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Celebrating Ten Years with SPILLERS

Two leading equestrian organisations have praised SPILLERS® for its continued loyalty and support. British Dressage (BD) and the British Grooms Association (BGA) have been sponsored by SPILLERS® for the past 17 and ten years respectively and SPILLERS® has just renewed its commitment to both bodies.

SPILLERS® began its sponsorship of British Dressage back in 2000, initially supporting the Elementary and Medium Winter Freestyle Championships and the Elementary National Championships. SPILLERS® then took on the immensely popular Combined Training Championships in 2001, which they supported for a decade. Since 2012 the feed manufacturer has sponsored the widely popular Medium Freestyle Winter Championship.

Jason Brautigam, Chief Executive at British Dressage said: “SPILLERS is an iconic brand in the equestrian industry and synonymous with quality feed products that are valued and respected by our members. To have such dedicated backing for dressage is testament to their belief in supporting riders towards their competition goals, not just through the nutrition of their horses. They have generously agreed to extend their association with the Medium Freestyle at the Winter Championships until 2019 and we look forward to working with them for many years to come.”

SPILLERS® has sponsored the British Grooms Association since its inception in May 2007. The feed manufacturer also supports a nutrition certificate for members and the Groom Clean e-learning initiative.
Lucy Katan, Executive Director of the BGA said: “The ten years of sponsorship support from SPILLERS has been invaluable to the BGA. Our organisation is for the hard working backbone of our industry, and to have the loyalty of such a recognised and prestigious brand gives us the confidence to strive towards our vision of becoming a 10,000 membership organisation.”

SPILLERS®, the best-known feed brand in the UK* produces feeds to suit all types, including a range of superior fibres and balancers, Laminitis Trust approved products and SPILLERS® Alfalfa-Pro Fibre which carries the BETA Equine Gastric Ulceration Syndrome (EGUS) Certification Mark. SPILLERS® nutritionists offer free yard visits for yards of 10 or more horses and can also be found at many competitions, camps, race meets and bloodstock sales.

To find out more about how SPILLERS can help you call 01908 226626 or visit www.spillers-feeds.com.

And don't forget if you are a BGA member you can complete the SPILLERS Certificate of Competence in Equine Nutrition, which is exclusive to BGA members.

The certificate gives you the chance to learn from the experts to improve your knowledge and understanding the key aspects of feeding and is a home study course. The workbook is split into three sections. It covers the digestive system, dietary components, basic feeding and common health problems and includes open learning sections to enable you to test your knowledge at every stage of the study.

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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.

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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