KBIS is a company made up of horse people for horse people. To help you get to know the individuals that make up team KBIS, we’re bringing you a specialist spotlight series. Who better to kick this off than newly promoted Executive Director, Lawrence Gill. Lawrence took over the reins at KBIS in December 2022. Today, we chat to him about his past […]
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KBIS British Equestrian Insurance and CVS UK Ltd announce this week that they have collaborated to bring an additional benefit to members of the Horse Health Programme. KBIS British Equestrian Insurance have long been one of the UK’s leading independent horse insurance specialists, offering cover at every level of equestrianism. As horse owners […]
KBIS British Equestrian Insurance announces this week that Guy and Liz Prest, previous owners of KBIS will be stepping back. After more than 30 years as Managing Director, Guy will take on the role of Non-Executive Chairman and Liz will continue in a Non-Executive capacity. KBIS British Equestrian Insurance was purchased by Guy and Liz Prest in […]
We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A lifetime lover of horses, the Queen was patron of many equine charities and owned and bred many successful racehorses as well as enjoying riding her beloved fell pony, Emma, through the grounds of Windsor Castle. Our thoughts are with the King and the rest of […]
We are pleased to announce that as of 1st September 2022, all new KBIS Competition and Leisure horse insurance policies now include legal expenses cover as standard. The cover includes up to £50,000 per claim for the following insured events: Losses from injury to the horse and property damage whilst you are riding and caring for your horse […]
Martha Hall is the current rider of KBIS Starburst (known at home as ‘Rich’). Rich was previously successfully evented at what is now 4* level when he was owned by Guy Prest (KBIS Managing Director) and Liz Prest (KBIS Director). Rich’s career highlight was winning the Grantham Cup at Belton in 2017 with Izzy Taylor, storming around the XC in the […]
After a busy summer training, XC schooling, hacking and going out to little shows, Basil was ready for the NexGen young horse final held at Hickstead. After a long drive down, I had a look at the arenas and the course whilst Charlie got him looking super smart for his last event of the season. It was always a big ask for him as a horse who, at […]
Whilst we were in lockdown, I continued to strengthen Basil up out hacking, in the school and over jumps so when lockdown started easing he was ready to go out and start to experience the world! As he strengthened up at home he started to find the ‘fun’ of hacking by showing off his athleticism. I love when they start to develop their own cheeky […]
Get to know KBIS rider Sasha Hargreaves: NAME – Sasha Hargreaves DISCIPLINE – Eventing NUMBER OF HORSES ON THE YARD – 23 GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT – 5th at the Junior Europeans FAVOURITE COMPETITION VENUE – Tattersalls (now cancelled) so probably Millstreet! FAVOURITE HORSE YOU HAVE EVER RIDDEN – Playtime (aka Smarty) HORSE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO RIDE […]
As one of the largest equine insurance providers in the UK, we recently switched to a powerful, new insurance software system, ParaCode. As the UK’s leading independent horse insurance specialists, we needed a system at KBIS that would allow us to manage our processes effectively and efficiently across the business. Previously at KBIS, we used […]