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They support the FITE in its various missions and are key players in the development of equestrian tourism and sports.
Through an MoU signed in 2017, the FEI exclusively recognizes the FITE for its missions to promote, regulate and organize international equestrian tourism, leisure and competition. It also mandates the FITE to manage outdoor riding disciplines.
The Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, meeting on 5 and 6 May 2022, granted the FITE participatory status with the EPA. It thus joins the very restricted circle of partner organizations of the Council of Europe for Cultural Routes alongside leading NGOs such as UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization.
Its objectives are to represent nature sports in Europe; to promote the benefits of nature sports, their advantages for physical and mental health and well-being, education, economic development, European citizenship, environmental awareness and territorial development; to support the organization and management of nature sports on both a national and transnational basis; to encourage transnational approaches and the recognition of leaders, instructors and coaches, in order to develop mobility and employment; and finally to develop initiatives that promote access to and the responsible and sustainable use of natural areas.
Through its network of members and partners in Europe, it develops ongoing exchanges on rural policies and their implementation, with the dual aim of improving operational efficiency in the field and strengthening dialogue with European institutions.
Their ambition is to create the first European equestrian itinerary (also for walkers and cyclists), to promote gentle roaming and cultural diversity in Europe. The aim of the Association Européenne de la Route d'Artagnan, of which FITE is a founding member, is to offer a sustainable tourism offering, highlighting rural areas, the local economic fabric and equestrian heritage in all its tangible and intangible dimensions. In May 2021, this itinerary became the first equestrian route to be certified as a Cultural Itinerary by the Council of Europe.
