Story 6: Learning to ride with a professional
Land of breeding, competitions, champions and enthusiasts, Normandy
is the first equine region in France. Many champions and trainers have made their home here.
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A high-level Paralympic athlete for ten years, Samuel Catel was a member of the French Para-dressing team before returning to his favorite discipline: show jumping. He He now passes on his passion in the heart of his own domain, the Haras du Manoir.
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Formerly a member of the Garde Républicaine's dressage competition stable, Bertrant Lebarbier has settled at the Pôle International du Cheval Longines - Deauville as a trainer in dressage, but also in show jumping and eventing.
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Founder of the only polo school in Normandy, Evrard de Spa teaches the techniques of this Argentine sport so famous in Deauville: handling the mallet, approaching the ball, gestures and actions of the game on foot.
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The Académie Delaveau is located in the heart of Deauville, offering young riders top-level sports training at the Pôle International du Cheval Longines - Deauville. At the same time, they attend the André Maurois secondary school in Deauville. Here, students competing with their own horses train every day with coaches specialized in show jumping and flat work, and also benefit from physical and mental preparation courses.
