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The countdown to the 2026 BETAs is on! 🏆
Looking back at our incredible 2025 winners has us feeling more inspired than ever. From dedicated retailers to innovative safety equipment and standout sales reps, these awards celebrate the very best in our industry.
Do you know a business or individual who deserves to be recognized? Now is the time to give them the spotlight they deserve!
✨ Nominate now at www.beta-uk.org/awards ✨
It`s #CleanSportWeek!
Equestrian athletes form a unique dual partnership and both the human athlete and the equine athlete must strictly obey anti-doping rules.
Competition rules don`t allow use of many prohibited substances and even accidental contamination can lead to disqualification.
How do you protect your horse from accidental positives? Look for the BETA NOPS logo.
The British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) established the Natural and Other Prohibited Substances (NOPS) code to help manufacturers minimise the risk of naturally occurring contaminants (like caffeine from cacao, morphine from poppy seeds, or hyoscine from nightshade) making their way into feed.
When you choose a BETA NOPS accredited product, you are choosing a brand that undergoes stringent, independent annual audits and rigorous risk-assessments from field to feed sack. It is the gold standard for feed safety and your best line of defense in keeping your equine athlete clean.
BETA doesn`t stop at the manufacturing plant. Feed safety also relies heavily on getting the right advice.
To combat misinformation and ensure horse owners receive evidence-based, safe nutritional guidance, BETA created ENFAR (the Equine Nutritionist and Feed Adviser Register).
What is ENFAR? It is a strict professional register certifying that your nutritionist or feed adviser has passed rigorous assessments in feed safety, legislation, and NOPS risks.
By promoting ENFAR, BETA ensures that the people advising you on your horse`s diet are fully trained to keep your horse healthy, legal, and ready for clean competition.
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This #CleanSportWeek, let`s protect the integrity of our sport and the welfare of our horses. Check your feed bags for the BETA NOPS logo and trust your horse`s diet to an ENFAR-registered professional! 🛑🏇✨
#CleanSport #EquestrianSport #BETANOPS #ENFAR #FeedSafety #FairPlay
HAVE YOU NOMINATED YOUR FAVOURITE EQUESTRIAN PRODUCTS YET?
This year, we’re introducing the Test of Time Award to The BETAs (The British Equestrian Trade Awards), to shout about those golden products that equestrians simply can’t live without. We want to celebrate these hero products that have stood the test of time and been on the UK market for OVER 10 YEARS, but we need your help… we need your nominations!
There are five categories: Feed & Supplements, Grooming & Horse Care, Horse Wear & Tack, Stable & Equipment, and Rider Wear.
To enter, visit our website (www.beta-org.uk) and pick News and Events, and then Awards. Fill in the form and you’re done! Don’t forget, we need the name of the brand AND the product. And you can enter up to five products each!
The entries have been coming thick and fast and we can’t wait to see what you vote for! Closing date is 4th June 2026.
A Moment of Connection
This heartwarming scene, captured by Julia Hipp, is the Best in Show winner for our BETA calendar competition.
These moments remind us why we love the equestrian life.
What are your plans for May?
With the competition season in full swing and the weather finally turning in our favor, we want to know what you`re up to!
Are you planning any long treks or beach rides?
Is May the month you debut a new discipline or level?
Working on groundwork or a specific technical skill?
With the competition season in full swing and the weather finally turning in our favour, we want to know what you`re up to!
Drop a comment below and let us know what`s on your May horizon!
What a day we’ve had at our first ever Safety Conference!
A big thank you to our gold sponsors @charlesowenhelmets and @uvexequestrian @zebra_products and silver sponsor @racesafeeq.
Also a massive thank you to our incredible speakers who came from all over the world to join us today, and our international audience who joined us in person and online. It was also lovely to see brands with stands and all the discussions that happened during the breaks. We’re hugely grateful for all your support and your passion and enthusiasm for safety - and more specifically making equestrian activity safer for all those involved.
We’re all set up and ready for tomorrow’s first BETA Safety Conference!
With huge thanks to our gold sponsors @uvexequestrian @zebra_products and @charlesowenhelmets, and silver sponsor @racesafeeq - it really is a day not to be missed by anyone connected to safety in the equestrian space.
If you want to join us online, you can still get your space- just visit the link in the bio. See you tomorrow!
#safety #equestriansafety
