The British Horse Society's Access Week 2008 

16-26 May 

RIDE FOR ACCESS 2008
Fight them on the bridleways...

The BHS is encouraging riders and carriage drivers throughout the UK to hold a BHS ‘Ride for Access’, to raise money for the Access Fighting Fund. 

Ride organisers can get a Ride For Access pack by contacting BHS HQ, enabling them to publicise their event, raise funds and invite others to join in.

The Access Fighting Fund was set up in 2007, after a fight to save a bridleway in Oxfordshire left the BHS with a bill for £30,000 costs.  

BHS Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, Mark Weston, said: “Horse riders only have access to 22 percent of the public rights of way network, whilst carriage drivers only have access to 5 percent. It is therefore imperative that we have the necessary funds to protect these rights of way, especially as these cases more often than not need to be defended either at court or at public inquiry.”

Access Senior Executive, Henry Whittaker, said “Organising a Ride For Access is a fun, sociable way of raising funds for the BHS, and getting together with other riders in your area.”

The Society anticipates that most of the rides will coincide with its annual Access Week (16-26 May), when BHS staff, volunteers, and members hold events to raise awareness of equestrian access issues.

For more information, or to obtain a Ride for Access pack

email us

Call 01926 707812

or write to Access and Rights of Way Department, The British Horse Society, Stoneleigh Deer Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2XZ

Find out more about the Access Fighting Fund 
Find out more about other BHS access campaigns

 

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