While the equestrian sector is forced to stop, health crisis obliges, the French Federation of Riding claims to be able to take out the horses, in period of confinement, a "
vital
"
need
.
The Ministry of Agriculture was to communicate "
a protocol so that we can take horses out of clubs with a few chosen riders
," Serge Lecomte, president of the FFE, told AFP on Friday.
Still awaiting this green light, Serge Lecomte warns about “
the vital need for his ponies and horses to practice the physical exercises necessary to preserve their health
”.
According to him, its 6,500 establishments are in danger.
A misunderstanding that he considers "
legitimate whereas horse riding is an outdoor sport and allows natural physical distancing
".
“
The administration must hurry.
The horses have been stuck in their boxes for almost ten days
", he insists, adding" to
have agreed a protocol with the necessary precautions, in particular the traceability of all the riders, all the owners who will go to the establishments
" .
In a press release, the FFE recalls that even before the reconfinement, it had "
strongly alerted elected officials to the importance of keeping the clubs open, especially for the well-being of equines
".
An action which "
through the voice of Julien Denormandie, Minister of Agriculture and Food, authorizes horse owners and those with a boarded horse, to 'continue to travel to take care of them'
" .
