Horses
The New Life of Neptune Collonges
While many racehorses end their careers quietly grazing in a meadow, some owners want to give their champions a second career. Such is the case with these two great horses, "Neptune Collonges" and "Prince des Ifs", who after winning many Group races, in France and in the UK, are now destined for a n...
A Legendary Land, 150 Years of the Vincennes Racetrack
A return to the heyday of the Paris-Vincennes Racecourse to mark the 150th anniversary of the most famous trotting racetrack in France. With its legendary race the Prix d'Amérique, the Vincennes "Temple", as it is known to punters, is renowned throughout the world: from America to Japan to Africa, e...
Cross-Country, the Battle of Lords
Cross-country is a splendid discipline, perhaps the noblest of all in the philosophical sense of the term. It’s the discipline of patient men and women who take the time to work on maturer horses that have left the giddiness of their youth behind them.
The trainers are highly skilled at fine tuning...
Inside the Ring: The Cadre Noir Set to Music
In this highly prestigious equestrian show, the Cadre Noir of Saumur, accompanied by the Paris Instrumental Ensemble, present us with a display of French horsemanship at its very finest.
Composed of 15 “tableaux”, in which the quintessence of equestrian art is combined with the works of great compos...
Passion in the blood
They train together, travelling the racetracks of France and abroad, sharing the victories and also the defeats… They are A FAMILY and their lives revolve around racing. Their passion for horses comes from their elders: “Daughter or son of...” they’ve made it their profession and it fills their ever...
Roxanna de Barbray, on a Knife Edge
Italian emigrants without a penny to their name, the Donati family worked for a variety of stable owners until one of their bosses went bankrupt and left them a building with a few looseboxes, an ageing sulky and some harnesses... but no horses! After a life lived in the shadow of others when it cam...
The Great Pardubice Steeplechase
An opportunity to discover one of the loveliest and oldest steeplechase races in Europe and the world. A story studded with outstanding performances. We explore the 6,900 metre track with its 31 obstacles, combining gallops on both grass and clay, on which the horses run for about 10 minutes! But th...
The Jockey Agent
"Jockey agent": a curious job performed by only a handful of people in France. The jockey agent manages his client’s career by securing the horses that he will ride in races. Well connected, a good negotiator and trainer, he manages the schedule and the physical and mental well-being of the jockey, ...
The Merciless Farlow des Mottes
Every year, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris becomes synonymous with everlasting recognition. Created in 1874, it’s one of the world’s most legendary and extreme challenges with its 5,800 metre course, 23 obstacles (including the monstrous Rail Ditch and Fence, also known as “The Justice of the Peac...
200 Years of Equestrian Passion in Mauritius
As they prepare to celebrate 200 years of racing on their island, the Mauritians open their doors to us, sharing their home movies and their history. They are Hindu, Tamil, Muslim, Buddhist, Taoist, Catholic and Protestant; they live thousands of kilometres from the lands in which their ancestors we...
