New Association For Employers

The BGA is delighted to announce the launch of the Equestrian Employers Association, a new association designed to support employers in the industry.

When the BGA was launched 10 years ago our focus was primarily on the hardworking grooms in our industry. It quickly became apparent that in order to help and support grooms with employment issues that it was important to work with employers too.

This saw the launch of the Employers Zone, which was a separate part to the BGA website. This allowed us to offer employers a complete practical toolkit to give them everything they need when it comes to managing a yard.

Over the last few years there has been a large increase in the number of employers signed up and we have decided that it is now time for them to have their own website and so today we are launching the Equestrian Employers Association (EEA).
This is something that we have been working on behind the scenes for a while now and hope that it will clarify any muddy waters when it came to employers feeling like they were members of the BGA.

Lucy Katan, Executive Director of the BGA says, “The EEA is an obvious evolvement and we are pleased to launch an organisation that equestrian employers can belong to. We understand that it can be a challenge to employ staff in the equine world for a number of reasons, and we hope this development will enable more to utilise the great support, advice and tool that is bespoke for all that employ staff.

"BGA members can be assured that absolutely nothing at all will change, the BGA will remain the same and committed to supporting our awesome grooms."

One of the instigators behind this development is event rider Francis Whittington. He encouraged the BGA team into the creation of the EEA and has a strong believe that with the new branding more employers would be keen to engage and join, "“I am delighted to support the creation of this much needed organisation for equestrian employers, something which has been missing in our industry for a number of years. As an employer myself I recognise the huge value in the education of employers and I hope that others join the EEA" said Francis.

To find out more about the EEA please visit www.equestrianemployers.org.uk.

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