Humans, Horses and Events Management
Published on 12. March 2021
168 pages
978-1-78924-277-5 (ISBN)
Description
Horses are perhaps the most common non-human animal to feature in planned events, but although there is considerable research on equestrian sport, there is virtually none on equestrian events. This book begins to address this gap, using the National Championships of the Icelandic Horse as an extended case study to explain in depth the process of managing an event, as well as the larger theoretical implications of events management. Drawing on diverse viewpoints and theoretical perspectives, the book draws wider comparisons to connect events management to larger themes in the social sciences, such as human-animal relations; nationalism; place branding; event impacts; event experience; and inclusion and exclusion. The book is a contribution to two fields. In relation to human-animal studies, it focuses on how the Icelandic horse breed is marketed and celebrated through top-tier competition; whereas from an events management perspective, it considers the role of the event in community building, the practical and theoretical aspects of running a sustainable equestrian event, and the issues that arise in multispecies event contexts. This book: - Uniquely draws together events management and human-animal studies. - Is formed from empirical research conducted by a multinational team of events management and tourism researchers. - Uses a single, extended case study to explore a range of themes and issues, both empirically and theoretically. A valuable resource for researchers of events management, human-animal studies and tourism, this book also provides an in-depth look at end-to-end events management for industry professionals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
4,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78924-277-5 (9781789242775)
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Katherine Dashper | Gu?run Helgadottir | Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir
Humans, Horses and Events Management
Book
03/2021
CABI Publishing
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Persons
Katherine Dashper (PhD) is Professor and Director of Research Degrees in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research interests focus on gender and human-animal interactions in tourism, events, sport and leisure. She has published widely on these topics, including a research monograph Human-Animal Relationships in Equestrian Sport and Leisure (Routledge, 2017) and a co-edited collection Humans, Horses and Events Management (CABI, 2021). Gu?run Helgadottir is a professor of tourism at The University of South-Eastern Norway and Holar University, Iceland. She has led numerous research projects and published in international journals on equestrian tourism, events and tourism sustainability in addition to co-authoring and illustrating a textbook and a handbook of best practice in equestrian tourism. Gu?run has organized a number of conferences and volunteered at various events. She developed a diploma program of study in event management for Holar University in Iceland. She is an amateur equestrian. Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir is an assistant professor and the head of the department of Rural Tourism at Holar University, Iceland. Her educational and practical background is in management and business administration, tourism, equine science and agriculture. Her recent research focuses on horse events and equestrian tourism. She has published in international and domestic journals and books on tourism, events, horses, and business. She has written and published different kinds of teaching material for university level and practical handbooks for business operators, both individually and with international co-authors. She has led research- and business development projects and participated in organising international seminars and conferences on horses and tourism. She is an accredited young horse trainer within The Icelandic Horse Trainers Association, a horse breeder and an owner of a horse transport business.
Content
1: Introduction: Managing and Experiencing an Equestrian Event 1: THE MAKING OF AN EVENT 2: Event Communities 2A: FEIF, the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations. By Gunnar Sturluson and Gundula Sharman. 2B: The Event Community: the Icelandic Equestrian Association. By Larus Astmar Hannesson. 3: The Star of the Show: the Icelandic Horse. By Gu?run Stefansdottir and Vikingur Gunnarsson 2: MANAGING THE EVENT 4: Strategic Management of Horse-related Events: the Case of the National Championships of the Icelandic Horse (Landsmot) 1998-2008. By Runolfur Smari Stein?orsson and Hjoerny Snorradottir 5: Event Management and Organisation: the Execution of Landsmot, Reykjavik 2018. By Askell Hei?ar Asgeirsson 6: Segmentation, Marketing, Venue Selection and Competitiveness of Events. By Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir 3: EXPERIENCING THE EVENT 7: The Visitor Experience at a Horse Event. By Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir and Anna Lilja Petursdottir 8: Volunteering at Landsmot: Gaining Knowledge and Experience. By Kari Jaeger and Gu?run Helgadottir 9A: Horse Welfare at Events. By Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir 9B: Welfare Assessment of Icelandic Competition Horses. By Sigri?ur Bjoernsdottir. 4: THE MEANINGS OF THE EVENT 10: Identity Construction in Relation to Niche Events: Images of Landsmot in Social Media. By Susanna Heldt Cassel 11: Multispecies Encounters in Events. By Katherine Dashper 5: EVENT IMPACTS AND LEGACIES 12: Economic Impact Analysis of Events: Landsmot 2016. By Tobias Heldt 13: Community Impacts of Events: Resident Expectations and Experiences. By Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir 14: Event Legacies. By Gu?run Helgadottir and Katherine Dashper 6: COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS 15: Comparing Landsmot 2016 with Other Equestrian Events: the Case of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (TM) 2014 in Normandy. By Celine Vial and Eric Barget 16: Landsmot: a Short Documentary. By Ragnhildur Asvaldsdottir 17: Conclusions: Planning, Managing and Experiencing Equestrian Events. By Katherine Dashper, Gu?run Helgadottir and Ingibjoerg Sigur?ardottir
