The French Horse and Riding Institute, acting for the equine sector of the future

The French Horse and Riding Institute is a public body which supports, on the national territory, the professional development of the equine sector, in a sustainable way. The institute's missions are related to every person, close from near and far, to the horse and riding sector.

The French Horse and Riding Institute, a public body in the equine sector's service

The French Horse and Riding Institute, with its two entities Haras nationaux and Cadre noir, is a public body which aims to act in the equine sector's service and has the ambition to be recognized as its public point of contact.

The main activities of the French Horse and Riding Institute are:

• research, innovation, development and passing on knowledge;
• training to develop professional skills;
• promoting French equestrian heritage;
• providing expertise and supporting the equine sector;
• the health and zootechnical traceability of horses;
• contributing to policies to support equestrian sports.

The French Horse and Riding Institute, a technical institute of reference

The institute's actions are aiming toward the equine sector operators, on the whole national territory. The French Horse and Riding Institute is right beside the professionals, the regional governments, the State, and every person involved in the equine sector.

The French Horse and Riding Institute brand and the Haras nationaux and Cadre noir brands offer products and services which are adapted to the public's expectations, depending on the society's evolutions. The institute, while being a technical institute of reference, has the ambition of promoting both an experience and an expertise, which are recognized in France and abroad.

The French Horse and Riding Institute online boutique, an opportunity for you to reflect the institute's values

This shop is dedicated to every horse and riding enthusiasts, who are willing to increase their expertises. You will be able to find products which embody and represent the IFCE: a technical institute of reference in the equine sector's service; for you to be able to represent them and to claim them for yourself.

The news about the French Horse and Riding Institute actions can be found out on the web site.