Photo courtesy of Jacqui Lane
Useful Documents / Links
Whether you are considering access for equestrians on public tracks, trails, pathways beaches, forests etc. as a horse rider, equestrian or other organisation, or as a recreation planner, you need to know your stuff, from legislation to trail design, to be assured of success.
The links on this page will take you to useful resources currently available online.
We will have more resources uploaded to our member's section over time, so we encourage you to become a member of NZEAN to get these extra benefits. Remember, that by becoming a member you are also helping to increase the voice of recreational horse riders in New Zealand.
The National Equestrian Facilities Strategy has been developed in response to constraints being experienced by the equestrian community. These constraints include difficulty accessing suitable land and facilities, competing demands and pressures on existing sites, urban spawl, demands on volunteer and participant time and discretionary dollar, the funding climate and facility condition issues. These factors have formed the impetus for considering a more collaborative, inclusive, and pragmatic approach to facilities planning and management, with need for prioritised direction.
What is Equestrian Tourism?
Equestrian tourism emerged in the 1950s in Europe, and especially in Francei. Equestrian tourism can be defined as any travel related to the equine sector, and loosely grouped into1:
• Events based tourism – equestrians travelling to equestrian events, education, training, or shows
◦ Sport tourism – a sub-set of events based tourism with some unique characteristics
• Recreation tourism – commonly referred to as horse trekking; but often, mistakenly, focuses solely on commercial horse trekking operators
• Agribusiness Tourism – stud, training centre or scientific centre visits
Economic Impact Report on the New Zealand Sport Horse Industry
Alex Matheson Michèle E.M. Akoorie July, 2012
While this resource is over a decade old, it is still a valuable source of information on the size and scope of the sport horse industry in New Zealand. This excludes horses used for racing and breeding, so is a good indicator of the economic value of horses used for recreation.
Kāpiti’s first Cycleways, Walkways and Bridleways Strategy was
published in March 2004. It was a landmark document for our
community. This updated 2009 strategy builds on the previous
version by retaining the core elements of the vision, objectives and
policies.
Unformed Legal Roads (ULRs)
All unformed legal roads have the same legal status as a formed road. Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa (formerly The Walking Access Commission) is the body that handles all public access inquiries, disputes and negotiations. Although they have no powers of enforcement they are a good resource to help understand the legalities of access, and help facilitate meetings. Follow the link to their page and ULR resources.
