Ed Bracher, Chair of The Equine Assisted Services Partnership and Founding Director has been awarded an OBE in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List, published 15th June.
Ed’s OBE has been awarded in recognition of services to disabled people.
Ed is the Chair of the newly formed EAS Partnership and before that, was one of the key drivers behind the Human Equine Interaction Register (HEIR) and was Chair of the Steering Group. Ed is also Chief Executive for Dogs for Good where he took the helm in 2023 following 17 years at Riding for the Disabled Association as Chief Executive. During that time the organisation grew significantly, expanded into several new activities and Ed spearheaded the creation of a flagship National Training Centre near Warwick. Ed also led the development of several initiatives to ensure that equestrian activity was more accessible to disabled people, including the development of a recognition scheme for commercial riding centres that are committed to accessibility and the development of a quality assurance scheme for equine assisted activities and therapy.
“It’s obviously a great honour to be recognised in this way through both the nomination and selection process,” says Ed. “I feel strongly that it is a shared honour however, and that I am receiving it on behalf of the large community of talented and inspirational people – both my staff colleagues and the incredible volunteers I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside over the years.”
