British Equestrian Federation

British Equestrian is the national governing body of equestrian sport in Great Britain and represents the country at the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).[1]

British Equestrian
British Equestrian logo
Formation1972
TypeSport governing body
HeadquartersKenilworth
Location
  • United Kingdom
Membership
15 full and 4 associate member organisations representing 280,000 members between them
Official language
English
Chairman / Chief Executive
Malcom Wharton (interim)
Staff
20
WebsiteOfficial website

The British Equestrian Federation became British Equestrian in April 2020.

Purpose

The BEF is an umbrella organisation for equestrian sport in Great Britain, representing 4.2 million equestrian sportspeople.[2]

Together with the British Horseracing Authority and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the BEF forms the British Horse Industry Confederation.[3]

Chairman

Each BEF chairman stands for a period of three years, with a maximum of two terms. The current chairman is Malcom Wharton (interim chair, 2020), with previous chairmen including Badminton Horse Trials organiser Hugh Thomas.

Membership

The BEF is formed of eighteen (fifteen full, three associate) independent member bodies who represent the various equestrian sports.[4]

Full members

Associate members

References
  1. "National Federations". International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).
  2. "About Us". British Equestrian Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010.
  3. "About Us". British Horse Industry Confederation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  4. "Member Bodies". British Equestrian Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010.
  5. "About dressage". British Dressage. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
  6. "About BETA". British Equestrian Trade Association.
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