The foundation was the decision of the national Tent Pegging associations of Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Norway in December 2018. The official ETPA foundation ceremony took place at the General Assembly of the International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) on January 29th 2019 in Muscat, the capital of Oman. The objective is not only to popularise the former cavalry sport in the four member states, but also to support arising Tent Pegging groups in other European countries to set up and develop their national associations. In doing so, the ETPA enables other motivated and interested riders to partake in this great sport.