Trade's Covid Recovery Better Than Expected

It is hoped that the industry will soon bounce back after the pandemic

- Eleanor Jones

PARTS of the equestrian industry appear to be emerging from the worst of the pandemic in a better position than had been feared.

The British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) looked into how Covid had been affecting the horse world, in a similar way to its four-yearly national survey.

They found that although the number of people who had ridden in the past year had dropped, from 3m in 2018 to 2.5m, and one in 20 stopped riding, 59% of riders had been in the saddle as much as, or more than, pre-Covid levels.