Horseback Riding in France – Giving the Mont Back to the Sea – Part 5
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Learn about the planned pedestrian bridge and future of horseback riding to Mont St. Michel Today the French government is in the process of removing the land bridge that connects Mont St. Michel to the main land,
Great French Cuisine – A Traveler’s Culinary Tour of Northern France
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Wonderful Foods from France: Paris, Marly-le-Roi, Normandy and Mont St. Michel There are endless reasons to travel to France, from culture to history and horses. Most equestrian and travel enthusiasts like myself would love nothing more than
Horseback Riding in France – Visiting Mont St. Michel – Part 4
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Visiting Mont St. Michel In order to witness the highest tide of the year come in around the Mont that evening, our hosts, the Jouvins, insisted that we stay an extra night, allowing us to the opportunity
Horseback Riding in France – A Foal from Haras les Pins, a Norman Stud Farm – Part 3
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry A Meeting with a Foal from Haras les Pins After a fascinating and full day of riding, we returned with the two horses to the farm, as Catherine waited by the bay with Chloe for a second
Horseback Riding in France – Riding the Bay of Mont St. Michel – Part 2
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Riding the Bay of Mont St. Michel Jean-Pierre returned and loaded the trailer with a pony named Chloe, which my daughter Alexis Mozeleski was to ride, and we were off to rendez-vous with Catherine and the two horses
Horseback Riding in France – A Mother / Daughter Weekend at a Working Normandy Horse Farm – Part 1
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Adventures Horseback Riding in France in This Five Part Series on Normandy Just a few hours from Paris by train, my teenaged daughter Alexis Mozeleski and I were met at the train station in Avranches by Annette
Visiting the Academy of Equestrian Art in Versailles
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry The Académie du Spectacle Equestre in Versailles - Where Horses Receive the Royal Treatment After spending the morning on horseback galloping through the gardens of the Château of Versailles, my day in search of royal horse experiences
A “Royal” Equestrian Experience and Riding Adventure at Versailles
April 26, 2011 A “Royal” Equestrian Experience and Riding Adventure at Versailles By Caroline Maffry On a recent trip to visit family in France, I found opportunity to discover what Versailles has to offer an enthusiastic horse lover. Having lived in France for
The History of the Marsh Tacky
By Caroline Maffry February 25, 2010 Photos © Dwain Snyder at www.EquestrianImages.us In 1846 naturalist John James Audubon wrote that the Marsh Tacky is as “tough as a Pine knot.” Indigenous to the marshy coastal islands in the low land or Lowcountry region of