Federal Military Equestrian Institute

The Eidgenössische Militärpferdeanstalt (EMPFA) was a federal organization with the mandate to train horses, so-called remonten , for the cavalry of the Swiss Army .

history

In 1890 the Central Remontendepot (CRD) was created, which was renamed the Federal Military Horse Institute in 1950 . The Swiss Air Force was formed on the adjacent Beundenfeld in 1914 . In 1964 , Henri Chammartin , a rider at the institute, won Olympic gold in dressage . In the 1960s, up to 1,500 horses were kept and up to 600 young horses made fit for duty every year. In 1972 the cavalry was abolished in Switzerland. As a result, a merger of the operation with the national stud in Avenches was discussed in Parliament and the Federal Council .

When it became foreseeable that the EMPFA would cease operations, the National Horse Center was founded as a cooperative in 1995 with the aim of taking over the previous tasks of the EMPFA on a smaller scale.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "WE TRAINED ABOUT 600 YOUNG HORSES PER YEAR" , Horse Week, May 18, 2016
2. ↑ Privatization of the Federal Military Horse Institute, Federal press release in December 1994
3. ↑ Answer of the Federal Council to a parliamentary question from National Councilor Gottlieb Geissbühler 1986 ( memento of the original from November 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Parlament.ch  
4. ↑ Privatization of the Federal Military Horse Institute, Federal press release in December 1996

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