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
Royal Attractions near Versailles- Royal Grounds Parallel Washington D.C.’s Landscapes
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry A King’s Hunting Lodge: Marly-le-Roi Pavilion Royal Not far from Versailles is the town of Marly-le Roi where I stayed with my family. While spending time in Marly, I visited Le Pavillion Royal du Chateau de Marly. One of many
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