What is Equirando

With around 1,000 participants from all over France and other countries (Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Morocco...), Equirando, organized under the aegis of the FITE by the FFE-CNTE, the French NETO, is the largest gathering of riders and drivers practicing equestrian tourism in Europe. 

Participants, known as Equirandins, come from all over Europe and converge freely on the rallying point. The principle is simple: everyone sets off from wherever they wish, accompanied or unaccompanied, solo, as a duo, with family or friends. The ride can last three days, a week, a month or even longer! Equirandins must cover a minimum of 100 kilometers on their approach rides.

These approach rides are non-competitive, with the utmost respect for the horse, the countryside and the environment. At each stage, they enable Equirandins to forge exceptional relations with the people they meet along the way or who welcome them. They also enable each participant to acquire or develop techniques specific to outdoor riding: topography, orientation, farriery, saddlery...