The Leisure Committee initiates the process of defining a quality assessment system, which shall be a guideline serving to describe the characteristics of a horse in relation to its qualifications as a willingness to be handled in the stable, during saddling, its behavior when riding in groups or alone, when exposed to different environment and surprises etc. The assessment system shall be developed over the coming years in close dialogue with educational institutions, the Breeding Committee and the Educational Committee.
During 2014 the Leisure Committee will seek to intensify cooperation with European Horse Network and FIte, as both organizations are politically important in relation to securing access for riders to nature. From the questionnaires filled in by member countries it is evident, that this questions is of major importance for leisure riding