A national dressage competition announced at the Vaumicel

A national dressage competition was announced for a Saturday and a Sunday as part of the Château du Vaumicel, in Vierville-sur-Mer. The newspaper presented dressage as a precise and demanding Olympic discipline, still little known to the public, and as a basis for the preparation of jumping horses and full competition.

Dominique d'Esné, from Pont-l'Évêque, was among the expected participants. The cut awarded him eight French championship titles and two Olympic selections. Presented as a favorite, she had to face Françoise Kloninger, also from Pont-l'Évêque and international, as well as Mr. Ménard. The Republican Guard and students of the Coëtquidan military school were also announced.

One hundred and fifty-two times were included in the program. Ms. Coiffier stressed that this magnitude would impose a Saturday day without interruption. Free musical covers were planned on Sunday in the late afternoon to show the most spectacular figures.

François Debellaigue and the Vaumicel equestrian circle organized this event, intended to discover a discipline rarely presented in Bessin despite its breeding tradition.

A short short struggle, partially cut, reported the results of the minimal interregionals of April 12 in Paris. Bruno Weiss, from Thury-Harcourt, had taken third place in 49 kg, and Franck Jeanne, from Bayeux, third in 53 kg, without obtaining their national qualification. Arnaud Mourot had won a title and qualified for the national meeting announced on May 16 and 17 at "Chambert". The text also mentioned the qualification of Sébastien Deslandes, as cadets, for the French Greco-Roman wrestling championship in Caen.

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- The wrestling brief is independent of the equestrian article. The bottom of the scan cuts in particular the Arnaud Mourot category, part of the transitions and the complete date of the Caen championship. The "Chambert" place is the printed one, without unverified rectification. The name of the equestrian organizer is printed "François Debellaigue".

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