Starting a riding type club......anyone done this????

[WoopsiiD]

A few of us at the yard are thinking of starting a riding club so as we can organise shows and events through the winter season.
How do you start one???
Dummies guide please, who/what do we need? ie treasurers and so forth.
thanx

 

[luckilotti]

i've wanted to do this for a while, i once arranged a horse show for charity and it was fab (even managed to get a riding holiday in aftrica to give away as a prize!) but OMG it was a lot of hard work, but i did it all on my own and prob went OTT as there were prizes for every class down to 5th.
have you thought of getting intouch with the BHS about being a british riding club? i looked into that but TBH didnt really know where to start to get enough people involved.
good luck

 

[marlyclay]

I think the b.h.s may have some info on organizing shows etc..Don't forget you will need insurance cover for anything you hold ,and a risk assesment ,aswell as an army of volunteers.Good Luck

 

[clipclop]

Speak to the BHS about setting up a Riding Club.
You can set up an independent one but the insurance is pretty hard to come by. (So I am led to believe)

 

[merlinsquest]

Speak to sarah long at BHS (she deals with memberships) and she will be able to point you in the right direction

I have been on the committee for a riding club..... its bloody hard work and no reward

But if done properly then lots of other people will enjoy it

 

[YorksG]

Echo MQ, and be prepared to never compete in any of the shows you do. Am a member of our RC committee and the committee members tend to do the heavy work

Mind you it is still fun and we have lots of social rides and charity collections on the way, usually round pubs, so not bad

 

[merlinsquest]

You need broad shoulders as everyone will want to moan at you..... and never ending time and energy.

If you go onto TDS forum and pm Cmoorey.... she can tell you everything..... she has run farnham riders club for years and has been involved in it since its inception 22/23 years ago......

She will tell you exactly how crap being the organiser is

But she was stunningly good at it