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International Meeting of Equestrian Tourism

Aim of this meeting

The FITE wishes to bring together local, national and European decision makers, associations of outdoor sports, tourism and rurality, stakeholders of equestrian tourism and equestrians. The objective is to exchange on the different practices, to share ideas, to promote outdoor sports and in particular equestrian tourism as well as its economic, societal and environmental benefits, with a particular implication of territories and rurality. All organizations are invited to participate!

Les Rencontres Internationales du Tourisme Équestre
First edition!

13th of September, 2022

The first edition was organized in parallel with the ENOS Outdoor Sports Euro'Meet in Silkeborg, Denmark.

How did the idea come about?

The first international meeting of equestrian tourism is born in 2021 from an initiative of the FITE Board of Directors having the will to exchange on the actions around equestrian tourism and to share this practice to the greatest number.

The President of the FITE, Frédéric BOUIX, approved this project and wished to organize an international event for 2022. The preparation of this meeting has been entrusted to the Equestrian Tourism Committee and the FITE Board of Directors.

An event to exchange

Outdoor sports, of which equestrian tourism is a part, contribute to the vitality of the territories, notably through the discovery of their cultural, historical and natural heritage.

With this event, the FITE wanted to bring together decision-makers and stakeholders of equestrian tourism, in order to cooperate and create promising projects for the territories, from the local to the international level.

2022 EDITION

Conseil d'administration FITE @FITE LS
Conseil d'administration FITE @FITE LS

The first International Meeting of Equestrian Tourism, organized on September 13, 2022 by the FITE, brought together the stakeholders of equestrian tourism and outdoor sports from 9 different nations. 

The objective of this Meeting, launched at the initiative of the FITE Board of Directors and the Equestrian Tourism Committee, was to exchange on the different practices, to share ideas, to promote outdoor sports and in particular equestrian tourism as well as its economic, societal and environmental benefits, with a particular involvement of territories and rurality. This meeting was also an opportunity to present the initiatives of several countries that have chosen horse riding and tourism to develop equestrian activities and their territory. Finally, they allowed all the actors to meet again after the interruption of the activities because of the difficult sanitary context and to share tracks of development and collaboration for the whole sector.

Ouverture des Rencontres @FITE_LS
Ouverture des Rencontres @FITE_LS

4 topics have been covered during this Meeting: 

  • Equestrian tourism and rural development,
  • The creation and promotion of equestrian routes,
  • Equestrian tourism, its interrelation with other forms of tourism and cooperation with other outdoor sports,
  • Crossing borders on horseback in the European Union.

Several project leaders spoke in plenary before discussing each topic in round tables. 

Find the summary of this Meeting and the resulting recommendations in "useful documents". 

Registration fee

Single price: 150€
This fee includes the conferences, lunch and activities during the day. 
50% discount on the registration of the 3rd person from the same organization will be applied. 
Participants at the Euro’Meet will have free access to the FITE Meeting.

Location: Vejlsøhus Hotel & Konferencecenter, Vejlsøvej 51, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark.

A message from the FITE President

"This first International Meeting of Equestrian Tourism has highlighted very concrete actions for everyone and for the future work of the FITE. This Meeting is the beginning of an adventure. It will call for other editions, with a next meeting in spring 2024. I encourage all participants, stakeholders of equestrian tourism, each Federation and each member of the FITE to bring these issues around equestrian tourism whether locally, nationally or internationally. Thank you to each of you for the richness of the discussions and exchanges."

– Frédéric BOUIX – FITE President

Registration and call for applications

Registration is open from the 16th of May, 2022 to the 21th of August, 2022. The FITE is launching a call for applications for interventions during the first International Meeting of Equestrian Tourism
Documents
Find all the useful documents

Program of the day, map of the site or communication elements, this space accompanies you to prepare this moment. 

Find the summary of this meeting and the recommendations which result from it for the stakeholders of equestrian tourism in French here and in English here

Discover the program in French here and in English here

Find a list of accomodation here

Get in touch !

All organizations are invited to participate! A contact email is available to appear in the contact list so as not to lose any information about these meetings. 
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