Riders warned: stick to rules and don't break our sport

Social distancing and other guidelines must be adhered to as it was on this basis equestrianism was allowed to restart

- ELEANOR JONES

RIDERS must adhere to rules governing post-lockdown events or risk losing their sport in the immediate future.

Governing bodies have reminded competitors that permission was granted for equestrian sports to resume on the basis of detailed plans submitted to the Government.

These included details of social distancing and other protective measures taken to mitigate any spread of the virus and keep all participants as safe as possible.

British Eventing (BE) chief executive Jude Matthews told H&H riders must be responsible.

“We’re so privileged to have got the go-ahead, before some other sports, but the key message is: ‘We have to stick to the rules’,” she said.