Discover legacy giving

Also known as legacy donation, legacy giving describes the act of leaving assets or a portion of your estate to a charity (such at The British Horse Society) through a will or estate plan.

You can include the BHS in the simple online free will. We’ve partnered with Octopus Legacy to provide a free will service and guidance for our supporters considering legacy giving in their will.

Giving the gift of legacy can take many forms, including:

• Bequests which define a specific sum of money, or percentage of estate or assets designed for a charity
• Beneficiary designations where a charity becomes a named beneficiary of certain accounts
• Charitable trusts which provide ongoing support for a designated charity
• Gifts of property such as real estate, artwork, or other valuable assets

• This gift now costs you nothing
• The gift that is left to the charity is tax-free.
• Charitable gifts can also reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax that the rest of your estate will pay. If you give at least 10% of your taxable estate to charity, the Inheritance Tax for the rest of your estate drops from 40% to 36%.

Carolyn Andrews

“A BHS Development officer in the south west for twelve years, Carolyn had a big heart for Welfare. Thanks to the legacy kindly given by the late Carolyn Andrews, we are continuing to meet horse owners to discuss weight management options through weighing and fat scoring horses at centres, yards and events.”

Jean Rowden and her daughter Hazel

"Mum’s passion for horses began riding as a teenager at a local farm with her best friend. Then, after having her family, we owned our own ponies, taking them on holiday to Thetford Forest and to the beach at Skegness for some amazing riding.

At home, we regularly hacked out making use of local bridleways and forestry commission tracks. I remember one when we would jump the ditch rather than risk our legs on the bridge where horse and rider only just fitted between the handrails! We did complain to the council but with no success.

Mum joined the BHS around this time, initially for the benefit of the insurance cover with the Gold membership but, in reading the magazines and finding out all the BHS did, she became particularly passionate about the campaign to improve access for horse riders.

Blue, a Dales pony cross and a real character, was a very affectionate horse and had a strong bond with Mum but he did lack manners on the ground! However, when he was being ridden he was pretty good and Mum would take him out for long hacks on her own, both at home and on extended holidays in her beloved Lake District. Some of her best times with Blue were doing the Mary Townley Loop and riding up on the Lakeland fells with her friends.

Mum knew she was lucky to have the opportunity to do all this hence her Access legacy to the BHS for others to be able to do the same and have good riding access and bridleways. It’s great to be able to take your horse on holiday but overall, it’s more important to have good, safe hacking locally for regular safe riding."