Economic impact of equestrian events, examples from France

Celine Vial (), Eric Barget and Fabien Clipet
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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
Eric Barget: CDES - Centre de Droit et d'Economie du Sport - UNILIM - Université de Limoges
Fabien Clipet: 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, CDES - Centre de Droit et d'Economie du Sport - UNILIM - Université de Limoges, Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: In France, equestrian sports and leisure have been growing since the 1990s. Consequently the number of equestrian sporting events has multiplied. In this context, we wonder in what ways these events could participate in local economic development. To answer this question, we built a research program aiming at analysing economic, social and environmental impacts, in the short and long run, of different kinds of equestrian sporting events. Our first results are presented here and focus on the economic impact of small to medium size events. Using economic base theory, we studied the economic effects of six sporting equestrian events which took place in various French regions. The total economic impact of these events for the county has always been evaluated as higher than the organizational budget. Our results highlight the role of these small to medium size events for rural development of local areas and can lead to recommendations to improve economic impact of equestrian sporting events.

Keywords: equine economy; horse; equine world; sport event; environmental impact; loisir équestre; tourisme equestre; impact socio économique; développement rural; cheval; sport; filière équine; compétition sportive; impact environnemental; compétition équestre; france (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Published in The new equine economy in the 21st century, 136, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 264 p., 2015, Publication - European Association for Animal Production, 978-90-8686-824-7

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