BHS Approved livery yards ....

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Holly27

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Hi guys
I'm thinking about reopening my yard in April , due to unforeseen circumstances , anyway I've just got the pack through the door form the BHS scheme on what must be up to scratch to get approved by the BHS


so far i have all planning permission forms for all the work that was done ie stables ,arena, floodlights ,its all up to date as i know that has to be checked ,

also I'm just putting in for the planning permission for toilets and field shelters as id like at least 4 so i Can offer all year Grass livery

so really i wanted to ask those who have BHS approved livery yards
what they had to do , or what they were pulled up on from the inspector when he came round ,and how long do they give you to get it sorted before they come back to check?
it seems very straight forward ....bet it isnt te he
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but any tips and advice would be a great help
the pack is all common sense really and what i think most yards should have already but you never know!
thanks in advance
hippxx
 
I got my approval straight away, so I only had one visit and I never needed to show any planning permission. Had to make sure I had all the correct fire extinguishers all checked and up to date. All correct signage re smoking and hat standards to be worn. Yard contracts and rules need to be handed over along with copies of the horse passports.

The welfare of the horses is paramount to the inspection with horses being checked along with the shoeing, and worming programmes. Your fencing needs to be secure and of good quality to ensure horses are secure and safe.

You will need to show your insurance policy - including public liability and care and control.

Your knowledge as a yard owner will be assessed.

Also keep and accident book on the yard so that human accidents can be logged and a vet book where vet treatment can be detailed so that in teh event of an owner not being able to make it then the horse can be treated by the people there.

You also need isolation facilities - somewhere a new horse can go before it is put with the rest of the horses. I am lucky as I have two main stable yards plus two wooden stables in their own paddock so that we consider the isolation section and all new horses go in one of those boxes for a fortnight with daily turnout in their own paddock so they cannot touch any other horses. An isolation paddock with field shelter would be fine.

THe person who came out to do my assessment was lovely - really helpful and definitely not there to catch you out. He will offer advice and help where he can and if he makes some suggestions you will have as much time as you need to sort it and then call them back to reasses.

To be honest it is 99% common sense and any livery yards that are not able to get approval would worry me in that I would be concerned about their ability to provide the care level I would want. Not that I think that all yards without BHS approval are not good - as lots choose not to bother getting the approval and paying the money to continue to provide the excellent service they are already doing
 
thanks guys cant wait to get it all going now , i think its such a good idea and i keep hearing that soon enough it will have to happen to every yard thanks again
hipp
 
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