Horse Sport Ireland

Meeting (11-20)

Members of the HSI Economic Forum reached out to local politicians to gain support for the sport horse sector. The HSI reps would have discussed with their DPOs how the sport horse industry contributes to the economy of their constituency and how this sector is underfunded and needs additional funding from the government to reach the sport horse industry's true potential.

Phone call (21-30)

Many HSI reps called their local DPOs on behalf of the HSI Economic Industry Forum to discuss increasing/additional funding for HSI. Some stakeholders made phone calls to their local DPO as a follow up communication after having met the said DPO in person to ask if they had made any progress in seeking additional funding. Some of HSI's reps have also been texting their local DPO. These texts included asking for a meeting in person, discussing HSI's request for additional funding, and discussing local newspaper articles about HSI's quest for additional funding.

Letter (6-10)

Members of the HSI Economic Forum wrote letters to their local DPO. These letters would have contained: The sport horse economic contribution to the Irish economy Employment figures of the sport horse sector The Sport Horse success rate in international competitions Horse Sport Ireland plans to use this additional funding to finance the following: -Sport Horse Production Pathway -Sport Horse Identification Database -National Equine Education Pathway -Invest in a global market campaign for equine tourism -Expanding their High Performance Programme Other forms of written communication include requests for meetings with local DPO, thank you letters after having secured a meeting with DPO, requests for follow up information about HSI's request for additional funding .