Fellow of the BHS

The Fellowship is the final step on the equestrian qualification ladder in the UK and is the highest teaching qualification within the BHS System. There are only 64 Fellows throughout the world.

Only holders of the BHSI who are a minimum of 25 years of age are eligible to try for this exam. There is the General Fellowship for trainers who are training riders and horses to a high level in both dressage and jumping. There is also the Specialist Fellowship for trainers in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing (Horse Trials).

Successful Fellows are qualified to teach riders at the highest level within their chosen discipline and to whom riders and students can turn for advice on the equine industry.

The candidate must show a depth of knowledge and effectiveness in all aspects of equitation and horsemanship, proving themselves to be persons to whom others can turn to for advice in all spheres of equestrian activities.

Trainers who are working full-time in the horse industry and who are training riders and horses to a high level both on the flat and over fences and who have sound training and management principles, will stand a fair chance at this exam.
 
You must be up to date with new ideas, theories, doctrines and inventions. You must be a good ambassador for the BHS – you must believe in the Society and all it works for, its systems and beliefs. You will be required, as a Fellow, to perform lectures and demonstrations so you must be confident under pressure and ‘stick to your guns’.
 
It is impossible to ‘train’ for this examination – from the day you start with horses the Fellowship should be your ambition, your goal, the jewel in your equestrian crown. Only by dedication, hard work, open-mindedness, fairness and a willingness to never stop learning, will you pass this very prestigious examination.