Riding establishment licence

Licence summary

The Riding Establishment legislation is designed for animal and not rider welfare - health and safety legislation will usually apply as someone will usually be "at work".

Establishments requiring licensing will be any premises or land used to keep horses, ponies, mules etc. which are hired out for riding or used for riding instruction for payment.

Eligibility

Applicants must be over 18 years of age. In England and Wales they must have not been disqualified:

from keeping a riding establishment
from keeping a pet shop under the Pet Animals Act 1951
from having custody of animals under the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954
from keeping boarding establishments for animals under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 from keeping or owning animals, being able to influence how animals are kept, dealing animals or transporting or being involved in the transporting of animals
from owning, keeping dealing or transporting animals under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006

Regulation

A summary of the regulation relating to this licence

Applications

An application for a new premises or renewal will be inspected by a council's retained veterinary surgeon who will examine each horse, saddlery, and stabling.

Apply online for riding establishment licence

Alternatively you can download the Riding establishment licence application paper version (91 kb, PDF). If using the downloadable paper version you can still pay online (select Other Payments then Environmental health licensing).

Contact details

For any matter relating to this licence or associated applications, contact the Environmental Protection Team on 01926 456725 or email ehpollution@warwickdc.gov.uk