- Baseball cap from Haddon Training
- A Torch and Pen set from Merial
- Box of homemade cakes and tray bakes from LouBirds Cakes
- And an awesome BGA branded hoody

To enter
Entering is easy and open to all.
Step 1: Recommend a friend / colleague join the BGA
Step 2: Once they have joined send an email to info@britishgrooms.org.uk with both of your names and email addresses on. That’s it! Easy!

If you are not yet a member don’t worry you can still enter. Simply team up with a friend, follow the steps above and when you both join you will both be entered into the draw.
The winner will be picked at random and the draw will take place on 31st May so be quick!

Once again a massive thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters.

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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