“OVERALL SAFET Y OF OUR FAVOURITE SPORT!” Reitsport Branche 01/ 2022 EEBA founding member EKKIA S.A.S., France, est. in 1967, full-range supplier in the equestrian sports trade. We spoke with Monique van Dooren-Westerdaal, COO, & Board Member at EEBA.What current conditions in the equestrian market motivated you to become a founding member of EEBA? There are several reasons to support the EEBA, but I would like to pick out one specific example: As an internationally operating full-range supplier in the equestrian sports trade, we see on a daily basis how differently the topic of safety in equestrian sports is dealt with in Europe. On the one hand, there is a lack of uniform norms and standards for safety products, but on the other hand, consumers also behave differently. For example, while safety airbags are already very popular in some countries, elsewhere people are still promoting the use of safety vests per se. A great