Terms and Conditions
It’s important you’re familiar with the Terms and Conditions of assessments before you book. You will be asked to confirm you have read them at the time of booking.
Upcoming assessment dates - UK and Ireland
The assessments listed are subject to availability at the time of booking.
If you cannot find a date suitable for you, we welcome you to add your details to our wait list. This helps us to understand demand and we will do our best to add additional dates throughout the year. Please complete this form and we can keep you updated.
Ride Safe
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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
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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
- 06 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 14 August 2025, Dark Deer Croft, Highland
- 18 September 2025, Four Winds Equestrian Centre, Lincolnshire
- 25 September 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 29 September 2025, Howden Equestrian Centre, East Yorkshire
- 02 October 2025, Dark Deer Croft, Highland
- 10 October 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 14 October 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 14 October 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
- 10 November 2025, Howden Equestrian Centre, East Yorkshire
- 21 November 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 18 December 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
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.
Stage 2 Care, Lunge and Ride
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2025
- 11 August 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 15 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 20 August 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge) (For Ride Spaces please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 26 August 2025, Kimblewick Equestrian Centre, Norfolk
- 28 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 02 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 05 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 08 September 2025, Dark Deer Croft, Highland
- 11 September 2025, Wildwoods Riding Centre, Surrey
- 16 September 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 18 September 2025, Almond Equestrian, Leicestershire
- 23 September 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 30 September 2025, Laurel View Equestrian Centre, County Antrim (Spaces for internal candidates available, please contact Laurel View Equestrian Centre directly)
- 01 October 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 29 October 2025, Courses for Horses, Staffordshire (Care and Lunge) (For Ride Spaces please contact Courses for Horses directly)
- 07 November 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 13 November 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 18 November 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 25 November 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 10 December 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 12 December 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 15 December 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
Care and lunge only
- 01 September 2025, Burley Villa School of Riding, Hampshire
- 03 September 2025, Murton Equestrian Centre, Tyne & Wear
- 03 September 2025, Lancing College Equestrian Centre, West Sussex
- 11 September 2025, Bourne Vale Stables, West Midlands
- 29 September 2025, Howden Equestrian Centre, East Yorkshire
- 15 October 2025, Scottish National Equestrian Centre, West Lothian
- 27 October 2025, Wirral Riding Centre, Cheshire
- 10 November 2025, Howden Equestrian Centre, East Yorkshire
- 12 November 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 09 December 2025, Bicton College, Devon
- 28 November 2025 Merrist Wood College, Surrey
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.
Stage 2 Coaching
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2025
- 7 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 04 August 2025, Cardiff Riding School, Cardiff
- 19 August 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 20 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 28 August 2025, Squirrells Riding School, Kent
- 03 September 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 04 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 19 September 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
- 22 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 10 October 2025, Eccleston Equestrian Centre, Lancashire
- 10 October 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 23 October 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 27 October 2025, Wirral Riding Centre, Cheshire
- 20 November 2025, Myerscough College, Lancashire
- 1 December 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 2 December 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 17 December 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 19 December 2025, 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.
Stage 3 Care, Lunge and Ride
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Care, Lunge and Complete Ride
- 13 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 20 August 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 03 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 09 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 16 September 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 19 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 06 October 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 14 October 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian Ltd, Essex
- 29 October 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride only
- 03 September 2025, Rayne Riding Centre, Essex
- 09 October 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 19 Novemeber 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
Care and Lunge only
- 17 November 2025, Howden Equestrian Centre, East Yorkshire
- 02 December 2025, Wellington Riding, Hampshire
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.
Stage 3 Coaching
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2025
- 23 July 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 30 July 2025, Murton Equestrian, Tyne & Wear
- 05 August 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 26 August 2025, Berkshire Riding Centre Ltd, Berkshire
- 27 August 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 02 September 2025, Clonshire Equestrian Centre, County Limerick
- 03 September 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 05 September 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 11 September 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 17 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 29 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 14 October 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 17 October 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 21 October 2025, Grennan College, Co. Kilkenny
- 4 November 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd, Hampshire
- 13 November 2025, Myerscough College, Lancashire
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.
Stage 4 Care, Lunge and Ride
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Care, Lunge and Event Ride
- 08 September 2025, Trent Park Equestrian Centre, London
- 09 September 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 14 October 2025 Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 15 October 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Care, Lunge and Dressage Ride
- 14 August 2025, Cheshire Riding School, Cheshire
- 09 September 2025, Wellington Riding Ltd Hampshire
- 12 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 03 October 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 10 December 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
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 Coaching and Management
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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:
- 11 August 2025
- 11 September 2025
- 13 October 2025
- 17 November 2025
- 16 December 2025
The dates listed below are for Stage 4 Coaching only.
Event coach
- 15 October 2025, Brennanstown Riding School, County Wicklow
- 17 October 2025, Bovington Equestrian, Dorset
- 28 October 2025, Hemps Green Equestrian, Essex
- 11 November 2025, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire
- 19 November 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
Dressage coach
- 26 September 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
- 17 December 2025, Acrecliffe Equestrian Centre, Yorkshire
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.
BHSI Stable Managers and Business Management
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Stable Managers
- 16 September 2025, Chescombe Farm, Bristol
Business Management (in-person) assessment may be available on the same date as the Stable Managers. Please contact the Education Team if you would like this option.
Business Management video call assessment dates
- 08 September 2025
- 06 October 2025
- 18 November 2025
BHSI Riding, Coaching and Working Horses from the Ground
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BHSI Riding, Coaching and Working Horses from the Ground
- 02 September 2025, Wellington Riding, Hampshire, Dressage
- 05 November 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire
- 03 December 2025, Talland School of Equitation, Gloucestershire Dressage
BHSI Riding and Working Horses from the Ground only
- 11 September 2025, Ingestre Stables Staffordshire
- 25 September 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
BHSI Coaching only
- 10 September 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
- 24 September 2025, Ingestre Stables, Staffordshire
If you cannot find a BHSI assessment in your region please contact the BHS Education team who can assist, or add you to a wait list.
Riding Out
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Stage 2 Ride Leader
- 13 August 2025, Dark Deer Croft, Highland
Stage 3 Trail Leader
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.
BHS Fellowship
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23 and 24 October 2025, Wellington Riding, Hampshire. Find out more
International Assessment Dates
Hong Kong
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UAE
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Training for your Assessment
Training for BHS assessments should include a mix of practical training and practice, workshops, events and revision or study at home. We strongly recommend training with a BHS Approved Centre or an Accredited Professional Coach.
Other information you need to know
Find out other information to help you prepare for your assessment such as how to apply for access arrangements, what to wear, what to bring, how to complete your Skills Record and our Education policies.