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| My wife on her antique bike always in front |
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| Guided tour was really interesting |
Last week-end I was invited to make a photo reportage at the grand national stud of France.
Once known as
the Royal stud, Hara du Pin is now the
national stud. My wife and I visited this
majestic area last year and it was a pleasure to come back and work amongst my
favourite animals. It also coincided with the fete de chasse which was also an
eye opening experience. We went to see
the exhibition of Amerindian horse culture and life. It was an impressive
display of paintings, photos, highly ornate headdresses and costumes and some
fine statues which had been gathered from museums and private collections from
all over the world.
How to get
there? Take a train from gare Montparnasse 3 which is a long walk once you get
into the gare. Be warned!
We got off at
Argentan and finished the journey on bicycles. It was about 17 Kms and easy
enough. even for me. The return is all downhill and a pleasure.
The
surrounding landscape of lush green and rolling hills dotted with quaint
villages (coffee stops) made the cycle less painful.
So if you
need a break out of Paris and fancy some culture >
http://www.haras-national-du-pin.com/en/news/news/article/-b5e7292875.html
The Haras du Pin, the French National Stud founded in 1715
by decree of Louis XIV, is also known as "the Equestrian Versailles".
The superb estate and buildings bear
witness to the respect in which man holds his "most noble conquest".
The stables fan out in a horseshoe shape around the majestic courtyard, and
house about forty breeding stallions of ten different races.
http://www.haras-national-du-pin.com/en/le-haras-national-du-pin-se-devoile/history.html
