Equestrian Employers Association
Our employment solicitors serve as the exclusive legal sponsor of the Equestrian Employers Association (EEA), bringing tailored employment law and HR expertise to businesses across the equestrian industry. As specialist equestrian solicitors, we understand the pressures of running a yard, stable or equestrian business, not just the legal framework around it.
Key contact
Sarah Price
Associate
I help clients with HR and employment law enquiries. This includes advising on the drafting and finalising of settlement agreements and advising and assisting on grievance and disciplinary processes. I regularly support the team on the full spectrum of employment law matters, from day-to-day employment and HR matters to advising on Employment Tribunal claims.
Our work and connections with the equestrian industry
With years of experience advising in the equestrian industry, we understand the unique challenges faced. Whether you are an EEA member or looking for industry-specific legal support, we provide up-to-date, cost-effective guidance to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and protect your business and workforce. Our equestrian solicitors work alongside EEA members and non-members alike, giving equestrian employers a legal team who already understands the sector.
In the event you would like any support, please do get in touch via the enquiry form below, or call 01926 732501, if you have an employment matter that you would like to discuss further, and we can provide further information on next steps and seek to onboard you as a client.
Our employment law and HR services
We can support you in a number of employment law and HR matters, including:
- Employment contracts
- Staff handbooks
- Managing performance (capability)
- Disciplinary processes
- Grievances
- Long and short-term sickness absence
- Discrimination
- Restrictive covenants
- Restructures and redundancies
- TUPE
- Tribunal claims
- Settlement agreements and negotiating exit packages
- Mediation
- Employment law and HR training.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. If you are an EEA member, you are eligible to access HCR Law’s legal and HR support. Non-members may receive ad hoc help but to benefit from the full suite of services (such as retainer-based support) it’s best to become a member.
We can assist with a wide range of issues, including:
- employment contracts and staff handbook preparation
- disciplinary, grievance & performance management issues
- handling short and long-term absence, sickness, discrimination claims
- restrictive covenants, redundancies, TUPE, tribunal claims, and negotiating exits or settlements.
YEAR is our annual employment law retainer service. Equestrian employers who are EEA members may subscribe to YEAR to obtain ongoing access to legal and HR advice, rather than contacting solicitors on an ad hoc basis. This can provide more predictable costs and faster access to support.
Yes. We aims to provide cost-effective legal advice tailored to the specific scale and needs of equestrian employers. The retainer service and support via EEA membership are designed to make expert legal guidance more accessible to yards, stables and similar operations.
Equestrian solicitors bring industry-specific context to employment issues that a general employment lawyer may not, working patterns, seasonal staffing, yard management and the specific risks equestrian businesses face day to day. HCR Law’s equestrian solicitors combine that sector understanding with full employment law expertise, so advice is practical as well as legally sound.
Our equestrian solicitors work as the exclusive legal sponsor of the EEA, giving us direct, ongoing exposure to the issues equestrian employers actually face. That relationship means advice is grounded in real sector knowledge, not a generic template applied to a new industry.