Horses
Richard the Lionheart
Portrait of a key figure in the racing world.
Still standing, stronger than ever, life has not been easy for Richard William Dénéchère, either on a personal or a professional level. But he always manages to bounce back, sometimes with the help of a little luck. Self-denial is the watchword. One thin...
The Man Who Loved Artists
Guy de Labretoigne is a horseman, equestrian art enthusiast and art expert. We go behind the scenes of the annual AR (T) CHEVAL contemporary art exhibition in Saumur, of which he is President, to discover the issues and secrets of the art world.
Through his thirst for knowledge and taste in artists,...
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...
