Economical assessments of the saddle horse industry in Europe: what tools for common data?

Geneviève Bigot (), Celine Vial (), Xavier Dornier, Yves Surry and Henrik Andersson ()
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Geneviève Bigot: UMR METAFORT - Mutations des activités des espaces et des formes d'organisation dans les territoires ruraux - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroParisTech - VAS - VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
Celine Vial: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation
Xavier Dornier: Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation
Yves Surry: ALISS - Alimentation et sciences sociales - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Henrik Andersson: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Unlike other animal productions mainly oriented towards food production, the horse industry has no common economic databases at the European level and consequently remains invisible to European stakeholders. In order to try solving this problem, we tested a comparative analysis on key variables (numbers of animals, firms, employments…) published by the saddle horse industry between seven European countries: F-France, G-Germany, UK-United Kingdom, B-Belgium, N-Nederland, S-Sweden and I-Ireland. If all countries pointed out the total amount of horses, only three of them (F, G, I) specified the number of horses specialized in sport and leisure, or for breeding. Each country identified the exact number of licensed riders but estimated a total amount of practitioners without specifying methods. The number of firms varied greatly between countries according to administrative statutes and main activities. The assessment of jobs appeared comparable: 10 to 12 horses to create one full-time in leisure activities (I, S) and only 4 to 5 horses in competition activities (G, I). Finally, two methods were mainly used to assess the global economic weight of this industry: the total turnover of all firms from breeding to the various equestrian activities (F, G, B) or the total expenditures spent by horse owners, horse show spectators and public funds (UK, N, I). This analysis pointed out some obstacles for European professionals to elaborate common databases. The use of economic models (such as input-output analysis) should also help to assess the socio-economic impacts of equine activities at different territorial levels.

Keywords: horse; economic analysis; data analysis; cheval; équidé; analyse économique; analyse de données; europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-08-29
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Published in 67. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Aug 2016, Belfast, United Kingdom. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 22, 2016, Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production

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