Bonamie Armitage
25 May 2017 · Coroner Katy Skerrett · Gloucestershire
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of mandatory protective equipment for child participants
“There is no mandatory requirement that all child participants in a Hunt are required to wear personal protective equipment”
2. lack of mandatory competence requirement for child participants
“There is no mandatory requirement that all child participants in a Hunt are required to demonstrate an established level of competence before participating in a Hunt”
3. lack of mandatory supervision and ratio for child participants
“There is no mandatory requirement that children are supervised by adult riders when participating in a Hunt, and no ratio of adult supervisors to child riders is stipulated”