Horse Passion
Texte: C. Bockenmeyer - photos: F. Debono et T. Riols ( Provence Luberon News) - 15/01/2009
The biggest show of France "Cheval Passion 2009 " likes as all years to the park of the exhibition of Avignon.
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It is from January 14th till January 18th 2009 that takes place the 24-th edition of Cheval Passion of Avignon, in Vaucluse. Third demonstration of this kind in Europe, this exhibition attracts every year a crowd of passionate persons, connoisseurs or simple horse lovers. This show collects then, during 4 days, people and animals of any horizons and any cultures.
All the breeds of horses
This coeducation meets itself in levels of nationalities: if the present breeds of horses are native of the whole world, the people also come from differents places of the planet not to miss this meeting! Provence is not moreover in rest in this meeting, the region being known for the interest which it carries in this animal.
If this event has such a success, it is that there is it for all the tastes! Demonstrations are as well varied as surprising: “Cadre Noir de Saumur”, pirouettes of the Camargue, equitation in the western, driving of harnesses, agricultural or original use of drafthorses … More than 90 hours of spectacles and animations delight the eyes of the public. The present objects on stands are not in rest: of the jewel from the Camargue in the material of equitation for professional, each finds there the account, for the purchase or the simple pleasure of eyes.
An organized well logistics
But Cheval Passion it is also 250 speakers around the horse, more than 1000 horses, necessary 3 200 tons of sand to create the 14 000 square meters of track of spectacles and animations, 60 tons of straw furnishing loose box (zone of rest of horses) and 38 tons of hays consumed by horses during these 4 days of festivities!
The program of this meeting regroups eight competitions, shows of breedings, " an appropriate way on Cheval Passion to present the various races of horses ", pony passion, an usual day has initiation for the children into the horse world, and the operation " made with the horse your profession ", great " shop window of the activity around the horse under all the forms ".
Equestrian spectacle of high quality
But let us not forget either the equestrian cabaret, in the original way of reconciling restoration and demonstrations of equestrian poetry: a central track among restaurants allows the one that wishes it to ally greed and delight: under the eyes indeed march past some numbers of training or circus, naturally connected to the horse!! Fabulous complicity in two beings and moments of feelings which many will remember!!
Grand final of the exhibition, the first-rate “ Gala des Crinières d’Or”, the reference in the universe of the international equestrian spectacle, chains in the style of a circus several numbers. The public is then transported in a high atmosphere in colours with the regiment of cavalry of the Republican guard, the National Stud farms, but also the Camargue in all his magnificence with the “ Amicale équestre de la Montagnette”.
L’éthologie équine, un nouveau concept au service des chevaux
Cheval passion proposait également une démonstration d’éthologie du cheval, effectuée par Elisabeth de Corbigny. L’éthologie, du grec « ethos »= caractère et « logos »= étude, est la science qui étudie le comportement d’un être vivant, ici le cheval.
Elle a pour but d’apporter une meilleure connaissance de la nature du cheval, pour concilier respect de l’animal et attentes du cavalier, quelque soit la discipline ou le niveau de celui-ci. Elle permet d’améliorer le comportement du cheval ainsi que ses performances en mettant l’accent sur la communication entre le cavalier et sa monture : en découle une relation de confiance et de respect mutuels, un idéal auquel tout cavalier aspire !
En démonstration, un cheval inconnu du formateur est amené dans un rond de longe (espace circulaire de 18 mètres de diamètre). Le formateur (ici Elizabeth de Corbigny) observe alors l’animal et met en évidence devant le public les points à améliorer concernant l’équilibre du cheval, sa confiance vers l’homme… Par quelques exercices, toujours expliqués auprès du public (largement constitué de cavaliers), le formateur entraîne, en douceur et en quelques minutes seulement, des changements spectaculaires dans l’attitude de l’animal !
On ne peut alors que constater l’efficacité de cette méthode, qui ne fonctionne cependant que si le cavalier se donne la peine de comprendre les attitudes naturelles de cet animal fascinant et de les utiliser dans la douceur et le respect !
Cavalier, en selle !
Photo gallery
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Horses in the crowd of Cheval Passion
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Horse from Camargue in loose box
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Horse from Camargue in adaptation
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Horses from Cmargue in the on-line work
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Teamwork under the eye of the professor
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Training on the track
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Beautiful mane
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On the working quarrie
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Exercise in the lead
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Gallop on the track
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Exercise in the step
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Brown horse on the track
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Horse full-face
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Horse in loose box
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The horse is curious
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Donkey and his boss
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"Frison" and his boss
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Frison
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Apaloosa
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Western equitation
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Cow-boy in western area
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Horse and his mistress
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Demonstration of training
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The man and the horse
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Training in the voice
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Galloping horse
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Work to the pole
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Lipizzan Austrian horse
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In 87 years Louis Thuy provides an impeccable demonstration
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Children in the training
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Demonstration of equestrian ethologie
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Work of the Spanish step
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Training in the step
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Work on the track
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Sulky in the trot
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Entered on the covered track
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Beautiful imposing presence for this rider
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Spanish horse in the entrainement
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