Insurance

Updated for 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026

BHAA MEMBERS – Public Liability Insurance:

  • Cover is only provided for Members who are resident in the UK
  • Cover is for both ground and mounted training
  • Cover is provided for the Member no matter what horse they are riding (e.g. own, borrowed, rented, from a private individual or riding school)
  • Cover will apply for the member for all events (training sessions & competitions) in the UK that are run by the BHAA, BHAA Club, BHAA School or by a BHAA qualified Coach or RSO
  • Cover will apply for all independent training as long as:
    • Member is 15yrs old or over (new requirement, introduced from 12th April 2025)
    • Members have their Club Archer qualification – for ground only training
    • Members have their Club Horseback Archer qualification (or higher) – for ground or mounted training
    • Members are either at an approved BHAA training venue with a risk assessment already in place OR have completed a risk assessment for their venue
  • Cover provided for training and competitions in Europe (but not elsewhere in the world)
  • NOTES:
    • The policy doesn’t provide coverage for those riding with any other equipment that is not standard for horseback archery e.g. shield / kalkan, sword

Coaches & RSOs using the BHAA’s Public Liability policy

  • The BHAA provides Public Liability insurance for Coaches & RSOs to run horseback archery training sessions, including competitions for existing Club members
    • Note that “existing Club members” means those who attend regular Club training sessions i.e. someone cannot become a Club member just to enter a competition
  • All Coaches can teach anyone i.e. they can teach both BHAA member and non-members
  • Cover is for both ground and mounted training
  • Cover is for an unlimited number of sessions per year
  • Cover is provided for members and coaches competing / attending European events i.e. a Coach is covered to travel with their students and support them at events in Europe
  • Cover is only provided for Coaches who are resident in the UK
  • The insurance covers a specified number of individuals per year, although we can pay for extra. It is important that a Coach or RSO ensures that they are on the BHAA’s list of insured individuals before they start to run sessions.

In keeping with the skills required for each coaching qualification we strongly recommend that Coaches limit themselves to teaching the following shots. A coach may decide it is safe to teach a more advanced shot or track if they’re running a session for more advanced horseback archers. As always, it’s a requirement for the coach to do an appropriate risk assessment for every session that they teach.

Club Coach
– Side shots & simple front and back shots (i.e. those required for Raid or within the central 30m of the Tower track)
– This includes the following complete tracks: Raid, Aussie, Polish Prelim, Tower 60 and simple arena tracks

Intermediate Coach
– Everything Club Coach can teach
– Plus all shots for Tower 90 & 110, Mamluk, Skirmish, Polish Prelim+ & more complex arena courses
– Includes kikac, jamaki & offside shots

Advanced Coach
– Everything Intermediate Coach can teach
– Can coach the shots required for all tracks
– If a qualified riding instructor then can teach jumping & shooting
– If not a qualified riding instructor then can only teach jumping & shooting alongside a qualified riding instructor

Templates for the Rider Registration Form, Participant Disclaimer, Horse Assessment form & Risk Assessment can be found in this folder
Other forms for coaches/RSOs on the BHAA’s insurance: Incident reporting form

Insurance application form

  • Insured Coaches & RSOs from 6th April 2025 –> 31st March 2026
    • Jen Anderson
    • Alex Austin
    • Helen Barnes
    • Hazel Curtis
    • Pauline Fairley
    • Lauren Fell
    • Chris Fox (ground only)
    • John Goodwin
    • Rebecca Hills
    • Fiona Hunt
    • Ros Jones
    • Charlie Madeley
    • Emily Massey
    • Francesca Nunn
    • Sarah Phillips
    • Maymunah Rodrigues
    • Ryan Rodrigues
    • Michael Ruby
    • Hannah Scarratt

Events Insurance
The BHAA can also provide Events insurance for Coaches who are organising a competition. The definition of when specific Event Insurance is required is as follows.

  • A competition with existing Club members can be covered under a coach’s standard public liability policy
    • Note that “existing Club members” means those who attend regular Club training sessions i.e. someone cannot become a Club member just to enter a competition
  • A competition with competitors invited from outside of the Club requires events insurance
Events Insurance application

Insured events (Organiser)

  • BHAA events (provides cover for the BHAA as the organiser)
    • 6-7th Aug: Pre-Nationals Camp
    • 8-11th Aug: Nationals
    • 21-22nd Sept: Competition at KoME
  • Competitions
    • 3-5th May: CMA Birthday Bash – Maria Williams
    • 26th May: EJM Spring Competition – Emily Massey
    • 1st June: DMA Conquest (The Siege of Durham) – Emily Massey
    • 6th July: Isaacs Farm Competition – Ross Ba
    • 8-11th August: Nationals – Emily Massey
    • 13-14th September: Cotteswold Open

For any questions, please contact Becca Sweetman by emailing the BHAA with “FAO Becca Sweetman” in the subject line.



Other insurance information

Accident insurance policy
If you have either a Personal or Equine accident insurance policy then do check that it covers horseback archery

Travel insurance
If you’re travelling outside of the UK for horseback archery, whether training or competitions, then it’s your responsibility to take out appropriate travel insurance. At the time of writing (July 2025) Campbell Irvine appears to provide the best cover for our needs, although it is your responsibility to check that any policy covers your specific needs:

Campbell Irvine have said that they can cover horseback archery (including competitions, jumps & riding bareback). In addition this policy covers public liability. This policy requires a 50% premium to their online prices, bringing the cost, for individuals under the age of 66:
·  Europe, unlimited number of trips up to 31 days any one trip – £123
·  Worldwide, unlimited number of trips up to 70 days any one trip – £290
Please contact Clive Parish on 020 7368 1147 or clive@campbellirvine.com to take out this policy.

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