Role and missions of the CDTE

What is the CDTE?

Missions in their department:

The Comités Départementaux de Tourisme Equestre (Departmental Equestrian Tourism Committees) are the FFE's decentralised bodies responsible for equestrian tourism at departmental level, formed by the Comité Départemental d'Equitation (Departmental Riding Committee)
This is a registered charity.
The Comité Départemental de Tourisme represents the CNTE to the various departmental authorities and is linked to the Comité Régional de Tourisme Equestre by an agreement (same principle at regional level as for the Fédération Française d'Equitation and the Comité National de Tourisme Equestre).
The CDTE acts as a link between the CNTE and the Regional Equestrian Tourism Committees, as well as with affiliated groups (riding schools and riders' associations) and licensed riders

The tasks of the Comité Départemental de Tourisme Equestre are carried out within the framework of the delegation granted by the Fédération Française d'Équitation.
In particular, they concern
1.The organisation and coordination of activity calendars.
2.The definition of all regulations concerning equestrian activities for any applications where these so provide.
3.The organisation of actions to promote equestrian tourism activities: the editing and publication of documents.
4.Participation in all organisations by affiliation or agreement in order to promote equestrian tourism activities.
5.Any other mission entrusted to the CNTE by the FFE within the framework of the agreement between them.

Object in their department

1.To develop a taste for and the practice of equestrian tourism, trekking, raids, horse riding and carriage driving in all their forms, and, in general, to govern and organise all leisure and tourism activities linked to the use of horses in the countryside, as well as equestrian events relating to these specific activities.
2.To defend the paths and tracks and their free use, and the creation of bridleway routes and stopover centres
3. To guide and coordinate the activities of bridleway tourism, trekking and leisure riding centres and stopover centres. To represent and defend the material and moral interests of riders or structures representing them with all bodies, in all places and in all communities.
4.To develop all actions in favour of the environment and its protection, in close liaison with the ministries and administrations concerned and all partners working in the same spirit.
5. To take part in economic and tourist development actions within the framework of regional planning in liaison with the ministries, administrations and partners concerned.
6respect, and ensure that its members respect, the rules of supervision, the rules of the disciplines, the rules against human doping, the rules against animal doping, the rules of hygiene and the rules of safety.

THE FFE
(French Equestrian Federation)

CNDS

(National Centre for the Development of Sport)

https://www.cnds.info/web/Accueil