Please ensure you have read all of the information regarding new Covid guidelines for staying safe and well during your visit to Bury Farm EC
The Bury Farm team looks forward to welcoming competitors back to the centre. As the health and safety of all visitors is paramount please ensure that you have read the below information as you will be asked to comply with these guidelines during the course of your visit. We therefore trust that all competitors will remain fit and well during their visit to the centre. Bury Farm reserves the right to ask competitors to leave the centre if any of the below guidelines are breached.
On the day of the competition
Competitors will be met by a member of the team at the entrance to the lorry park. Competitors will need to provide identification upon arrival at the centre. Competitors will be directed to an allocated parking space. Please note that cars may be parked in a separate part of the show ground to lorries. Sufficient space will be allocated between cars and lorries to maintain correct social distancing measures.
Competitors are not expected to wear face coverings as per the National Guidelines of 24th February 2021.Social distancing measures should be observed throughout the show. Please use hand sanitiser and wash hands regularly during your visit to the centre.
Toilets will be available for use in the International show centre. The Paddocks cafe team will provide a service on the day of competition and will be offering food and drink within social distancing parameters.
Competitors may not access the livery facilities during their visit to the centre.
BIOSECURITY MEASURES
All horses must be travelled with passports which can demonstrate that all vaccinations are up to date (Bury Farm operates a 12-month vaccination policy)
Horses must also show no clinical signs of the following when attending the centre:
- recent cough of unknown cause
- recent nasal discharge of unknown cause
- enlarged lymph nodes
- fever (>38.5 degrees)
- recent onset of neurological signs of unknown cause
- diarrhoea
Horses must also
- not be under current investigation for EHV infection
- have not been in contact with and is not kept on the same premises as a horse known to have or be under investigation for EHV
- have not travelled out of the country for the past 28 days.
Horses should NOT be brought to the centre if they are not in good health on the date of travel.
1. The decision of the judges & stewards in all cases is final. They reserve the right to alter, amend or cancel any part of the competition or to refuse any entry without stating a reason.
2. The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring, and must obey instructions of the organisers, officials and stewards.
3. The organisers will not be held responsible and accept no liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, rider, spectators, vehicles or their contents and accessories, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. It is a condition of entry that each entrant shall agree to indemnify against any legal action arising from such incident.
4. All competitors must be suitably dressed in correct riding attire to current British Safety Standards
5. Horses & ponies tied to lorry or trailers must not be left unattended.
6. Please ensure the area around your horsebox / trailer is clean and tidy. Droppings collected and not swept onto or left on BFEC. Please take litter home or use the bins provided.
7. Children must be supervised at all times
8. Whilst outside arenas, horses and ponies should be moved at a walk only.
9. There is a vet on call. The expense of any veterinary services rendered either on or after the show must be borne by the competitor or owner of the horse / pony.
10. No dogs allowed, other than in Lorry Park Only and MUST be on a lead at all times