Paul Nicholls Racing
RoR South West - Racing Insight Day with Paul Nicholls Racing at Ditcheat, Somerset, BA4 6RD
Retraining of Racehorses
A chance for a behind-the-scenes look into the life of a racehorse with Paul Nicholls Racing, 14 times Champion Jumps Trainer, at his base in Ditcheat (top yard). To expand knowledge on the afte...
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Notes
A chance for a behind-the-scenes look into the life of a racehorse with Paul Nicholls Racing, 14 times Champion Jumps Trainer, at his base in Ditcheat (top yard). To expand knowledge on the aftercare available to these horses and how best to offer them the care and training required to maintain high standards of welfare.
Parking is very limited at the top yard so please find a parking space in the village of Ditcheat, close to the Manor House Inn (newly refurbished and under new ownership is open for breakfast and or coffee from 8am). From there, it is a short 10 min uphill walk to the top yard. Please leave enough time to be ready to start at 10am prompt.
After the yard visit at approx. 12pm we take a short 8 minute drive to a nearby village hall at:
Pylle Village Hall
Pylle
Shepton Mallett
BA4 6SZ
At approx. 12.30pm 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; with Amy Bannister-Bell BHSI and RoR Wales RDO.
4 x BHS CPD points will be gained by all attending including BHS members
Outline Details are:
Date: Tuesday 5th August 2025
10am Paul Nicholls racing yard tour
12pm drive to Pylle Village Hall
12.30pm commence retraining discussion period
3pm - Depart
Please bring along your own packed lunch and soft drinks. A kichen facility and loos will be available for use at the village hall.
Costs:
£22.50 for ROR members
£25 for non- members
Ditcheat is home to the stables of Paul Nicholls Horse Racing the Uk's Champion Trainer, and also to the world renowned farmers and cheesemakers Barbers Dairy.
Terms & conditions
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 venu
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
REFUNDS: will only be processed after the event on production of a valid medical certificate more than 48 hours prior to the event.
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