European Horse Network
The European Horse Network is a network to exchange views on political developments affecting the horse sector in Europe, to discuss and define common interests on the political agenda, to discuss and define technical and R&D issues of common interest to move for development of the horse sector in Europe, to increase the visibility and impact of the horse sector in Europe and horse welfare in all its aspects.
FEIF is one of the founding members of the European Horse Network. Other members are the British Horse Society (BHS), European Federation Thoroughbred Breeders (EFTBA), European Pari Mutuel Association (EPMA), International Equestrian Federation (FEI), Swedish Horse Council Foundation (HNS), International Federation Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), Central Europe Racing Federation (KMET), Pole-Filiere Equine – representing the Network of European Equestrian Regions, European Trotting Union (UET), World Federation for Sport Horses Breeders (WBFSH), World Horse Welfare, European Draught Horse Federation (FECTU), European Equestrian Federation (EEF).
The European Horse Network organises annual conferences. These conferences aim on getting the horse industry on the agenda of members of parliament (MEP). One of the issues in those conferences is the place equines take in the economical perspective of the EU. In certain rules and regulations they are considered to be livestock, fitting in agricultural rules, in other rules as consumer goods. The aim is to get them into their own category.
Click here for the EHN position statements.
Click here to read more about the European Horse Network. FEIF is represented in EHN by Marko Mazeland.
News from EHN
EHN meets European parliamentarians
On July 13, 2017 the European Horse Network met European parliamentarians to raise awareness of the many economic and environmental benefits of Equestrian Tourism, a fast-growing activity In about forty years, in a society where leisure is increasingly taking place,...
Horses in the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU
The European Horse Network (EHN) published its view on the position of horses in the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union. So far, horses are considered too easily as agricultural animals and part of the food chain, without respect for other...
EHN Newsletter March 2017
European Horse Network (EHN) - a non-profit network of stakeholders acting at a World, European, National or Regional level within the European horse sector - has published the March 2017 newsletter. The newsletter addresses the many items EHN is working on: -...