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Welcome to the Website of the British Horse Society volunteers for the South West Region The South West Region covers Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset. Somerset , Devon and Cornwall and including the former County Area of Avon.
| 10,000 BHS Members in the SouthWest Membership of the BHS for the Souithwest Region has reached 10,000. This region is the first region nationally to achieve this goal. Press Release Please do continue to support us and the work the BHS does for all horse owners and riders. Membership |
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For Information on Access and Bridleways in each County or Unitary area, please click on the appropriate link below: Unitary Authority Areas:
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HORSE ACCIDENTS Every year a high number of equestrian incidents go unrecorded. If no-one knows about them, nothing can be done. Without hard evidence and hard statistics it is impossible to lobby those in power to make the changes that are required to ensure riding is safer for all. Sharing your experience could make a huge difference – together we can FIGHT FOR CHANGE. Please report any accident you have on http://www.horseaccidents.org.uk/ Equine Access to Cycle Trails Richard Benyon MP, Minister for Natural Environment and Fisheries, has made a statement urging all local authorities to allow horse riders to use cycle trails, routes and any other ways where it is in their power to do so, and to encourage that permission or dedication to happen where it is not in their power. Reinforcing a point frequently made by the BHS, the Minister makes clear that "Past research has shown that user conflict on shared use routes is actually infrequent but exaggerated, and that additional maintenance cost to ensure appropriate surfacing is minimal." This is excellent news Cornwall Council Already has a policy of multi-use where ever feasible. | |
