The shops and trades of Vierville

The rain stopped two hours before the first concert of the first edition of Omaha Festiv. Humidity and coolness probably discouraged part of the public, but the three regional formations were able to occur.

The community of communes of Trévières wanted to create an important festive and musical event for its territory. Stage, sound system, security, access and parking had been prepared for a large-scale demonstration.

The program combined the traditional and bluegrass sounds of G and Co, around Gabie and the classics of the American West, the dynamic disco and rock'n'roll covers of Nathalie Drey, and the energy of Jet Blast. The report judged the idea to be renewed, with a musical line and an identity to be specified.

The public also enjoyed the view of the sea. The fireworks display of the Friends of the Beach completed the evening, suggesting to the editor a possible festival identity facing the sea.

Marc Bréart and Laurent Baudry, both from the equestrian world, created the Laumarc storm at the Vaumicel Castle. They offered a full board for competition horses after the season, with the aim of getting them back in muscle and mental shape.

The two officials insisted on the calm of the place, the quality of the stables and the proximity of the sea, to which they attributed benefits for the horses. They indicated that local coaches were already frequenting the beach. According to the durations presented in the article, two weeks constituted a minimum of rest, one month allowed a good break between seasons, and three months were envisaged after the most difficult events. These services were aimed at all breeds.

The center also welcomed boarding horses for breeding and riding. It had fifteen boxes and about fifteen hectares of pasture. Other services were announced: foaling, clearing, sales preparation, transportation and monitoring.

The cut gave the time the following coordinates: haras de Laumarc, Le Vaumicel in Vierville-sur-Mer; 02 31 22 09 04 or 06 61 33 18 75; harasdelaumarc@orange.fr.

As part of the Equi'days, about fifty people visited the Laumarc haras at the initiative of the intermunicipal tourist office. Laurent Baudry and Marc Béart presented their horse fitness activity.

Sea baths, solarium and special care were compared to those enjoyed by high-level athletes. A working session showed the precautions taken to allow the horse to regain its potential without risk. The report highlights the attention paid by visitors to explanations on equine balneotherapy.

The only Equi'days animation in the Bessin, the visit to the Laumarc store in Vaumicel brought together fifty people on a Saturday morning. For more than an hour, the managers, named Laurent Bréart and Marc Baudry in this cut, presented the facilities, which then housed about fifteen horses.

The haras specialized in fitness after the race season, especially for gallopers: treatments in ventilated solarium, sea bathing, walks on the beach and long walks on the work track, with the aim of restoring their mental balance.

The article situates the installation of the haras in 2007 and presents it as a specialized establishment that is still rare. It highlights the assets of Normandy, its climate, its grassland and access to the beach. For some visitors, the meeting also made it possible to find the locations of an important former equestrian center, once animated by many show jumping competitions.

On Saturday, October 16, about fifty people participated in the visit of the Laumarc haras, at Vaumicel. Coming from the surroundings or far away, these visitors followed the Equiday's program, whose outing was the only animation in the Bessin.

For more than an hour, the managers presented the center and its facilities. About fifteen horses were then in the stables. The haras was dedicated to their fitness after the racing season, especially that of the gallopers: ventilation UV care, solarium sessions, sea baths, walks on the beach, work on the line and walking on the track. The article also stressed the need to allow horses to regain mental balance.

Presented in this cut as installed in 2007, Laumarc was one of the few establishments specializing in this type of service. The officials highlighted the Normandy climate, the quality of the grassland and the access to the beach to explain the equestrian reputation of the region.

Recently settled in Vierville, Laurent Baudry and Marc Béart developed a fitness center based on equine thalassotherapy at the Laumarc haras. Already active in the equestrian world, they had identified a demand for complementary care to breeding and training, after an injury or for a period of rest.

The proximity of an accessible beach, transport-limiting facilities and a hinterland conducive to walks were their main assets. The newspaper recalled that at that time the presence of horses on the beach was allowed before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. The center welcomed individuals, but aimed mainly at professionals, with thirteen boxes and fifteen hectares of pasture.

The photograph showed Sous-Ka-Mango, a four-year-old thoroughbred mounted by renowned jockeys, then in a one-month cure before his return to the racetracks. The published contact was: haras de Laumarc, Le Vaumicel; harasdelaumarc@orange.fr.

For its fourth participation in the Equi'days, the Omaha Beach tourist office announced a visit to the Vierville stork on Saturday, October 16 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The only animation of this event in the Bessin, it was to discover the fitness of the thoroughbreds at the sea.

Installed in 16th century buildings surrounded by twenty hectares of enclosed grasswork, the haras presented its stables and services: thalassotherapy, breeding, pre-training, rest and convalescence. A work session on the track and a glass of friendship completed the program.

The price was five euros, with free for children under twelve years old. As places were limited, reservations with the office were mandatory before Friday, October 15 at noon; the meeting place was communicated at registration.

The Laumarc haras, installed at the Château du Vaumicel in 2008 according to this cut, offered a reshaping of competition horses. Its creators, Marc Bréart and Laurent Baudry, highlighted the assets of the environment and the proximity of the sea.

On the occasion of the Equiday's, they announced a visit to their facilities on a Saturday. Estelle Isidor-Leroux, head of the tourist office, presented this outing as the only animation of the Equiday's in Bessin. Visitors had to discover the operation of the haras, its horses and its working methods: boxes, solarium, employee activities in the Vaumicel stables, then presentation of horses outdoors, as close as possible to the public.

The animation being supervised, a reservation was mandatory with the tourist office before October 15, at the number indicated at the time: 02 31 51 39 52.

The tourist office and the staras of Laumarc offered, in the stables of the Château du Vaumicel, the only Equi'days animation announced in the Bessin. The visit was to present the facilities and methods of shaping sport horses, mainly gallopers. About fifteen horses were then present, for stays ranging from fifteen days to three months depending on their condition.

The program explained the different treatments: UV-ventilated solarium, sea baths, walks on the beach, rest in the meadows, clay baths, dental care and visit to an osteopath. The appointment was set for Saturday, October 16 at 9:30 a.m. in front of the church of Vierville, for an end of visit at noon and a participation of €5.

The Laumarc harash, created at the Château du Vaumicel by Marc Bréart and Laurent Baudry, offered care for competition horses by using the assets of the environment and the sea for their fitness. This announcement places its installation in 2008.

For the Equi'days on Saturday, October 16, the owners invited the public to discover boxes, solarium, horses and employee work. A horse presentation was also planned outside.

Estelle Isidor-Leroux, head of the tourist office, stressed that this was the only Equi'days animation in the Bessin. The necessary supervision required a reservation before October 15.