2024

HORSE ACADEMY

Equestrian center and pony club €€
5/5
4 reviews

The Horse Academy club is one of the most beautiful and best equestrian centers in the country. It is managed with zeal and passion by Sophie Didierlaurent,3rd vice-president of the Ivorian Federation of Equestrian Sports (FISE), who created the Horse Academy in 2010. The establishment, labeled Ecole Française d'Equitation, is divided between the stables, the paddocks, the pony-club (where the very young can learn from the age of 4), the round pen, the gallop track, a large grass arena and a sand arena. In the middle of this magnificent flowered and colored ground, is the club-house, a large straw hut with a superb frame and walls decorated with masks. A privileged place to observe the life of the club and its boarders, horses as well as dogs, monkeys, turtles, parrots, hinds, chickens... The Cavalry of the club, which works in partnership with several prestigious European stables (Haras de Vulsain, Haras de la Clairière....), includes breeding horses, thoroughbreds (Arab, Lusitanian, Spanish), horses imported from Europe (French saddles, stallions...) and American Paint horses, some of which have participated in numerous international events. Without forgetting the adorable Shetland ponies that make the children happy. Moreover, committed to the promotion of horseback riding among Ivorians, this exceptional club has taken under its wing five young riders from disadvantaged backgrounds and contributes to their social integration through training in the various trades of horseback riding.

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2024

LES CRINIÈRES D'IVOIRE

Equestrian center and pony club €€

Pleasant equestrian club created by Billy, specialist in training and flying, the Ivory Craters, initially a simple terrain where the riders trained "way" on obstacles made "house", today welcomes a career, stables, a very nice club-house (one of the walls is: Adorned with the moving "Horse Prayer", which gives an idea of the philosophy of the site), and all the infrastructure necessary for riding horse riding under the best conditions. There are enthusiasts, who are enthusiasts of galore off the beaten and freedom-loving paths. The clubs of the club, local and imported, are of diverse origins and some of them present a truly exceptional pedigree. To climb and sell, it is based on the circumstances of French stools and trotters, Spanish thoroughfare, Arabic and English, frogs, Sudanese or Nigerian standards, appaloosas, falabellas, ponies… For the little story, Billy and his troupe of voltigeurs were asked to appear in a clip of the great Alpha Blondy in person, and the Royal Mind horse, from the stables of the house, allowed Côte d 'Ivoire to win the first edition of the Economic Community of West African States. organized in 2017. Among the most of the Crinières: advantageous schedules and rates, passion that binds members of the club and brings them together on various occasions, regardless of the strict equestrian activities.

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