Vaumicel equestrian club

Two articles illustrate the beach activities organized in Vierville. In the first, the Friends of the Beach committee offered a costume contest on a Sunday, followed by games and demonstrations of the Vaumicel equestrian club, led by Hubert de Bellaigue de Bughas. The public appreciated the horses, the address of the riders and amazons and the acrobatics figures performed by young students. Mr. Goubot de Couray was presenting.

The second tells of a treasure hunt launched on a Sunday by Mr. Doiteau, president of the beach committee. Children and adults found the requested objects. Among children, the published ranking begins with Miss Clémence, Philippe Racine, Christian Serret, Marie-Hélène Delbard and Marie-Christine Savoyein. In adults, Ms. Liliane Clémence is ahead of Mrs. Hélène Gamin.

The swimmers then participated in a duck race. One of the birds, pursued by many competitors, found refuge in a pontoon vestige of the Landing. Daniel Troffeut won the event ahead of Gérard Coffignal.

The association of Friends of the Beach of Vierville-sur-Mer had organized, on a Sunday in the early afternoon, a folkloric presentation with the help of the Gay-Sçavoir of Bayeux. Many spectators witnessed the regional songs and dances of this troupe in period costumes, before it left for a tour in Great Britain.

The newspaper considered the presentation successful, while regretting that it did not benefit from a more spectacular setting. The second part of the party took place on the beach: the Vaumicel Equestrian Club, under the leadership of Mr. de Bughas, offered equestrian activities. The demonstrations and games hosted by the club's youth were a great success.

One Sunday, summer visitors took a seat at the Vierville blockhouse to attend a party. On the land side, the Gay-Sçavoir gave a folk show; on the sea side, the Vaumicel equestrian club offered equestrian demonstrations appreciated by the public.

The cut recalled the murderous role of the cannon of this blockhouse on the morning of D-Day. She described the work as classified and announced that the American army should erect a memorial there. This remnant of war then also served as a dominant point to follow the afternoon shows.

The Vaumicel equestrian club held its general meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Godard. The office brought together Mr. de Lussan, Vice-President, Ms. Richard, Secretary, and Mr. Ygouf, Treasurer. Mr. de Bughas father and son, director and monitors, as well as several members participated in the meeting.

The reports highlighted the steady increase in the number of hours of horse riding. Even in winter and in bad weather, the club received Parisians eager for the outdoors and walks in the countryside, more than improvement. The atmosphere was considered very friendly.

With the regulations now preventing students from participating in the usual equestrian competitions, internal competitions had been successfully created. The Bayeux ride, after a good start, was experiencing a slight decline, some preferring Vierville. His activity nevertheless remained appreciable and had to resume for young and old at the start of the school year, at the Vaumicel-Bellefontaine de Bayeux.

The Vaumicel equestrian club, in Vierville-sur-Mer, organized a day of equestrian sports on a Sunday with the Équerres clubs, the Tilleuls de Cerisy-la-Forêt and Mancelet estate, near Caen. This training prepared the riders for more important events.

In the morning, a five-kilometer cross along small paths between Mr. Delesalle's property, in Formigny, and Mr. de Bellaigue's Vaumicel club. Forty-five horses participated in the event, in teams of two and at a pace imposed according to the terrain. Bertrand Chambry's team won in forty minutes, ahead of the Benillouche brothers.

In the afternoon, an equestrian competition took place on the club grounds. Laurent Chevallier, on Acrobate, won the first series, reserved for riders who have never participated in a competition. Bertrand Chambry, on Amazone, won the second series.

This montage brings together two articles on the summer activities of Vierville. The first announces the reopening of the Omaha Beach club led by Mr. and Mrs. Labarrière. About twenty children were welcomed every day from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with swimming, games, sports and beach competitions. Once a week, a competition was open to all summer visitors; the next one was scheduled for Thursday, July 18. A humorous hike for adults in the region was to start on Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m., with information at Mr. Legallois.

The second article notes a disappointing tourist attendance during the first half of July, then a filling after the 14th. The Friends of the Beach announced a rally-walk on Saturday 19, with departure and registration until 2:30 p.m. at Mr. Legallois: ten francs per car, five francs per passenger, surprise picnic included.

The Vaumicel equestrian club was preparing a day of dressage and a competition for Sunday 20. Directed by Hubert de Bellaigue de Bughas, he made about fifteen horses available. Beginners worked at the carousel before going for a walk after twenty hours of practice; the confirmed riders had cross and obstacles. The announced rates were twenty francs per hour, including insurance, one hundred and sixty francs for ten hours and three hundred francs for twenty hours; the annual subscription for schoolchildren and students cost one hundred and twenty francs.

A sailing school on Optimist operated daily at the Omaha Beach nautical club, with sessions from July 17 to 30 and then in August. The children's club, led by Messrs. Nedelec and Labarrière with two instructors, received the three-eleven year olds every day except Sunday, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Games and contests were organized every day and swimming lessons were offered in an indoor pool.

On Saturday, August 16, around 7 p.m., after a meeting of the board of directors, the members of the Vaumicel Equestrian Club met in a general meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Godart. The moral and financial balance sheet for the year 1974 confirmed the success of the activities, with 8,331 hours of horseback riding. The summer season remained the most active period. Among the novelties, carriage rides on the roads and paths of the Bessin met with a favorable reception.

Despite the economic difficulties felt at the beginning of August, most of the activities had to be maintained for the 250 or so members. However, two practices needed to be reconsidered. Walks on the beach required stricter regulations to protect holidaymakers. Tourist participation in hunting would probably be abandoned: those responsible feared tensions between hunters and ecologists, recalling the clashes that occurred in the Balleroy and Cerisy forests.

The passage of a new road near the Château de Bellefontaine was to impose the relocation of Bayeux's facilities. Faced with the cost of a move, managers preferred to remove this location and transfer the activity to Vierville, despite the expected loss of profitability. The overheads, especially the maintenance of the horses, were already high. Nevertheless, the rates remained unchanged so as not to pass on the increase in charges to the members. The budget presented was F 150,000 in revenue and expenditure, with a positive balance of approximately F 8,000.

The office included Mr. Godart as President, Ms. Richard as Perpetual Secretary and Mr. Ygouf as Treasurer. The board of directors also included Messrs. Mustelier, Gadot, Dubost, Heldt, Delsalle, Goubaud, Tesseyre, Delussan and Bescher.

The Vaumicel equestrian club offered horseback riding or carriage rides, from the castle, for half a day or a day. The half-day circuit passed through Louvières, Asnières-en-Bessin, Englesqueville-la-Percée, Deux-Jumeaux, Formigny and Vierville-sur-Mer.

The rental of a four-person carriage cost sixty francs for half a day. These outings were to initiate hitch and horseback riding while discovering nature, favoring dirt roads and small roads. They were organized all year round, especially in the summer, in a friendly atmosphere.

For a weekend, the Vaumicel club hosted demonstrations and friendly polo matches between the Île-de-France and La Rabolière teams, the latter being that of Jacques Macaire, national coach present in Vierville. The club wanted to introduce this discipline to consider the creation of a paddock-polo section, presented as a first in Lower Normandy.

Initiations and internships with the Union de polo de France were necessary. The article described meetings in four seven-minute periods, with six riders. He recalled that Jacques Macaire had been coming to the Vaumicel for several years to host and play the summer matches.

The general meeting ended over the weekend. The club, chaired by Dr. Yvan de Gouville, with Olivier Godard as vice-president and Miss Françoise Moreau as secretary, had 208 members. His riders had participated in the 1979 Horse Show in Paris and, for the first time, in the Saumur International Rally. Jacques Pinard and his horse Irius, accompanied by two riders from Calvados, had connected Alençon to Saumur by traveling 290 kilometers, from Saturday, July 26 to the following Friday.

The Amazon section brought together eight riders who gave demonstrations and animated parties. She had participated in the Alençon antique fair in 1979 and made four releases in 1980. Ten riders from Vierville were to participate on September 13 and 14 in the Mont-Saint-Michel interregional rally, bringing together Bretons and Normans. The departure from Vierville was set for September 8, with registrations still possible at 22 41 48.

The club announced maschalerie courses on September 27 and 28, October 25 and 26, November 29 and 30; a hiking companion course on October 4 and 5; and stuffing and leather work courses on 6 and 7 then 20 and 21 September, 4 and 5 then 18 and 19 October, 8 and 9 then 22 and 23 November. The price of the internships was three hundred francs for two days, accommodation and food included. A hitch section for competitions was also envisaged.

The riding section of the Crédit Lyonnais continued its development, with one hundred and forty children enrolled in 1979–1980 to go up on Saturdays and Sundays. Finally, the members drew a very positive assessment of the horse festival and decided to renew it the following year at the same time.

While hiking and outdoor activities attracted a growing audience, the Calvados Equestrian Tourism Committee intended to develop horseback riding in Normandy all year round. Chaired by Dr. Raoult, with Messrs. de Bellaigue and Vico as vice-presidents, he worked with the pedestrian association, within the framework of the Calvados Chamber of Agriculture, on the establishment of routes using restored country and forest paths.

For 1980, the committee announced the development of trails, itineraries and equestrian lodges, as well as interdepartmental events and the training of escorts. A rally scheduled for July 13 was to converge riders from several points in the department towards the Vaumicel cottage, in Vierville. The horse festival was to bring together paddock-polo games, the Vaumicel Amazons, hunting tubes, venerie crews and a hitch competition.

Ten young people from Normandy and the Paris region followed an escort course at the Vaumicel on a Saturday and a Sunday, under the direction of Mr. Draulette, an equestrian tourist guide. Intended to supervise confirmed riders in good safety conditions, they addressed respect for nature, traffic, topography, orientation, human and equine first aid, feeding and grooming the horse, the tie, harness, the harness and the saddle. The training also focused on the development of a room for horses and their driving through natural obstacles.

The exam was announced for November 15 in Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. Additional executioner and marshally courses were also planned; for the latter, the dates announced in Vierville were May 31 and June 1.

The Vaumicel club organized its first horse festival on a Sunday, at the initiative of its director, Mr. de Bellaigue. Built around a regional equestrian tourism rally, it combined a parade of sixty horses in Vierville and Saint-Laurent, a presentation of the Amazons, baptisms on horseback or pony and a hitch competition.

This first friendly competition of Calvados brought together sixteen tows, from the department but also from Pontoise, the Manche and Seine-Maritime. The events included training, presentation of the cars and maneuverability between obstacles. Miss Teyant, from Pontoise, won with a pony; Patrick Selle, from Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, with two ponies; Mr. Monfort, from Landelles in Seine-Maritime, with a horse; a member of the Vaumicel won the category with two horses.

The rain had turned the terrain and the entrance to the parking lot into mud. If it did not prevent the judgment of the presentation, it complicated the handling and movement of visitors. A member of the Bellaigue family, working during the week in advanced techniques, was nevertheless looking forward to finding traditions, nature and an activity different from mass recreation.

The trumpets of the Echoes of the abbey of La Lucerne accompanied the festival. For the author Albéric de Gouville, this succession of meteorological or equestrian obstacles did not necessarily take away its memorable character on the day.

One Sunday, the Vaumicel equestrian club, in Vierville-sur-Mer, hosted a "meeting and discovery" day organized by the FDSEA and the ADTLB. These meetings had the general theme of rural activities; this one put the horse in the spotlight.

The newspaper evoked the haras, riders and breeding of the Bessin. At the Vaumicel, both a farm, castle and equestrian club, Bellaigue's family has been working with horses for several generations, with a specialty in harnessing. She offered initiation and improvement to recreational horseback riding, hitching school with English carts and running hunts.

A twenty-animal pony club was aimed at five- to twelve-year-olds, with hikes and games on the beach. For twelve to twenty years old, an equestrian center of thirty training and sports horses offered internships and holiday hikes, rides in a merry-go-round or quarry, introduction to dressage and show jumping, preparation for federal exams and learning to ride in the Amazon.

The organizers had preferred a flexible open-door formula to a rigid program. Baptisms on horseback, carriage rides and visits to the facilities were made on request. At noon, a picnic of Norman products brought together the participants, including about thirty interns staying at the club.

The next day, dedicated to crafts, was announced on Thursday, August 2, with an appointment at 10 a.m. at Balleroy Town Hall.

The Vaumicel club and the Crédit Lyonnais sports group organized two days of equestrian competition. Despite a participation presented as limited, about one hundred young people took part in the training and show jumping events, while the youngest took advantage of the ponies. Relatives and friends had come to encourage them for this last horseback ride of the season. Mr. Lemoine, director of the Crédit Lyonnais center in Bayeux, presented the awards. In total, 115 show jumping courses were carried out.

The pony games brought together 32 participants and were won by Catherine Boitard, from Vaumicel. On Saturday, in the first series of the CSO ponies, Sébastien Huard ranked on Natacha and then on Ninas, followed by Grégory Moore on Ninas, all from Vaumicel. In the third series, Gwenaele Courbot on Cantor beat Grégory Moore on Kashmir and Laurent Letor on Candy, also from Vaumicel.

On Sunday, in the first series without a barrage, the classification of the faultless gave Lestelle first place on Isis, ahead of Stéphane Christy on Pirate, from Vaumicel, and Agnès Louer on Miclos, from the Equerres. In the second series with integrated barrage, Emmanuel Ledunois on Kénia overtook Bruno Ledunois on Kénia, both from the Poney-Club de l'If, then Christophe Favier on Heureuse Enfant, from the Vaumicel. In the third series with integrated barrage, Emmanuel Vincent on Bichon, of the Pony-Club de l'If, finished ahead of Nadège Bourdon on Lucrèce, of the Poneytière de Mondrainville, and Bruno Ledunois on Kénia, of the Pony-Club de l'If.

On June 8 and 9, the Vaumicel club organized its equestrian competition. On Saturday at 2 p.m., thirty-two children in their tens began with pony games hosted by Mr. Masson, under the eyes of their parents. Others competed in a jumping competition on a relatively easy course traced by Mr. de Bellaigue. The Crédit Lyonnais sports group, represented by V. Leonet, offered the lots.

On Sunday morning, the first interclub series was reserved for beginners, with nine obstacles of eighty centimeters. After the meal at the snack bar held by volunteer parents, the events resumed at 2 p.m. with a second series for horses and ponies with integrated dam, then a third series. A rally through woods and fields around Vierville was also taking place. The article indicates one hundred and fifteen riders and a jury composed of Mr. and Mrs. de Gouville.

Mr. Lemoyne, director of the Crédit Lyonnais administrative center in Bayeux, handed over cups, lots, plates and waves. The club gave Mrs. Leonet a wreath and a medal from the Monnaie de Paris for twelve years devoted to the riding section of the GSCL de Bayeux. Mrs. Gauthier was to succeed him. Mr. de Bellaigue then offered a drink of friendship to the competitors and volunteers mobilized for one or two days.

On Saturday, Catherine Boitard, from Vaumicel, won the pony games. In the first series of pony jumps, Sébastien Huard on Natacha preceded Sébastien Huard on Ninas and Grégory Moore on Ninas, all from Vaumicel. In the second series, Gwenaëlle Courbot on Cantor was ahead of Grégory Moore on Kashmir and Laurent Letourneur on Candy.

On Sunday, twenty-five foul-free courses are reported in the first series without a barrage: Marie-Christine Lestelle on Isis, then Stéphane Christy on Pirate, from Vaumicel, and Agnès Louer on Miclos, from Équerres. In the second integrated barrage series, Emmanuel Ledunois on Kenia and Bruno Ledunois on Kenia, from the If pony club, preceded Christophe Favier on Heureuse Enfant and Grégory Hay on Jaguar, from Vaumicel. In the third series with an integrated barrage, Emmanuel Bichon, of the If pony club, was ahead of Nadège Bourdon over Lucrèce, of the Mondrainville Poneyterie, and Bruno Ledunois on Kenia.

During an open day organized on a Sunday at the Vaumicel equestrian club, visitors discovered equestrian activities through horseback or pony baptisms and free carriage rides.

In a room of the castle, an exhibition of photographs presented the life of the horse in the Vaumicel: amazons, carriages, walks, hikes, resumptions and competitions, as well as the site itself. A communal meal had also been served.

At the end of the day, the results of the photo contest were announced. D. Saillard won a hike at Mont-Saint-Michel. Henri l'Allard, Michaux and Mélina Coqueret, ranked second, third and fourth, won a day of hiking at the Pointe de la Hague. Levels, J. Moore and C. Favier, fifth, sixth and seventh, received a three-hour walk on Vierville beach. All the other participants got a two-hour walk.

Despite the bad weather, four hundred people had come. Two hundred baptisms on horseback or pony and one hundred and fifty in carriage had been carried out. The takeover of Amazons led by Hubert de Bellaigue and the educational recovery led by René Masson had been very successful.

The Vaumicel equestrian club, chaired by Dr. de Gouville, held its general assembly in the large hall of the castle, in front of about fifteen people. Its director, Hubert de Bellaigue, presented the 1985 balance sheet: 18,191 hours of classes, a level comparable to 1984. However, this comparison had to take into account the one-month closure imposed by weather conditions in 1984.

School riding was the highlight of the year, with 1,000 hours sold to schools and about 150 families affected. The club saw it both as an interest for children and a way to publicize riding in rural areas. Six days of interclub training competitions had been organized, hikes developed and new walking circuits created. Eighty students had passed exams - bronze stirrup, bronze spur or silver stirrup - and a few riders had taken the equestrian tourism exams.

In the first quarter of 1986, class hours increased by about 30%. Schools in Paris and Versailles had to come for an internship. Those of Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle, Grandcamp-Maisy, Isigny-sur-Mer and Trévières were expected for subsidized riding, at a cost of 19 F per hour.

The rates announced at this meeting were 220 F of annual membership fee for the first person of a family and 150 F for the following ones. The ten hours offered to school-age students cost 370 F and remained valid during the school year. For adults, ten and twenty hours cost 460 and 840 F respectively. Full board internships were set at 250 F per day for young people and 280 F for adults. A new daily formula for young people, including lunch, cost 160 F. The hour with insurance was at 60 F.

The office included Dr. de Gouville, President, Ms. Métais, Secretary, Robert Medot, Treasurer, and Ms. Bendl, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.

Nearly fifty riders from all over Normandy participated in an official dressage competition at the Vaumicel. Among them were Dominique Desmée, several times champion of France, Kloninger, presented as international, Laure Mathieu at the national level and Jean-Pierre Coiffier, champion of Normandy.

A member of the jury compared the event to figure skating: the horse and his rider perform imposed tricks, with very precise reactions, and are judged on flexibility, aesthetics and elegance. Fundamental discipline but less spectacular than the obstacle, dressage was sometimes neglected by the public; the competition wanted to promote it.

However, the spectators were numerous and silent around the quarry. Nine repetitions of five to seven minutes followed one another during the weekend, combining circles, voltes and imposed paces. Some mounts, aged five, had never yet competed.

On Saturday, Françoise Kloninger won the four-year-old and five-year-old and third rounds; Sophie Hagdopoulos won the fourth, level 5A, and Gabrièle Mathieu the fifth, 3B2. On Sunday, Christophe Mabille won the 4B2, Emmanuel Garcia the 4B1, Françoise Kloninger the 4A2 and Laure Mathieu the 4A1.

At the initiative of Mrs. Leclerc, director of the public kindergarten, the fifty-eight children in the kindergarten classes went twice to the Vaumicel equestrian club in Vierville-sur-Mer. Two other outings were scheduled for Tuesdays, June 17 and 24.

These recreational mornings began at 9:30 a.m. Each child enjoyed a long carriage ride and a pony ride. Around noon, the students got back on the car, delighted and eager to return. A dozen parents accompanied the teachers and helped the little ones to get in the saddle.

The outings were funded by the municipality, the parents' association and the parents themselves. The Vaumicel equestrian club offered the last session to the children.

The Vaumicel equestrian club closed its season with a Sunday equestrian day. In the morning, twelve teams participated in an hour and a half rally on an arrowed course through paths and fields. The organizers regretted the absence of teams from other clubs. Laure and Hugues de Bellaigue, associated with John Fleutot, finished first, ahead of Emmanuel Dupont and Pierre-Yves Etlin, then Hervé and Isabelle Pinet. Cups and medals rewarded the winners.

Three equestrian competitions were then held. The Heineken Prize brought together 42 participants, fifteen of whom achieved a faultless one. Christian Lair sur Quille II, of the Sollier club, advanced Miss Govert on Nougat d'Or, of the Equerres equestrian center, and Michel Maupas on Niky Tupot, of the Norman Cravache.

In the Nordet editions prize, with obstacles at 1.20 m, Philippe Ledunois on Kénia, of the Ifs club, won ahead of Michel Maupas on Niky Tupot, of the Norman Cravache, then Nathalie Bacon on Cachemire, from Vaumicel.

The last event was reserved for horses and ponies qualified for training competitions. Without a stopwatch, with successive barrages to decide the first place, it welcomed the riders holding the silver spure or the authorization to climb to the fourth category, as well as the first ten of the second event.

The last equestrian competition of the season at Vaumicel brought together twelve teams of two to four riders on a Sunday for a rally. They had to complete in an hour and a half a cross and an arrowed course through paths and fields. Laure and Hugues de Bellaigue with John Fleutot won, ahead of Emmanuel Dupont and Pierre-Yves Etlin, then Hervé and Isabelle Pinet.

The first series for beginners, holders or not of the stirrup or bronze spur, counted forty-two courses, including fifteen without fail. Christian Lair, from the Soliers club, on Quille II, overtook Nadja Govert of the Équerres on Noudagor and Michel Maupas on Niky Tupot.

The second integrated barrage event concerned the riders with a maximum of the silver stirrup and the horses without official participation that year. Philippe Ledunois, from the Ifs pony club, on Kenia, won it in front of Michel Maupas of the Norman Whip on Niky Tupot and Nathalie Bacon of the Vaumicel on Cashmere.

The third, higher, was timed with successive dams. It was open to horses and ponies qualified for training and to riders with the silver spun, authorized in the fourth category or ranked among the top ten of the previous event. Vincent Brohier of the Équerres on Philadelphia won ahead of Philippe Ledunois on Kenya and Sylvie Ferrut of the Bayeux pony club on Kennedy.

Many prizes rewarded the participants. The organizers welcomed the day, while regretting the absence of the other clubs at the rally.

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.

Organized by the Crédit Lyonnais sports group, the opening day of the equestrian season attracted many visitors to the Vaumicel, initially in favorable weather. From 9 a.m., seventeen teams of two to five riders traveled through Vierville, Louvières, Englesqueville and Asnières. The team of Matthieu Pinet, Grégory Burin, Fabien Burin, Hughes de Bellaigue and François de Bellaigue won the rally. She was ahead of Marie-Christine Lestelle, Bertrand Lestelle, Hervé Pinet and Cédric Marie, also from Vaumicel. Patrick Ozanne and Michel Druesne, from the Bretteville-sur-Odon equestrian center, took third place.

From 10 a.m., four series of show jumping brought together 126 horse-horse pairs. In addition to the Vaumicel, the clubs represented were the Poney-Club de Bayeux, the Equerres, the Cravache normande, the Poney-Club de l'If, Bretteville-sur-Odon and Soliers.

In the first series, open to the maximum to the holders of the bronze stirrup, Matthieu Couttin, from Bayeux, on Crin Blanc, finished first. Elodie Mongin, from the same club, was second on Favori and Crin Blanc. In the second series, limited to the bronze spur, three Vaumicel riders ranked first: Karine Chevreau on Jiva, Stéphane Roussel on Reine des Prés and Michèle Ménard on Oison.

The third series, limited to the silver stirrup and contested at scale A with barrage integrated into the stopwatch, was won by Michel Maupas on Niki, of the Norman Cravache, in front of Christophe Favier on Candy, of the Vaumicel, then Marielle Maugis on Niki, of the Norman Cravache. The fourth series, limited to the silver spron, was held despite a brief storm. Valérie Lebatard, from Bretteville-sur-Odon, took the first two places on Priam and Locker; Nathalie Bacon, from Vaumicel, was third on Mexican.

The club announced a new day on Sunday, April 12, with the launch of rally and CSO challenges.

Thirty-five students from the Trévières public primary school arrived on a Monday morning at the Vaumicel for four days of horseback riding and collective life. Mr. Héroult's CE2 and Mrs. Lehain's improvement class concretely discovered horses: riding, directing, brushing, working on the carousel, trotting, galloping and learning acrobatics.

Christophe told his discovery of the castle's rooms and then his first horseback ride on the road, impressive. Jérôme, already initiated, said he had learned new things. The teachers had preferred on-site accommodation to day visits to discover group life. Students and adults saw each other differently, especially during evening games.

Ms. Lehain observed that the children in her class were no longer in a situation of failure and fit better with others than in school. The stay belonged to a program of discovery classes also including trips to the mountains and Vire. The main thing was not the distance, but these strong moments of learning.

The school finally announced a surprise show at the Trévières theater on Saturday, June 13, prepared by children, teachers and volunteer parents.

Under the patronage of the Saint-Lô haras, the Vaumicel equestrian club, led by Hubert de Bellaigue, organized an equestrian day on a Sunday followed by many spectators.

At 10:30 a.m., twenty-six riders divided into eight teams left for a thirty-kilometer rally around the club. At the same time, the first of the four show jumping events began. Pony rides were offered to the youngest. At the end of the day, officials invited the public to return on September 6.

In the first event, on scale A without a barrage or stopwatch, Mathilde Marie on Crin blanc won ahead of Cécile Vallée and Nathalie Cambournac, both on Jiva. In the second, contested according to the same rules, Myriam Dubart on Rapha preceded Michael Delacour on Radiella and Julie Maret on Razzia.

The third event, Prix de l'Hôtel de la gare, at scale A with timed barrage, was won by Louis Bonel on Luron, ahead of Jean-Robert Lemaréchal on Acrobate and Catherine Lemaréchal on Noël. The fourth, on doubles and triples with barrages, went to Sonia Vernet on Quavale II, ahead of Christophe Favier on Candy and Sylvie Ferru on Kennedy.

At the rally, Marie-Christine Lestelle, Esther Godey and Annie Anfroy finished first, ahead of the team of Claude Coqueret, Michel Coqueret, Henri d'Allard and Françoise Leriverend.

Under the direction of the Saint-Lô national haras, the Vaumicel equestrian club hosted an equestrian day on a Sunday. Nearly 150 courses were completed in the three show jumping events, to which were added thirty riders engaged in the rally.

Several clubs in the region had made the trip: the Poney-Club de Bayeux, the Equerres, the club d'Orbec and the Poney-Club de l'If, in Torigny. The newspaper highlights the importance of these meetings for the learning of young riders. The photograph presents Mathilde Marie, winner of the first series, waiting for her award.

After six days of rally and show jumping, Hubert de Bellaigue, director of the Vaumicel, presented the prizes of the club's challenge on a Sunday. The last day had brought together one hundred and fifty-four riders in five events.

The rally of the day was won by Bertrand Lestelle on Olga and Aliette Godey on Kentucky, from Vaumicel. In the first jump series, among fifty-three riders, Véronique Ferrut of the Bayeux pony club won on Favori. Matthieu Barré of Vaumicel on Pirate won the second series, which had fifty-two competitors. Yves Lechelier on Nicky de Tupot won the third with twenty-one starters. Sylvie Ferrut of the Bayeux pony club on Kilt won the last one, contested by eleven riders.

In the cumulative ranking of the rally challenge, John Fleutot was ahead of Bertrand Lestelle and Marie-Christine Lestelle. Havas-Voyages offered him a week in the Balearic Islands for two people.

The first series challenge was won by Julie Maret, from the Bayeux pony club, ahead of Élodie Mongin from the same club and Sébastien Huard from Vaumicel. In the second series, Gwenaëlle Courbot of Vaumicel preceded Karine Chevreau of the same club and Véronique Ferrut of Bayeux. In the third series, Nathalie Bacon of Vaumicel surpassed Marielle Maugis of Lair-Lechevalier and Christophe Favier of Vaumicel. In the fourth series, Christian Lair finished ahead of Yves Lechevalier and Sylvie Ferrut de Bayeux.

An official regional show jumping competition in four events was announced for the following Sunday.

One Sunday, the Vaumicel equestrian club brought together curious and horseback riding enthusiasts for the opening of its season. The show jumping competition, a highlight of the day, brought together nearly one hundred and fifty riders. The equestrian rally across the campaign welcomed seventeen teams.

Pony rides were a great success with children and future riders. The newspaper also attributed the success of this day to its organization; eight other comparable events were announced for 1987.

The horse festival organized in Caen had hardly distracted the public: there were still many visitors in the late afternoon to attend the equestrian competition.

Led by Hubert de Bellaigue, the Vaumicel equestrian club organized a training competition on a Sunday bringing together seven clubs, as well as an equestrian rally.

The first series had 31 courses, including 22 without fault. Samuel Bollinger on Kashmir was ahead of Mathieu Pinet on Quel Bel Air and Claire Thiboumery on Cantor, all from Vaumicel. The second series brought together 39 courses, including 24 without fail: Hugues de Bellaigue on Geisha and Caroline Lecaudey on Pirate, from Vaumicel, preceded Sabine Olive on Suky, from the Pony-Club de l'If.

In the third series, six of the 26 courses were completed without fail. Duclo de Micheli on Olesbay took first place, ahead of Sophie Létan on Hurioso-Rouge and Géraldine Ferdinand on Redingotte. In the fourth series, seven of the fifteen courses were flawless: Duclo de Micheli was ahead of Christelle Leconte on Ifara and Elvine Lédé on Redingotte.

The rally was won by the Roussel-Lecaudey-Tirel crew, ahead of Thomas-Fossi and then Lepoivre-Mandairon. An upcoming contest was announced for Sunday, July 17.

A separate brief announced the festivities of July 14 organized by the Friends of the beach, presided over by Jean-Pierre Delobel: torchlight retreat, parade around 9 p.m. with about thirty people in Revolution costumes, then fireworks at 11 p.m. symbolizing the burning of the castle and popular ball.

Seven clubs participated one Sunday in the Vaumicel training equestrian competition. The first series counted thirty-six courses, including twenty-three without fail. The draw placed Caroline de Bellaigue on Vaumicel's Kashmir, ahead of Fabienne Lamonline.

The second event, reserved for holders at most of the silver stirrup, recorded twenty-one faultless on thirty-five courses. Delphine Holopherne on Royale Dola, of the Ifs pony club, was ahead of Delphine Martinacha on Orstorio, of the Vaumicel.

A maximum of twenty riders authorized in the fourth category competed in the third series. Nine have achieved a faultless one, including two out of competition. Nathalie Bacon from Vaumicel on Mexicaine won it in front of Géraldine Braud of the Gourmette Saint-loise on Qui va aux Ruettes.

The last event, limited to the maximum authorized riders in the third category, took place in successive barrages. Pierre Letourneur, on Okaki Cheville of the COB, won with a printed time of 30”32. Each series gave rise to cups, plates, waves and lots. The next competition was scheduled for Sunday, August 14.

During the weekend of August 15, the Vaumicel equestrian club invited several other clubs to a jumping training competition. Four series were organized according to different rules. In the first two, the faultless courses were decided by drawing lots. The third had a timed barrage and the last one a test on six bars.

The beginning of the ranking of the first series is not kept in the denomination. The visible fragment cites P. Caccitti on Rodrigue, from Bernières, then L. Mutel on Cantor, from Vaumicel, in third place.

The second series had twenty-four courses, including eleven without fail. S. Duquesnoy sur Siloë, of La Tiquerie, took first place, ahead of C. Decodey on Pirate and T. Letty on Kashmir, both from Vaumicel.

In the third series, contested over twenty-one courses with a stopwatch, Sonia Vernet on Quaval II, of the Équerres, won ahead of N. Bacon on Mexicaine de Magny, from Vaumicel, then C. Furet on La Biche de Cerisy, hired individually.

With the help of the Vaumicel club, the new rural equestrian society of Perriots organized its first show jumping competition. This test shot brought together 198 competitors from the West, registered in five events, in front of a large audience.

The jury was composed of Denis Bonin, president of the Perriots, Bertrand Lestel and Robert Medot. Michel Ruel held the stopwatch and Mrs. Onufryck the secretariat. The sub-prefect of Bayeux, Mr. Piolé, and the general councillor of Isigny, Mr. Rauline, were present. A photograph shows Mrs. de Bellaigue presenting the prizes of the Vierville-sur-Mer Prize.

The Vaumicel price, played on scale A in two phases for four-year-old horses, had 41 engaged. Pétronille Duhil de Benaza on Plume des Unelles ranked first, ahead of Daniel Vautier on Snack and Delphine Lemercier on Kirelezane. The beginning of the following report mentions 43 participants in the Duquesne-Purina Prize, also on the A scale in two phases, for five-year-old horses. The rest of the results are missing in this copy.

The Vaumicel organized an official endurance event on a Sunday with the French Equestrian Federation and the National Committee of Endurance Equestrian Raids. Twenty-eight riders, registered individually or by club, followed an introductory course of thirty-five kilometers or a qualifying event of sixty kilometers.

The qualification opened access to the pre-national level of ninety kilometers, then to the national level of one hundred and twenty kilometers. Two participants had already reached this last level: Mr. Hauvel, seventy-one years old, from Lisieux, and Mr. Boscher, from Grimbosq.

The circuit went to Longueville to the west and Sainte-Honorine to the east, in natural terrain, at a speed of between twelve and fifteen kilometers per hour to spare the horses. The classification combined time within the limits imposed and veterinary checks of heart and respiratory rhythms and the condition of the mucous membranes, in order to assess recovery. The raid thus measured both the resistance of the horse and the good conduct of the rider.

A brief neighbor announced the general meeting of the Vierville–Saint-Laurent hunting society on Saturday 17 at 8:30 p.m. at Vierville town hall, with a sale of tickets.

Eleven clubs participated in the winter pony cycle competition organized on a Sunday by the Vaumicel Equestrian Club. The rain had turned the terrain into mud and made the mound slippery, but the riders had maintained their participation.

The first series had twenty-six courses, twelve of which were without fail. A draw placed Caroline Beck on Myrtille, of the Gourmette Saint-Loise, first ahead of Florence Seigle on Famy, of the Pony Club of Caen.

In the second series, twenty-two of the fifty-two courses were completed without fail. The ranking, also drawn up by lot, gave the victory to Jérôme Duchemin on Tourterelle, ahead of Aldric Poitevin on Kashmire and Alexandra Favrot on Pirate, all from Vaumicel.

After the playoffs of the third series, Julie Maret on Lady, of the Poney Club de Bayeux, won ahead of Stéphane Avenel and Armelle Hervieu. She also won the fourth series, reserved for the most confirmed riders. The pony Candy, from Vaumicel, distinguished itself by taking second and third places, mounted respectively by François de Bellaigue and Céline Harel.

The second edition of the national dressage competition took place for three days at the Vaumicel equestrian club, with 56,000 F in prizes. Fourteen events, organized in a floral setting of the mansion park, brought together about one hundred horses. Two appointments particularly attracted national and international riders: the international recovery Saint-Georges and the national haras prize, a recovery classified I.

The public was able to see Dominique d'Esme, who had participated in the Seoul and Montreal and Los Angeles Olympic Games, and Jacques-Henry Ménard, a professional squire member of the French team. The Senator of Bourgoing praised the development of dressage in the region thanks to this competition created two years earlier in Vierville.

The newspaper explains the requirements of this discipline: to make the horse flexible, light, calm and attentive, to the point of giving an impression of ease. The dressage events take place at step, trot and gallop, with free or imposed figures.

The management committee included Hubert de Bellaigue, President, Anne-Marie Coiffier, Vice-President, Nathalie Coiffier, Secretary, and Anne-Marie Léonet, Treasurer.

In the preserved results, Hava Thor, mounted by Miss Marais, wins the Vaumicel prize. The Conqueror and Vierville Prize, cover of Saint-Georges, goes to Kalifa IV, mounted by Dominique Brieussel, with 2,500 F, ahead of Romanus, mounted by Anita Huguev. In the Popsem Prize, cover in music, Miss d'Esme takes the first two places on Qualva des Combes and Rubin II. A ranking fragment, whose title is missing, also gives Superbe de Rio, mounted by Mr. Masbou, in second place.