Scope of Activities
Polish Equestrian Academy
Polish Equestrian Academy - a national effort to support growth, promote equestrianism (professional and amateur) and back sport and recreational horse breeding, with the following competences:
- Coordinating programs and activities in the field of professional and amateur riding, as well as endurance racing and tourism
- Advancing physical education
- Implementation of sponsorship programs and support of talented riders
- Provision of scientific and expert resources
- A research and information hub for equestrian enthusiasts in all disciplines: sports, recreational, tourist, therapeutic and preventative
Horsemanship
- All equestrian and non-equestrian activities associated with horses, including:
- Professional sports
- Amateur sports
- Recreational riding
- Tourism
- Preventative Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- National mission
- Developing capacity and diversity in building a strong Polish equestrian brand
- Reviving the memory, tradition and history of Polish horseback riding
Goals of The Academy
- Popularization of physical education
- Development of equestrianism
- Identification and support of talented riders
- Increasing the number of rider
- Training and research increasing the quality of Polish horsemanship
- Education and promotion of best practices
- Horseback riding as a product
Obszary działalności
Education
- Search for and develop young talents (scholarship fund)
- Development of in-school or in-university equestrian club sections
- Master-student programs
- Elementary school physical education horseriding programs
- Educational materials for schools and equestrian centers
- Lessons in primary and secondary schools
- Promoting conscious riding, with particular emphasis on mutual horse and rider safety
Training and Vocational Courses
- Domestic and foreign sessions and trainings with outstanding trainers and players
- Cooperation with foreign facilities and overseas clubs
- Development of educational and linguistic competences amongst instructors and trainers
- Raising professional qualifications
- Forming a network of horseback tourism hubs
- Creating and implementing programs for people at risk of social exclusion (older people, addicts, people with intellectual disabilities)
Consolidation of the Equestrian Society
- Industry representation, including trainers, players, instructors, amateurs, judges, veterinarians, blacksmiths, saddlers, park builders, physiotherapists, reconstruction and demonstration groups, reporters, shops, travel agencies and offices, internet portals, publishing houses.
- A joint offer for centers, stables, clubs, riding schools, horse riding arenas
- Creating joint initiatives with organizations professionally utilizing horses
Research & Development
- Implementation of research projects focusing on increasing physical activity of children and adolescents
- Development of an equestrian program offer as an opportunity to increase and promote family, educational and health tourism
- Implementation of innovative research projects related to the horse's movement, feeding schemes and breadth of use (qualified sport and recreation)
- Establishment of a management and monitoring model for horse breeding in Poland
- Statistics, biodiversity within a full spectrum of pedigrees, molecular and population genetics
- Big data development and analysis (sporting and breeding results)
- Research and analysis of the equestrian tourism market
Marketing
- Promotion of Polish equestrianism and increasing its competitiveness in the international arena
- Conducting nationwide campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle and physical activity
- Supporting and popularizing social, amateur and mass events with the participation of horses
- Creating and participating in radio and television programs
- Producing films and documentaries
- Preparation and distribution of promotional and advertising materials
- Participation in fairs, competitions and equestrian events
- Popularization of horseback tourism on the domestic and foreign markets
Partners
Financial Instruments
- Rural Area Development Program
- County Employment Office
- Regional and National Operational Programs
- Partners and Sponsors
- Goverment and Municipal administration
- Business institutions
- EU Funds
- Own sources