General The French Equestrian Federation was founded in 1921. In 1963, an
Association nationale pour le tourisme équestre (ANTE) was created with the support of the
Haras nationaux, and grew thanks to the new popular craze for leisure riding. In 1971, the Poney Club de France appeared, thanks to the renewed support of the
Haras nationaux, reaping the rewards of the penetration of
pony riding among children. The CREIF now heads 8 departments:
Paris,
Seine-et-Marne,
Yvelines,
Essonne,
Hauts-de-Seine,
Seine-Saint-Denis,
Val-de-Marne and
Val-d'Oise, representing more than 600 equestrian associations and establishments affiliated to the FFE and more than 100,000 licensees, its mission is to encourage, promote, develop and organize equestrian activities in all forms and practices. The main reason why the FFE has not updated its statutes is that the Lamour law de facto imposes an under-representation in voting rights of commercial equestrian clubs, which represent the majority in number, to the benefit of non-commercial structures. The FFE's new statutes were adopted at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 June 2006, raising hopes of normalized relations between the French government and the FFE. As a result, in September 2006, the FFE was once again approved by the public authorities. In a decree dated December 21, 2006, the Minister for Youth, Sports and the Voluntary Sector once again granted the FFE the delegation provided for in article 131-14 of the French Sports Code, thus putting an end to several years of conflict between the association and the public authorities. In 2008, the FFE's statutes underwent further changes. The head office was moved from
Boulogne-Billancourt to the
Federal Equestrian Park de
Lamotte-Beuvron.
Members == List of presidents ==