Membership gives a huge range of benefits to help you enjoy your life with horses. But more than that, membership is vital for helping us raise funds needed to improve access, safety, welfare and education for all.
- Our caring team of experts and volunteers promote good care and prevent cruelty to hundreds of horses every year
- Each year we campaign and protect hundreds of kilometres of local off-road equestrian routes that are threatened
- Our dedicated team work tirelessly to make the world a safer place for horses, riders and carriage drivers
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| Annual one-off payment from | £204* | £191* | £102* | £87* | £54 | £53 |
| 12 monthly payments from | £17* | £15.92* | £8.50* | £7.25* | £4.50 | ✖ |
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| Personal Accident Insurance up to £10k* | ✔ |
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| Opportunity to progress your career with BHS Stages | ✔ |
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| Free 24/7 legal support helpline for equestrian & personal matters | ✔ |
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| Horse sale agreement service for legally compliant contracts | ✔ |
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| Guidance on VAT and Tax queries | ✔ |
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| Subscription to British Horse magazine | ✔ |
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| Free and discounted tickets to equestrian events | ✔ |
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| Regular E-News emails | ✔ |
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Gift Aid
Did you know if you're a UK taxpayer you can help raise more money without any additional cost to you? All you need to do is tick the Gift Aid box when you become a member.
Our impact in numbers
16,000+
horses and people were helped through our horse care and welfare work in 2024
250km
of off-road routes were improved in 2024 to keep you and your horse safe
4,000+
Children and young people have been supported through the Changing Lives Through Horses programme
140,000
members are part of our community, sharing a passion like no other
Membership options including insurance
We offer a range of membership options covered by public liability and personal accident insurance.
Membership options without insurance
We have membership options for any horse lover who wants to support our work.
Discover our membership benefits
We offer a range of different membership options that include a variety of amazing membership benefits to help you enjoy your life with horses.
Find out more about the great membership benefits available with your membership.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get in touch with us
To speak to our team about membership, please call us on 02476 840506, email us at membership@bhs.org.uk or complete our online enquiry form and one of our team will get back to you shortly. Opening times are 8:35am-5pm from Monday to Thursday and 8:35am-3pm on Friday.
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