Membership & Its Benefits
Although a charity, we offer our members many and varied benefits, as listed below.
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To become a member either download a membership form HERE or contact Lesley O’Shea at Stanstead House for more details. Tel: 01638 661321 or Email: lesley*atsymbol*thetba.co.uk
Professional Benefits:
FREE initial legal advice
FREE initial taxation and VAT advice (see Bloodstock Update Newsletter)
FREE initial advice on stud farm rating
FREE initial advice on veterinary matters
FREE initial advice on pasture management, click here for some factsheets
FREE health & safety advice for Employers
FREE staff recruitment, training and employment advice
£100 Virus Screening Subsidy. (Conditions on application)
Monthly Breeders’ & Stud Staff Awards
Preferential rates with the TBA BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE SCHEME
Third Party Liability Insurance Cover for Domestic Members:
The TBA Third Party Liability Insurance Scheme covers all fully paid up British based Members of the TBA. It is designed to protect members in the event of a horse they own causing injury or damage to a third party or their property when away from its home premises.
It is important to note that the insurance will become void on the day that your subscription is due for renewal. To ensure that your membership remains valid please send a Direct Debit Mandate Form to us, this will ensure that your subscription is automatically renewed each year.
Please read the Policy Summary, FAQ’s and Policy Terms & Conditions found at the bottom of this page. (Downloadable Policy Details )
HBLB Breeders’ Prizes free of £220 admin charge
(See Breeders’ Prize Pages for more info)
Free Racecourse Entry with the Breeders Badge Scheme:
FREE entry for Breeders to watch horses they have bred run at over 1,300 fixtures at 57 racecourses in Great Britain. Members must re-apply for the scheme annually by 30th April, but cards do not need to be replaced.
A list of the pass card fixtures can be downloaded here, along with an application form and the terms & conditions
Please also see the Notice to Members for the forthcoming season.
Educational Benefits:
British Stud Staff Training Scheme – complete support for employers
Discounted to members – TBA 3 day Stud Farming Course and various seminars
FREE access to our extensive reference library
Publications:
FREE subscription to Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder Magazine Incorporating Pacemaker and access to magazine online (See News Pages for details on how to register) www.ownerbreeder.co.uk
FREE Thoroughbred Stallion Guide for all UK members (on request for Irish and foreign members)
The 2010 Stallion Guide will be sent to all Domestic Members, as part of their membership package in December. Those Overseas wishing to receive a copy will be required to pay for the post and packing costs only. An application form can be downloaded here
25% Discount on the Thoroughbred Business Guide. (To purchase contact Lorna @ Thoroughbred Advertising on 01638 561869)
15% Discount for all TBA Members on selected Weatherbys Bloodstock titles. For more information refer to the flyer in the recent mailing or email: stallionbook*atsymbol*weatherbys.co.uk
15% Discount of Directory of the Turf
TBA Standard Terms Nomination Agreements (£1.50 plus VAT)
Free Boarding stud agreements, Codes of practice, CEM certificates, Mare behaviour forms, Foreign Lab Lists
Social:
Annual Awards Dinner
Annual National Hunt Stallion Parade
Regional Meetings and Stud Open Days
Trips abroad
Annual Golf & Clay Shoot competition
Cheltenham Breeders Club
Regional Representatives are available to offer local advice and support to members.
(See Regional Representatives Pages for more info)
The Rules of the Association can be dowloaded below – Memorandum and Articles of the Association
If you are a current member and would like to recieve information from us via email, please send an email to info*atsymbol*thetba.co.uk
Downloadable documents
- TBA Membership Application Form [94.10KB] - downloaded: (762)
- Direct Debit Application form [193.51KB] - downloaded: (1251)
- Boarding Stud Agreement 2010 [117.01KB] - downloaded: (240)
- Details of Mare form 2010 [88.53KB] - downloaded: (161)
- Third Party Liability Insurance - Policy Summary [380.73KB] - downloaded: (86)
- Third Party Liability Insurance - Key Facts [314.50KB] - downloaded: (80)
- Third Party Liability Insurance - Summary of Details [101.49KB] - downloaded: (505)
- Third Party Liability Insurance - Frequently Asked Questions [60.16KB] - downloaded: (631)
- Breeders Badge Scheme Fixture List 2010 [44.69KB] - downloaded: (263)
- Breeders Badge Scheme Application Form 2010 for New Members [133.81KB] - downloaded: (253)
- Breeders Badge Scheme Renewal Form 2010 [135.09KB] - downloaded: (320)
- BBS Terms & Conditions 2010 [184.41KB] - downloaded: (166)
- BBS Notice to Members [16.54KB] - downloaded: (124)
- An article written by Council Member Ron Huggins for the NFU Countryside Magazine about how to start in the Thoroughbred Breeding Industry (November 2007). [5.77MB] - downloaded: (356)
- TBA Annual Review 2009 [1.41MB] - downloaded: (104)
- Memorandum and Articles of the Association [202.70KB] - downloaded: (63)
- James Cowper Spring 2010 Bloodstock Update [199.06KB] - downloaded: (128)