About the ILPH Trustees

The ILPH’s governing body is its council of fourteen Trustees comprising a Chairman, Vice- Chairman, Treasurer and eleven members. The Trustees are responsible for controlling the management and administration of the Charity.

Trustees,who are unpaid, are selected for their particular skills and interests,which will help in the effective running of the Charity. But overriding consideration must be their love of the horse and a keen interest in its welfare.

Prospective Trustees are nominated for consideration by Council by both Trustees and staff of ILPH. Once elected they serve for five years unless extended by Council for a further two years.

While Council determines the overall direction and strategy and sets desired targets, the day to day running of the Charity is delegated to staff headed by a Chief Executive and three Directors – Operations, Fundraising and Communications and Finance and Administration.

Council, which meets four times a year, is assisted by a number of Sub Committees to which it delegates works. The principal Sub Committees are the General Purposes and Finance Committee, International Training Committee, Veterinary Advisory Committee, FEI/ILPH Joint Committee on Equine Welfare and the Staff and Remuneration Committee.

The purpose of the Committees is to consider matters in detail and to make recommendations on these to Council. Senior staff, who prepare agenda and supporting papers, attend both Council and Committee meetings.