Find an assessment

Ride Safe is part of the Challenge Awards, which are delivered and assessed by your coach or Approved Centre. Find out more about our Ride Safe Silver Challenge Award. 

Stage 1 Care and Ride assessments can be taken at any BHS Approved Riding School and also be booked via the Education Team on one of our pre-arranged assessment days:

• 19 May 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 06 June 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 18 June 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 20 June 2024, Bourne Vale Stables, Walsall
• 04 July 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 09 July 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 23 July 2024, Cannington Equestrian Centre, Somerset
• 01 August 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 07 August 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 13 August 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 15 August 2024, Bourne Vale Stables, Walsall
• 05 September 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 03 October 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 15 October 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 29 October 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 21 November 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 22 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 04 December 2024, Bridgend College, Wales

In addition to the dates listed above, many BHS Approved Riding Centres offer in-house Stage 1 assessments, where candidates book and pay for their assessments directly with the centre. If you are interested in finding an in-house Stage 1 assessment, the following centres may be able to help.

Other BHS Approved Riding Centres can be found here but if you cannot find a Stage 1 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team.

• 15 May 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 16 May 2024, Murton Equestrian Centre, Tyne and Wear, Care and Lunge only
• 21 May 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 21 May 2024, The Owl House Stables, Kent
• 21 May 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre, Berkshire
• 22 May 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire Care and Lunge (Ride - internals only, please contact Courses For Horses directly)
• 22 May 2024, Stonar School Equestrian Centre, Wiltshire
• 29 May 2024, Moulton College, Northamptonshire
• 04 June 2024, Oaklands College, Hertfordshire, Care and Lunge Only
• 07 June 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 07 June 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 12 June 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 18 June 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 19 June 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 19 June 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire Care and Lunge (Ride - internals only, please contact Courses For Horses directly)
• 20 June 2024, Bicton College, Devon Care and Lunge only
• 25 June 2024, Dark Deer Croft, Scotland
• 27 June 2024, Bourne Vale Stables, Walsall Care and Lunge only
• 28 June 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 05 July 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 05 July 2024, Kimblewick Equestrian Centre, Norfolk
• 08 July 2024, Cardiff Riding School, Wales
• 16 July 2024, Cannington Equestrian Centre, Somerset
• 16 July 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 18 July 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 23 July 2024, Burley Villa School of Riding, Hampshire, Care and Lunge only
• 13 August 2024, Dark Deer Croft, Scotland
• 16 August 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 19 August 2024, Oaklands College Equestrian Centre, St. Albans, Care and Lunge only
• 21 August 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
• 28 August 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 03 September 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 10 September 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 11 September 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 12 September 2024, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
• 25 September 2024, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland
• 07 October 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 10 October 2024, Oaklands College Equestrian Centre, St. Albans, Care and Lunge only
• 11 October 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 22 October 2024, Dark Deer Croft, Scotland
• 23 October 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 30 October 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire Care and Lunge (Ride - internals only, please contact Courses For Horses directly)
• 01 November 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 06 November 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 06 November 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 19 November 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 26 November 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

• 16 May 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 21 May 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 21 May 2024, Coleg Gwent, Wales
• 04 June 2024, The Owl House Stables, Kent
• 11 June 2024, Reaseheath Equestrian Centre, Cheshire
• 14 June 2024, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
• 14 June 2024, College of West Anglia, Cambridgeshire
• 21 June 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 26 June 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 27 June 2024, Merrist Wood College, Surrey
• 09 July 2024, Moulton College, Northamptonshire
• 17 July 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 17 July 2024, Cannington Equestrian Centre, Somerset
• 22 July 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 24 July 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 30 July 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 31 July 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire
• 13 August 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 15 August 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 19 August 2024, Murton Equestrian Centre, Tyne & Wear
• 21 August 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 29 August 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 05 September 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 01 October 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 11 October 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 15 October 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Centre, Essex
• 06 November 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 07 November 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 02 December 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 03 December 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 06 December 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 18 December 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 20 December 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

Care, Lunge and Complete Ride    

• 21 May 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 23 May 2024, Bridgend College, Wales
• 29 May 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
• 11 June 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 20 June 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 27 June 2024, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
• 03 July 2024, Stonar School Equestrian Centre, Wiltshire
• 21 August 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 04 September 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 10 September 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 10 September 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 17 September 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 24 September 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
• 23 October 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire

Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride only

• 30 May 2024, Grennan College Equestrian Centre, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
• 15 May 2024, Murton Equestrian Centre, Tyne and Wear
• 05 June 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 02 July 2024, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
• 19 July 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 19 September 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 20 September 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire

Care and Lunge only

• 15 May 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire
• 15 May 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire Care only (Stage 3 Trail Leader on the same day)
• 16 May 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 29 May 2024, Oaklands College Equestrian Centre, St. Albans
• 11 June 2024, Gleneagles Equestrian School, Scotland, Care only
• 11 June 2024, Coleg Gwent, Wales
• 14 June 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 26 June 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Scotland
• 12 July 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 24 July 2024, Cannington Equestrian Centre, Somerset
• 05 September 2024, Braeside Equestrian Centre, Dover
• 25 September 2024, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire
• 30 October 2024, Oaklands College Equestrian Centre, St. Albans
• 01 November 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 03 December 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 05 December 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 3 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

• 15 May 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 17 May 2024, Scottish Equi Hotel, Lanarkshire
• 23 May 2024, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
• 04 June 2024, Bridgend College, Wales
• 11 June 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 17 June 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 18 June 2024, Gleneagles Equestrian School, Scotland
• 19 June 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 20 June 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 20 June 2024, Kirklevington Riding Centre, Cleveland
• 09 July 2024, The Owl House Stables, Kent
• 24 July 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 08 August 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
• 19 August 2024, Murton Equestrian Centre, Tyne & Wear
• 28 August 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 28 August 2024, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, Northern Ireland
• 04 September 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 06 September 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 13 September 2024, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
• 18 September 2024, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
• 23 September 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 30 September 2024, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
• 15 October 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 17 October 2024, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
• 22 October 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 05 November 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire

   

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 3 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

• 21 May 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 22 May 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 07 June 2024, Bicton College, Devon, Care and Lunge only
• 18 June 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
• 24 June 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 26 June 2024, Berkshire Riding centre, Berkshire Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride
• 09 September 2024, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
• 10 September 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire, Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride
• 17 September 2024, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
• 09 October 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
• 15 October 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 4 assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

Stage 4  Senior Management

We have developed our assessment model for Stage 4 Senior Management to allow candidates to be assessed via video call. An assessment centre is not required and the assessment will be arranged by the BHS.

On the morning of the assessment, you will be emailed a case study no later than 8:30am by your assessor, you will then be required to join the video call at 10:00am for a group discussion. During the group discussion, the assessor will inform you at what time you will need to rejoin the call for your 1:1 assessment.

The dates listed below are for Stage 4 Management only, via a video call assessment:

• 20 May 2024
• 20 June 2024
• 22 July 2024
• 19 August 2024
• 25 September 2024
• 21 October 2024
• 22 November 2024
• 18 December 2024

The dates listed below are for Stage 4 Coaching only.

• 13 September 2024, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
• 16 October 2024, Brennanstown Riding School, Republic of Ireland
• 12 November 2024, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
• 20 November 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 4 Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

Section 1: Care and Welfare and Section 2: Business Management

Unit 1 Care and Welfare:

• 18 June 2024, Chescombe Farm, Bristol

The following units within Section 1 and 2 can be assessed via video call. You can be assessed for one, two or all three of these units on one assessment day:

• Unit 2: Literature Review
• Unit 3: Business Management Skills
• Unit 4: Business Management Presentation

Video call assessment dates

• 17 June 2024
• 16 July 2024
• 30 August 2024
• 30 September 2024
• 24 October 2024
• 20 November 2024
• 16 December 2024

Section 3 Training Horses (Lunge and Ride) and Section 4 Coaching. 

• 22 May 2024, Ingestre Stables, Stafford, Event Coach only
• 23 May 2024, Ingestre Stables, Stafford, Event Ride only
• 05 June 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire, Event Ride and Coach
• 03 September 2024, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire, Dressage Ride and Coach
• 18 September 2024, Ingestre Stables, Stafford, Event Coach only
• 19 September 2024, Ingestre Stables, Stafford, Event Ride only
• 04 December 2024, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire, Dressage Ride and Coach

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Performance Ride or Performance Coach assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

        Stage 2 Ride Leader

• 15 May 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire
• 18 June 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire (Stage 2 Care on the same day)
• 1 July 2024, Burley Villa School of Riding, Hampshire

        Stage 3 Trail Leader

• 15 May 2024, Country Treks, Worcestershire 

Other BHS Assessment Centres can be found here, if you cannot find a Stage 2 Ride Leader or Stage 3 Trail Leader assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.

24 and 25 October 2024.