NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HORSE TOURISM

For the development of tourism to a large extent plays a role the availability of
natural resources, climatic features, the area of the country, the cultural and historical
heritage. The greater the number of the natural and cultural resources and the more
carefully and rationally are used and protected, the more are the opportunities for tourism.
The more attention is paid to them, the higher the level of tourism development is in the
region.
For long time now, it has been proved the fact that tourism is one of the most
promising areas of the world economy, which ensures social well-being and quality of life,
development of solidarity between countries and regions. The development of tourism and
its varieties is largely determined by the availability of rich resources: expanded territory,
climatic diversity, abundance of natural and historical and cultural attractions, which
contribute to the formation of high tourist and recreational potential in a certain country.
One of the varieties of tourism that has huge social and recreational opportunities, this is
the equestrian tourism. The Latin word equestre, meaning horse, prompts that this is a type
of tourism using horses as a means of transportation, as well as a kind of active recreation
and sports.