It’s never too early to lobby for additional Government support and Horse Sport Ireland has today called for increased Government funding of €5 Million in Budget 2020.
This double the total Government allocation to Ireland’s National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport to €10 Million per year.
The annual economic benefit of the sport horse industry is put at €816 Million and it claims to support over 14,000 jobs throughout rural Ireland.
There is support for the request provided by the launch this week of the Horse Sport Ireland Industry Economic Forum 2020 Budget Campaign.
The Forum has met on several occasions this year and comprises of members of the Sport Horse Alliance Group, members of the Board of Horse Sport Ireland and key regional sector individuals from around the Country.
The Forums’ objective is to formalise, consolidate and amplify the Horse Sport Ireland strategic priorities of resource mobilisation, sector engagement and county/regional support.
The key vision of the Forum is to develop and integrate stakeholder communications to raise national awareness of the importance of the Sport Horse Sector in Ireland. The Forum seeks to translate the overarching objectives of the Strategic Plan into specific, aligned and inspirational messages so that all stakeholders in the industry can illustrate the importance sport horse sector locally.
The immediate purpose of the Forum is to seek additional financial support from our Government in the upcoming 2020 budget.
This funding will be invested throughout the sport horse industry in order to stimulate the industry, create jobs, increase exports and finally realise the sport horse sector’s true potential.
The Horse Sport Ireland Industry Economic Forum seeks to amplify this message and secure the additional funding through their campaign in the coming weeks.
It is backed up by strong evidence which is always a winner for officials weighing up competitng demands and it can be seen in full right here.
