European Trotting Union

The federations main purpose "is the promotion of trotting races and horse breeding in Europe as well as their integrity and prestige in the world".

[1] Its headquarters are in the country of the General Secretariat and the federation's current president is Marjaana Alaviuhkola.

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden were the founding members in 1973.

Since then have Finland (1974), Switzerland (1975), Spain (1977), Malta (1991), Czech Republic (1998), Slovenia (2005), Estonia (2006), Russia (2006) and Hungary (2008) joined the European Trotting Union.

[2] UET's above-mentioned purpose, to promote "trotting races and horse breeding in Europe as well as their integrity and prestige in the world"[1] is carried out through different methods.

[5] The European Grand Circuit was a series of Group I races taking place in UET countries during a year.