EQUESTRIAN centre owners have questioned the consistency of Government advice as nonessential shops have reopened – but indoor arenas still may not be used.
H&H reported on 4 June that, as confirmed by the Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and adhering to guidelines stating that only outdoor exercise was allowed, indoor arenas cannot be used.
“This makes it very hard”KATHRYN WAUGH As part of more recent easing of lockdown measures, shops including those selling toys, clothes, books and electronics were allowed to open in England from 15 June, but indoor schools were not.
Kathryn Waugh, manager of Firtree Farm Riding School in Newcastle, is among those who only have an indoor surface.
“Our indoor school is about 26x42m and it’s very, very airy,” she told H&H.…
