The British Horse Society is the leading equestrian membership organisation in the United Kingdom and caters largely for the leisure riding public. It is also the governing body for professional qualifications for those wishing to teach in the horse industry.

The specific aims of the Society are central to equine welfare and it achieves this by constantly striving towards improved knowledge through education, training and advice.

The BHS aims to:
- Improve the general standard of horse and pony welfare in Great Britain.
- Improve awareness of the horse
- Improve the standard of equitation and horse knowledge amongst all sectors of the riding and carriage driving public
- Make riding a safer activity, including riding on the roads
- Provide benefits to Society members

Through its structure of Development Officers and regional and county committees, the BHS is able to lead centrally across a range of activities, affecting horses, riders and carriage drivers, particularly on access of rights of way, safety, welfare, training and examinations.

Parliament and the civil service is constantly lobbied on issues concerning the horse world and the BHS actively participates on DEFRA’s Rural Affairs Forum for England.

In order to deliver on the wide range of activities, the BHS relies on its members whose subscriptions fund the work.

Contact: Wendy Davies, Development Officer

Contact address: Rhydyfirian Cottage, Nanteos Lane, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 4LU

Email: Bhswales@aol.com

Tel: 01970 617730 or 07808 141074, fax: 01970 617730

Year organisation established: 1947

UK Chief Executive: Graham Cory

Membership: 62,250

Registered Charity No 210504