07/01/2021
Sadly the 16th January Clinic will be postponed until we are able to hold group lessons.
Chair's Update - 6th January 2021
Patience is a virtue, with which some appear less blessed....
We should all know by now that the filtration effect takes time, and production of our Equestrian Guidance does not circumvent this process.
Yesterday I provided information that horsescotland knew was correct, and today we have worked non stop to gain further detail and to get our full guidance approved via sportscotland. The document "Appendix 1 - Level 4 Guidance (Stay at Home)" is now fully approved and applies to all mainland Scotland until at least 31st January 2021.
The points I'd like to highlight are as follows:
❇️A maximum of 2 people from 2 different households can meet outdoors for sport, exercise or recreation purposes - a professional coach would therefore be one of the households and so can only undertake individual sessions with any participant who is 12 years or over. There is no limit to the number of sessions delivered in a day, provided appropriate measures are taken between sessions.
❇️Travel within your own LA area is permitted for outdoor sport, exercise and recreation. This provision includes travel to local facilities for the training and exercising of horses and ponies on equine care and welfare grounds.
❇️Travel exemptions apply to attendance of a horse or pony by a vet or other equine professional.
❇️Outdoor sports facilities may remain open - this includes equestrian centres, training venues and riding schools - provided the appropriate risk assessments and mitigation actions are in place.
I urge everyone to read both Appendix 1 and our full Equestrian Guidance. These documents have been approved for use by our sector and provide excellent guidance to the whole of our Scottish equestrian community.
📕Full Guidance
https://636111c1-f1f1-431d-9255-cd6a540ac892.filesusr.com/ugd/37d82e_1e602b242d6f4696ab151faa55fcde9a.pdf?index=true
📄Appendix 1: Level 4 Guidance (Stay at Home)
https://636111c1-f1f1-431d-9255-cd6a540ac892.filesusr.com/ugd/37d82e_1033cf3175d8459e9dda465bae2be8ba.pdf?index=true
Please work with us, not against us, to help eradicate the need for such burdensome restrictions as quickly and safely as possible.
Thank you
Grant Turnbull
Chair
