Have you considered taking the Fellowship Assessment?
The Fellowship assessment will be taking place on 23rd and 24th October 2025 at Wellington Riding, Hampshire
The BHS Fellowship is the highest professional standard across the equine industry and is internationally recognised.
Taking place across two days, candidates will be assessed on coaching skills, practical demonstrations, theoretical knowledge, stable management and the history of equitation.
Fewer than 80 people hold the FBHS qualification, which is recognised as the highest equestrian qualification in the world.
If you are a Performance Coach BHSI and have the skills, knowledge and passion to become a BHS Fellow then please email a CV, covering letter and fee of £150 to the Education Department by 17th March 2025 to tracy.casstles@bhs.org.uk
CVs are assessed by a panel of Fellows against the following criteria:
*Previous and present occupations
*Academic qualifications
*Equestrian qualifications
*Other equestrian work
*Competition experience
*Teaching/Coaching experience
*Details of regular trainers used, and study undertaken
If your CV is accepted you will be invited to apply for the assessment. The fee for the assessment is £1600. If you are a BHS Accredited Professional Coach you are eligible for a 25% discount and the fee will be £1200. If you do not feel ready to apply this time, your CV will not need to be resubmitted for reapproval as long as the Fellowship syllabus remains current, or if the syllabus is amended within this time, a minimum of 3 years from the date of submission.
Please note there have been a few minor changes to the Fellowship syllabi taking effect from 3rd January 2023.
Candidates will be required to deliver a practical presentation (at their own cost) to an audience on a date prior to the final assessment. The BHS Education Team will arrange and fund the assessor. These presentations will take place in July and the proposed date needs to be given at the time of application for the assessment. If a candidate does not fulfil the requirements of this section they will be allowed to repeat it once at a later date in Aug/September, but will have to cover assessment costs. Please note, failure to pass the presentation will mean candidates are unable to present for the assessment in October. Please see the link to the current syllabi and guidelines for full information.
In order for the application process and presentations to run smoothly please see below a summary of the timelines that must be adhered to:
- Deadline for CV, covering letter and £150 – 17th March 2025
- Deadline to apply for the Fellowship (if eligible) and provide at least two presentation date options – 28th April 2025
- Presentations to be delivered in July
- Retakes to take place in August/September at the cost of the candidate
A minimum of three candidates are required to run the assessment and there will be 6 places available in 2025.