Manager Equestrian Entrepreneurs and Associations

What does the KNHS do?
KNHS stands for the Royal Dutch Equestrian Sports Federation. We are the umbrella equestrian union in the Netherlands. The KNHS wants you to be able to ride with your horse with pleasure. Horse welfare, safety and integrity of the sport are our most important spearheads. We are there to help you with this. With expert advice, help when you need it and with different courses.

If you are a member of the KNHS, you can learn to ride a horse from qualified instructors at more than 250 FNRS-Maneges and 1,000 KNHS associations. You can ride competitions at any desired level where you are assessed by expert KNHS jury members. Every year we organize around 6,000 competitions, so plenty of choice!

We take care of horse welfare
The well -being of the horses is always central in our sport. We take care of research, knowledge, innovation, information, regulations and enforcement for horse -friendly equestrian sport.

We stand up for your interests
The KNHS represents 140,000 horse athletes. To ensure that you and your horse can practice the sport as well as possible, we stand up for your interests in addition to organizing the sport. This includes improving horse welfare, promoting equestrian sport, creating support for equestrian sport in politics and society, keeping open rider and men’s paths and road safety.

Working at the KNHS
Would you also like to work at the best and one of the largest sports unions in the Netherlands? Then quickly see if there is a suitable vacancy for you. Working at the KNHS means a workplace in the middle of equestrian sport at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo. The KNHS believes it is important to be an inclusive and honest employer. We always work from our core values: horse -friendly, knowledgeable, sustainable and hospitable.