Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre ( hy, Հովիկ Հայրապետյանի անվան Ձիասպորտի Կենտրոն), is a large

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

complex and

horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...

hippodrome The hippodrome ( el, ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words ''hippos'' (ἵππος; "horse") and ''dromos'' (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used i ...

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

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, opened in 2001. The centre occupies an area of 85 hectares at the southern

Shengavit District Shengavit ( hy, Շենգավիթ վարչական շրջան, ''Šengavit' varčakan šrĵan''), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the distric ...

of the capital city.

History

The Equestrian Sport in Armenia was founded in 1953 and is currently directed by the Equestrian Federation of Armenia (FEA), globally recognized by the

International Federation for Equestrian Sports The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. An FEI code of conduct protects the welfare of the horses from physical abu ...

(FEI). With the increasing interest towards the equestrian sport in Armenia, the Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre was founded in 2001. The centre consists of an 1800 meters-long horse racing hippodrome, one outdoor and one indoor equestrian international competitions arenas. The centre is also home to the Jockey restaurant.Hippodrome
The centre is the regular venue for many domestic and regional competitions. Currently, it is the only equestrian centre in Armenia with an indoor arena. The headquarters of the Federation of Equestrian sport of Armenia are located in the centre.

References

{{Yerevan landmarks Horse racing venues in Armenia Sports venues completed in 2001 Sports venues in Yerevan Equestrian organizations