Equine Facilities

To see availability of Fairground facilities, check the Booking Calendar linked on this page below.

Select a date and time that you would like to book for your activity

Fill in the information required on the Booking Form below (digital form or PDF). Please note that BADAS requires a qualified coach to be present for all Cross-Country Course schooling and related jumping activities. Riders may NEVER ride alone, and at least one person on the course must be equipped with a cell phone in case of emergency.

BADAS requires that at least one, and sometimes two, people be designated as the Person(s) Responsible (PR) – see definition adapted from Equine Canada on the Booking Form. For most events, the coach will be considered as the PR, assuming responsibility for the riders, horses and facilities under her/his care and control. For larger events, an Alternate PR may also be identified to assume responsibility for all aspects of the booked event that do not directly involve horse-rider training activities, including respectful use of the facilities.

Fill out the booking form online or by downloading the PDF. If submitting PDF copy, once completed and signed, send the Booking Form, scanned as a PDF document (no jpg images please), to a BADAS Booking Agent to finalize the booking.

• No scanner! Download the free app Adobe Scan for either iOS or Android devices.
• Email address for bookings – bookings@beaumontagsociety.com.
• BADAS Booking Agents – General Manager Bruce Walker (780-983-7525) or Alternate
  Amberly Billings (780-984-2009).
• Once approved, the booking will be added to the Booking Calendar and a confirmation email will be sent. Details about visiting the Fairgrounds, waivers, payments, signing in, access (opening/closing the gate), and other info will be included with the reply.

General Information

• Anyone entering the Beaumont & District Agricultural Society (BADAS) Fairground MUST HAVE permission to do so.
  • For gardeners, this means having registered and paid the fees to rent a plot(s) for the season.
  • For equine users, this means having booked a time slot to use either the Cross-Country Course and/or sand-ring arenas.
• Comply with Alberta Health Services public health orders for isolation if you are symptomatic, travelled, or have tested positive for COVID-19. These public health orders apply to all public areas, including community gardens and other facilities at the BADAS Fairground.
• To sum up, STAY HOME if you or anyone in your household is sick, especially with respiratory issues, or is on isolation protocol.
• For more information please reference COVID-19 Public Health Order Violations.

Fairground Access

• BADAS Fairground staff will unlock the gates in the morning and lock them again at night.
  Hours of Operation will be: 6:30 AM to 9:00 PM.  Do NOT touch gates, chains, or locks!
• Until further notice, only GPCG Team members, BADAS management staff, and Board members will have the 2020 combination code for the gate, water pump, fuel can, and garden equipment locks.
• Wash hands when entering and leaving the Fairground. A hand-washing station has been set up along the road opposite the GPCG entrances.

While at the Fairground

• Follow AHS guidelines for physical distancing: Minimum 2-metre distance between individuals at all times.  Exceptions to the 2-metre rule will be allowed for people from the same household.  The maximum number of people that can congregate at an outdoor venue was changed from 15 to 50 on May 15.  Be advised that numbers could be rolled back by Alberta Health Services.
• Gardeners – Based on past usage, it is unlikely that numbers will exceed 15 let alone 50 at any one time in the garden area. By observing physical distancing, numbers of people won’t be an issue.
• Equine Users – The most restrictive areas for equine users will be trailer parking areas where physical distancing might be an issue. BADAS will control numbers through bookings and will revert to its long-standing practice of allowing up to 25 riders at any one time.
• Be aware of any common surfaces, e.g. equipment handles, tools, water hoses, etc. that are touched. Sanitize these surfaces after you are done with the tool or whatever was touched.

Follow-Up

This is a ‘learn-as-we-go’ experience for BADAS.  Changes to the protocol will be made if:

• AHS and/or the cities of Beaumont and Edmonton change public health orders (they are evolving).
• Scheduling is needed to control numbers of people using the GPCG.
• Physical distancing, hand-washing, and sanitizing protocols are not being followed.

It is a privilege to use the Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairgrounds. In response to observed abuse of this privilege, the Society has now adopted this Abusive Patrons Policy.

The Beaumont and District Agricultural Society reserves the right to sanction at its complete discretion any User who abuses the privilege of using the Fairgrounds.

Failure to comply with the following actions is considered an abusive of the privilege:

1. gain permission to use Fairgrounds;
2. pay fees associated with use of Fairgrounds;
3. hold valid insurance for all animals brought on to the Fairgrounds;
4. control the behaviour of animals brought on to the Fairgrounds;
5. exhibit dangerous or disrespectful behaviours dangerous to self or others; and,
6. any other actions that the Society deems an abuse of the privilege.

The Society will implement the following or other sanctions as it deems appropriate:

1. provide a verbal or written warning to cease an abusive action;
2. place the User’s name on a list for consideration of further sanction;
3. fine the User or increase facility fees for that User; and,
4. suspend the User’s privilege until further notice.