Mike Smith Racing
RoR Scotland - Insight Day with Mike Smith Racing - West Loudon farm, Galston - KA4 8PD
Retraining of Racehorses
RoR Scotland in colaboration with the BHS.
A chance for a behind the scenes look into the life of a racehorse, it's routine, training, feeding and much more at West Loudon Farm. R Mike Smith Rac...
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Notes
RoR Scotland in colaboration with the BHS.
A chance for a behind the scenes look into the life of a racehorse, it's routine, training, feeding and much more at West Loudon Farm. R Mike Smith Racing is a successful dual purpose racing yard based in Galston, Ayrshire.
West Loudoun has two separate schooling areas indoor and outdoor, horse-walker, starting stalls, equine massage equipment, equine spa and a 7 furlong all weather woodchip gallop. Everything a racehorse needs to fulfil their potential.
They also have the added bonus of a veterinary surgery on-site.
Date 11 September 2025
10am start – finish 3pm
Cost £22 for ROR members
£25 for non Members
AM -Yard Tour with Mike Smith and his team
Bring a Sandwich!
PM -talk on the retraining process from Amy Bannister-Bell BHSI and RoR Wales Regional Development Officer
We will discuss what the retraining process involves, advice on how to maintain good practices for a successful retraining journey and what support is out there to assist you if you choose to take on an ex racehorse or if you already own a retrained racehorse.
4 BHS CPD points will be gained for BHS members who attends.
This event is also accredited for BD, BS and BE CPD endorsement.
Terms & conditions
https://www.ror.org.uk/terms-conditions
https://www.ror.org.uk/privacy-policy
https://www.ror.org.uk/rules/rules-and-regulations
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation – Updated August 2024
1. For ridden events your horse must be registered with RoR and riders must be 15 years of age on the 1 January of the current year.
2. Part
https://www.ror.org.uk/terms-conditions
https://www.ror.org.uk/privacy-policy
https://www.ror.org.uk/rules/rules-and-regulations
Terms and Conditions for RoR event booking and participation – Updated August 2024
1. For ridden events your horse must be registered with RoR and riders must be 15 years of age on the 1 January of the current year.
2. Participants MUST have their own Personal Liability Insurance Policies.
3. It is an express condition of everyone entering the venue that they do so at their own risk and voluntarily accepts the risk of injury or damage that is implicit in riding or handing a horse on the premises.
4. In accepting these terms and conditions, entrants agree to make themselves familiar with the venue terms and conditions and adhere to any rules or signage for the venue. This includes conditions regarding the vaccination of horses against Equine Influenza.
5. All deposits are non-refundable. No refunds or reductions are offered for arriving late, leaving early, or inability to participate for any reason (such as lame horse/lost shoe).
6. Where the balance/full payment has been made for an event, a refund will be given only if it has been possible to fill your space on the event from a wait list.
7. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the event at any time, in which case refunds will be given. Should the organiser be forced to cancel an event the entry fee will be refunded. The organiser will not accept any contingent liability, such as travel, or any cost faced by the participant howsoever incurred.
8. Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), their servants, agents, employees and all those connected with the event venue, do not accept any liability for any damage, whether occasioned by the negligence or breach of contract or statutory duty of themselves, their servants, agents, employees or those connected with RoR or the venue or the venue's facilities or otherwise, whatsoever.
9. All accidents must be reported, and an Accident Report Form is to be completed by the coach in charge and recorded by a representative of RoR.
10. Dress code is casual, but for ridden events hats to the current standard must be worn. Body protectors are optional for ridden events, except cross country riding when they must be worn to the current safety standard along with a riding hat without a fixed peak.
11. Please be kind and courteous to everyone, behaviour deemed to be unacceptable is to be reported to a representative of RoR and you may be omitted from attending the event if your behaviour contravenes our rules of conduct.
Refund policy
No refunds after booking
Who & where
Venue
Mike Smith RacingWest Loudoun Farm
Galston
Ayrshire
KA4 8PB
07767 371359
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