A CABALLO POR COLOMBIA (ACPC), is an Equestrian Tourism project for the market of High Level Adventure Riders worldwide, committed to economic, environmental and social sustainability, consequently in this document the actions, procedures and policies tending to achieve this purpose.

PROMOTING PARTNERS ORIENTED TO SUSTAINABILITY

From homes in villages that prepare traditional foods for lunch during our rides, to the non riding activities partners, we choose to work with people that are oriented to develop their communities and environments in a sustainable way: In Santander the Paso Fino Colombiano interactive show, the Cotton workshop experience, Historical talks, Eco City Tours, Bee´ s experience, Ant´ s experience, Coffee experience, Rafting, Waterfalls experiences. In llanos Hato experiences, Artisanal Tack shops. In Villa de Leyva Wool fabrics experiences, Ceramics experiences, Carranga music experience.

ANIMAL CARE

In addition to the normal care of our animals, we do other things trying to help their well being:

When our horses get old, we retire them, they die with us. Unfortunately many horse owners, when they face this situation, sell their horses not knowing what their destination will be (or pretending not to know).

We love dogs and we try to have as many as we can, always adopted from the kennels around.

WASTE REDUCTION

We try hard and encourage our partners, to reduce the use of single use plastic elements, e.g. we supply riders with rigid (reusable) plastic bottles for water that we refill when necessary from big bins of purified water.

We collect horse manure when we transit through towns. In addition to avoid organic waste in the streets, it is a sign of respect for the community.

You will be also part of our new program «La Vereda más limpia» a contest that encourages children from the rural areas to do a better solid waste mangement.

CO2 REDUCTION

After the first hazardous journey through the Tao territory in the lands of Santander, we fell in love with those lands and decided to start a reforestation project that had been maturing for some time. After three years of visiting on horseback practically the entire province, we found the ideal terrain near the municipality of Oiba, planting 40,000 trees of the Eucaliptus Grandis species on lands that had been deforested to give way to inefficient livestock operations. The plantation is now fully established and has been an important source of employment in the area.

Up to 2022, with this project, we have captured 6.066 tons of CO2 (audited and certified), what makes our activities as a group, by far, CO2 negative.

SUSTAINABILITY POLICY

Declarations:

a) ACPC is committed to complying with the regulations of the activity, particularly the ones contained in the current Tourism Law Act (Ley 2068 de 2020) and its Sustainable Tourism Policy.

ACPC will report irregularities in compliance with current legislation to the competent authorities, especially those that violate cultural and natural heritage, as well as social integrity.

b) ACPC is committed to preventing the illegal trafficking of flora and fauna species and demands the same commitment from its suppliers and commercial allies.

c) ACPC is committed to preventing the illicit traffic of cultural property, and demands this same commitment from its suppliers and commercial allies.

d) ACPC is committed to preventing trade and sexual exploitation with minors, and reporting cases according to current legislation and requires this same commitment from its business partners and suppliers.

e) ACPC continuously advances actions and strategies aimed at maintaining and improving its management in the field of sustainability, headed by its Sustainability Committee.

f) ACPC is committed to the social development of the areas where it operates and consequently hires for the development of its activities primarily personnel from these regions with a remuneration higher than that of the market without any discrimination for reasons of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.

g) ACPC is committed to complying with current legislation and in this sense demands this same commitment from its employees, allies and suppliers, verifying the suitability and legality of the companies or persons that hires.

Asegurar una experiencia de aventura real, controlando los riesgos inherentes a ella, es una de nuestras principales preocupaciones, desde la seguridad física de los participantes, pasando por la confiabilidad de los alimentos y por supuesto en lo referente a la bioseguridad. Para mitigar los riesgos implícitos en la actividad, capacitamos a los guías de manera permanente y damos a los participantes indicaciones clave sobre la seguridad antes de las travesías.

Seguridad Física

Hacemos revisión de las rutas pocos días antes de la realización de las travesías para confirmar las adecuadas condiciones de seguridad y estado de las vías y usamos elementos de comunicación (radios de 2 vías y rastreador satelital) para mantener contacto permanente con el vehículo de soporte, compañía de asistencia y autoridades.

Seguridad en los alimentos

Trabajamos con aliados conscientes de la importancia de la higiene en los procesos y la calidad de las materias primas usadas y nuestro equipo verifica previamente el cumplimiento de estas condiciones en todos los sitios donde hay consumo de alimentos durante la actividad.

Bioseguridad

Cumplimos con todos los protocolos de bioseguridad definidos en los estándares internacionales y por el gobierno nacional para minimizar el riesgo de contagio por COVID 19 tales como el uso de elementos de protección, distanciamiento, lavado frecuente de manos, uso de desinfectantes y gel antibacterial, capacitación al personal de apoyo y verificación del cumplimiento de los protocolos y buenas prácticas por parte de nuestros aliados.