A new era for British Equestrian

The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is excited to announce that it will now be known as British Equestrian as part of a rebranding project. Many mainstream sports have taken the move to drop words such as Association, Federation and Union from their public face for a more modern approach - British Gymnastics, British Triathlon and UK Athletics to name a few.

The move brings the federation’s three separate brands of British Equestrian Federation, which handles policy and governance, Equestrian Team GBR, which covers the World Class Programme and senior championship teams, and Hoof, which encourages participation in equestrian sport, uniting under a single banner. The organisation will be referred to as British Equestrian when used in writing and speech and the letters BEF will be retained for acronym use.

With the new name comes a new logo, which puts a more modern spin on the existing BEF logo with the addition of a contemporary, stylised horse’s head while retaining the traditional red and blue of the Union flag to represent Great Britain.

The federation also this week launches its new website, which can be found at the new address of britishequestrian.org.uk. The fresh, new design brings our previous three sites covering the federation, Equestrian Team GBR and Hoof all into one, easy to navigate portal for a one stop shop for all equestrians – participants, fans, officials and coaches – as well those visiting for the first time to learn more about the equestrian world.

Member bodies cover participants of all ages and abilities – from gold medallists to grass roots while equestrian sport embraces all genders, men and women compete as equals. 

The British Grooms Association and the Equestrian Employers Association are delighted to be Member Bodies of British Equestrian.