Have you heard of BETA? Most people in the trade have heard of the British Equestrian Trade Association, but not everyone is aware of the work of BETA- although if you’re an equestrian you will have come into contact with BETA’s work more than you might thing. The label on your body protector, the logos on your feed bags, the training the retailers in the shops you visit receive- all connected to BETA.
Working to keep riders safer with BETA and the Summer of Safety
On this episode of the Small & Supercharged Podcast, I speak to Claire Williams, the Executive Director of BETA, and Dr Di Fisher, Chief Medical Officer of BETA, about BETA’s Summer of Safety; what that’s all about, amazing competitions and who’s coming on Live to share their experiences.
The Summer of Safety was created to cover a lot of areas of safety connected to the equestrian world. Whilst riding hats and body protectors, quite rightly, play a big role in the campaign, there’s a lot more to it too. Through speaking to other professionals in the industry and well known riders who are happy to share their experiences connected to safety, this campaign has been designed to encourage people to get a whole new understanding of why safety matters. And what we can all do to help keep ourselves a whole lot safer, whether it’s on the horse, off the horse, at shows and events, or just on the yard at home.
In addition, Claire and Di talk about safety as a whole, and the great work that’s going on behind the scenes to help keep us safer- not to scare anyone- simply to make the equestrian sport we all love as safe as it can be. It’s a good one!
On the podcast, Claire mentions some Lives she’s recorded- here is a link to BETA’s YouTube channel with many of those recordings.
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