British Equestrian Coach Bursary Scheme

Are you an equestrian coach, or would like to start coaching, but don't have any coaching qualifications and the cost of getting qualified is a challenge for you? We want to help.

Are you from a riding school and have a lack of qualified coaches which is preventing you from growing what you do and reaching new participants? We want to help. We want to support those coaches and riding centres who have the greatest need for support, and where our support will have the greatest benefit in enabling more participants to enjoy our sport.

Our British Equestrian Coach Bursary Scheme is to support:

• Riding school staff and volunteers to get started with their coaching qualifications and grow the opportunities for people to enjoy riding.
• Coaches from underrepresented populations or protected characteristics within our coaching workforce, in particular: Lower socio-economic communities; Culturally diverse communities; Disabled people.
• Coaches who work with participants from underrepresented populations or protected characteristics within our current equestrian community, in particular: Lower socio-economic communities; Culturally diverse communities; Disabled people.

Applicants can apply for up to fifty percent of the course and/or assessment costs for a number of different coaching qualifications offered by British Equestrian's member bodies. Qualifications range from general riding qualifications through to ones tailored for specific Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines within the equestrian sporting sector.

The closing date for applications for this bursary is 11.59pm on Sunday 8th December 2024.

For more information, please click here.