260614: DORSET - BHS Abbotsbury Pleasure Ride - ENTRIES NOW CLOSED

British Horse Society is excited to invite you to join us for the very first Abbotsbury Pleasure Ride.

There will be routes on the Ridgeway Hills which give you stunning views over the Jurassic coast above Chesil beach on the southern edge of Dorset. Crossing mostly grassland, with some tracks, the route will be well marked with friendly marshals along the way to make sure you're ok and enjoying yourselves.

The routes are on hills so please make sure your horse is fit enough for the ride.

5/6 mile route and 10 mile route.

Online entries only. No entries on the day.

Registration from 9.30am - 11.30am. Starting from 10.00am - 12.00pm. You will select your arrival/start time at the point of booking.

Under 16s are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult walker or rider.
Walkers are welcome - if you bring a dog, please keep them on a lead.

There will be a photographer to capture you and your horse in action and refreshments to buy when you've finished your ride. In addition to this, RNAS Yeovilton will be attending with some free hi-viz for you to take home so that you're safe on future hacks and rides.

Proceeds from this ride will be shared, with half going towards the BHS Ride Out UK Fund, and half towards helping to maintain, preserve and protect off road riding in Dorset.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

EQUINE INFLUENZA UPDATE
We are still planning to go ahead with our event but, due to an increase in Equine Influenza in the UK, we will be taking extra precautions at the event.

Please do not attend if your horse appears to be unwell and we would urge owners to regularly check their horse’s temperature. Any horse with a temperature exceeding 38.5 degrees should not travel to the event.

Please bring your horse’s passport/vaccination certificate with you to the event

At the point of booking, you should have declared that your horse is up to date with annual flu vaccinations. The vaccination should have been within the last year of the date of the event and horses should be seven days clear of any booster vaccination by the date of the event. Passports/Vaccination Certificates will be checked and any that do not meet these requirements will be turned away and no refund will be given.

All passports should match the horse attending and microchips may be checked.

While you are at the event please adhere to the bio-security information available on the BHS website at:-
https://www.bhs.org.uk/horse-care-and-welfare/health-care-management/horse-health/disease-prevention/