As part of its social responsibility initiatives, "LaBiance" International Travel and Event Agency JSC organized a meeting between the "Moscow Riding Club for the Disabled" and the Turkish Equestrian Foundation (TBV) from December 21 to 23, 2021. The event aimed to foster collaboration and facilitate the exchange of expertise in equine-assisted therapy for children with disabilities.

Turkey and Russia will cooperate on the implementation of a special therapeutic program based on the method of hippotherapy (with horseback riding), which aims to improve the health of disabled children and support their integration into society.

At the end of the three-day meeting in Ankara, it was announced that a consensus had been reached between the Turkish and Russian sides on cooperation in this field.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Moscow Riding Club for the Disabled (MKKI) and the Turkish Equestrian Foundation (TBV) to cooperate on the use of hippotherapy treatment in the healing process of children with disabilities within the framework of a project that was developed by TBV with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Turkey, Hacettepe University, the Turkish Association of Physiotherapists, the Association of Occupational Therapists, the Association of Speech Therapists and the Association of Children with Cerebral Palsy. There are respectively specific tasks within this project to realize the goal of the Turkish aspect to make hippotherapy accessible to children with disabilities and their families:

• Establishing a productive cooperation between TBV and MKKI to prepare and implement training certification programs in order to standardize the training of hippotherapists;
• Defining principles of therapy, therapist training, education and training of educators;
• Organizing exchange programs of practical therapy sessions for children with disabilities between Turkey and Russia.

In his statement to the President of TBV, Attorney Burak Koç said that “as a Turkish counterpart, we are very happy that we can benefit from the rich experience of our Russian friends in this field, and we are ready to do the needed work and implement concrete actions together with all the stakeholders of the project in order to realize the cooperation plans during 2022 and establish a hippotherapy center, which Turkey has a high need for.”

Speaking on behalf of the Russian delegation, ICCI Executive Director Oleg Soloviev stated that “they welcome with interest the project of their Turkish partners and are ready to provide any constructive support so that the friendly and brotherly country of Turkey will establish its own center in the field of hippotherapy according to international standards.”

Speaking on behalf of "LaBiance" International Travel and Event Agency JSC, which organized this business meeting in Ankara, General Director of the company Natalia Pavlovicheva stated: "We have carried out many commercial projects between Turkey and Russia, and we are especially pleased to support this initiative—not for profit, but because it holds great public value for both countries. As a company, we will continue to provide all the necessary support we can to help bring this project to life."