Rhineland Equestrian Association

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Logo of the Equestrian Sports Association Rhineland eV

The Equestrian Sports Association Rhineland eV is the umbrella organization for all riders , drivers and vaulters in the Rhineland . The abbreviation PSVR is also the common slang term.

The PSVR was founded in Bonn in 1924 as the "Verband der Reit- und Fahrvereine Rheinland eV". The association is now based at Gut Langfort in Langenfeld in the Rhineland, where the Rhineland riding and driving school is also located. In 2019 it belonged to almost 570 equestrian clubs, in which a total of around 60,000 equestrians are organized. In addition, about 480 horse farms belong to the PSVR.

The PSVR is organized in the federal German umbrella organization Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung (FN), which in turn is part of the international umbrella organization Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and is responsible for equestrian sports within the German Olympic Sports Confederation . In addition, the PSVR is a member of the State Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia .

The honorary president of the PSVR is Friedrich Witte, the board of directors is André Kolmann, who was previously a member of the executive committee.

tasks

The PSVR's area of ​​activity is the organization of equestrian sport as a tournament and popular sport as well as horse keeping . Equestrian training and further education as well as advising members are also important. Further areas of responsibility result from this: veterinary medicine , animal welfare , representation of the interests of equestrians ( riding law ) and landscape protection . The PSVR also organizes its own equestrian events such as the Rhenish Championships, the Rhineland State Tournament and the Rhenish Mass Sports Festival.

Tournament disciplines within the PSVR are:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hanno Vredens from Gut Langfort , Rheinische Post , May 9, 2012