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Equine Studies

In France Normandy



Syllabus

• Students will explore and compare UnitedStates and French Equine Industry.

• Topics include breeding, training, trade

issues, agricultural trade policy, animalwelfare, animal health, marketing,management and research.

• Students participate in lectures and listento guest speakers and complete one oralpresentation and paper.



Equi-Ressources

- Mission: connecting job offers and demands in

the equine industry

- Free service for information about equine careers

-1,100 job offers per year in French equineindustry

- Hoping to create an equine education exchange

program between the US and France-Website will be translated into English this year



Le Pin National Stud• In 1665 Le Pin National Stud was the sole provider of cavalry horses in the

Royal Army.• Napolian restructured the studs in 1806 and were modernized in the 1900's.

• In 1999 the Studs were put under the Ministry of Agriculture and in the pastthree years the Studs have become The French Horse and the RidingInstitute focused on education and training.

• Breeding of studs was given to the private industry since it is a profitable

section of the industry.

• Le Pin sits on over 2,000 acres, houses ten stallions, and 17 broodmares.

• Only place in France where people can go to learn how to artificiallyinseminate horses. Along with a one year AI training people can attend aone week carriage school, one year saddlery school, one year farrier schooland, two day training for horse owners to learn emergency re-shoeingtechniques.



Le Quesnay Thoroughbred Farm

• Facility

– One of the leading farms in France

– One of the only farms run solely off production

profits – 600 acres, main part is 250 acres, 30

employees, 1 veterinarian

– 250 horses

– 60 foals between 10 days and 6 weeks old

– Main yard has 114 stalls (one of biggest inEurope)




• History

– Built in early 1900s by Vanderbilt, soon after

sold to A Kingsley Macomber

– Abandoned and taken over by Germans in

WWII, Abandoned on DDay 1945

– Bought by Freddy and Alex Head in 1958,

Head family all trainers and jockeys – Castle was built in the 16th century




• Stallions – 7 Stallions

• Mr Sidney , son of Storm Cat. 2.1 million € earnings (until fetlockinjury)

• Kentucky Dynamite, 1 million € earnings. Owned by 3 people whoare French, Ukranian, and Lebanese

• Dunkerque, 7 years old, bred and raised on farm, double groupwinner, his sire stood as leading stallion, his first crop sold this year

• Goldaway , 17 years old, retiring next year due to increased infertility(about 25% fertility rate now), owned by owners of Chanel, keptthere to be used publicly, produced many winners

– Farm only owns 2 of the 7 stallions – Cover 70-100 mares each, At busiest, cover 3 times per day

– Mares coming in to breed can be boarded at farm, owners makeappointments

– No proven stallions, so they don’t charge over 10,000 €, Usually3,000-7,000 €




• Foals – Sell 80% of foals produced

– Try to keep about 10 foals a year, mostly fillies to be broodmares

– Sold as yearlings at auction in Deauville

– Some yearlings sold in South France in Sept, Oct, a Few soldprivately

– If not sold, foals are trained to put value on them

– 5 or 6 per year taken to English Market, but mostly want to keeplines in France

– If foal is born, raised and kept in France, they get 14% of itsearnings

– Find Pictures



Clairefontaine Racetrack in

Deauville• The class stayed at this race track for the evening of

5/10/12

• - 1864: important for organizing races

• - 1924- started racetrack down town for flat races

• - Began with a 40 stall operation, now 200 stallsare on these race grounds

• - This track is specific because it welcomes trottersand thoroughbreds

• - 1928: began flat races and steeple chases,trotters began racing on this track later

• - Built new obstacles in steeple chase during the1950’s




Deauville• The track is now set up in layers (ALL GRASS

EXCEPT FOR SMALL INNER SAND RING)

• o Outermost layer is flat grass racetrack(thoroughbred)= 2,000 meters

• o 2nd layer is for steeple chases• o 3rd layer is for trotters

• o Middle is for steeple chases

• o Ring in center of track is for “The Ride”: eventthat started in 2008 for the best dressage riders.Now this middle track is used for summer campsfor young children




Deauville• Closed for 10 years in 1939 for WWII

• - Opened in 1949

• - The hall was being renovated when we arrived but many weddings and social events arehosted here

• - Hold 19 meetings per year here

• - Race season starts in July

• - Jockeys are provided with a sauna and massage center for relaxation and weight loss

• - Jockeys are fed in between races because they lose weight during the race• - Jockey outfit weighs 15-20g so the scale is set to 15g before the jockey stands on it

• - Jockeys weigh themselves about 10 times per day

• - Track has mirrors and cameras to show the horse crossing the finish line

• - There are sticks on the track to show the jockeys how far they still have to go in the race

• - Most of the famous races in France are on grass tracks

• - Fiber is added to the track to help the track when it rains (only large amounts of rain effecttrack)

• - This track is known for its beautiful array of flowers (over 40,000 during racing months!!!)



Dozule Equine Pathology

Laboratory• A government-established equine-only laboratory in

Lower Normandy broken into 3 units: – bacteriology and parasitology

– epidemiology and pathologic anatomy

– virology• Part of anses – The French Agency for Food and

Occupational Health Safety

• Provides two important functions to the equinecommunity by:

• Determining cause of death in individual animals, and

• Creating a database of cases helpful for detectingemerging or prevalent diseases in the region



Dozule Equine Pathology

Laboratory• Serves as both a French national and European Union

reference for – Contagious equine metritis

– Dourine

– Equine Infectious Anemia

– Equine Viral Arteritis – Equine Herpes Virus

• As a reference, they are required to – Organize educational workshops about these diseases

– Provide standardized reagents

– Develop research activities relevant to these diseases

• Also responsible for diseases important to the LowerNormandy region such as rhodococcus



Equestrian Complex-Deauville

• Normandy Horse Council – Founded 15 years ago

– Main goal: To gather all thebreeds of horses together andstrengthen/look towards thesame direction and future

– Central idea: Horses bringpeople together.

• People come togetherthrough:

– Breeders Assoc.

– National and regional horsecouncils

– Money Management

• Council manages moneyregionally in Normandy – Money invested in things such

as CIRALE

– Also invest in “knowledge” • Classes, trips, schooling, etc.

• Nationally: – Invest about 40 million Euros

– Sponsor equine industry• Racing industry generates

revenue and helps financeinvestments

• Investments also help ruralemployment – This is the heart of the

industry

– Related to training drivers,farriers, etc.

» As seen at the schoolat the National stud

• 40% of horses are born inNormandy – Weather creates soft ground

and a good growingenvironment

• Employment is increasing dueto better training

• Would like to create a regionalvet clinic for Normandy



Equestrian Complex-Deauville• The Complex

– Located in Deauville• Heart of Europe

• Makes for an attractive are for international events

– Objective: to develop Deauville economically, position Normandyinternationally, and host large equine events.

– Built in 14 months

– 12 million Euros invested in it – While the actual structure belongs to the city of Deauville, the management is

completely private

– 16 shareholders including Deauville• They have 11 full time employees as well as 6 restaurant employees

– 3 Covered arenas

• 1 Olympic, 1 training area, 1 school arena• Equipped with next generation grounds

– 3 Outdoor arenas

– 71 stalls• 145 visitor stalls

– It is the largest equine complex

– Employ several “green” environmental approaches • As part of the green effort they utilize water from an artificial pond that is filled by rain



Equestrian Complex-Deauville

• Activities – National and international competitions

– Riding school

– Boarding

– Pony club

– Shows

– Restaurant

• Competitions – About 80 days of the year

– 2015 European Championship

• It is the rear base of the French jumping team

• Hosts training courses taught by world renowned experts

• Would like to welcome more national and international teams – Already welcomed Japan

• Organize non-equine shows and conferences as well• They are currently adding an external area for a garden, cross-country trail, large

paddocks, and parking.

• Services to boarded horses – 1. Minimal- hay, food, upkeep

– 2. Minimal add taking out the horses

– 3. Everything including preparing the horse for your ride (600-800 euro a month)



Thoroughbred Training on the Bay

of Mont Saint-Michel• Tides are normally out but come in every 12 hours.

• Very few or none trotting horses

• Can see Mont Saint-Michel from the bay

• 2400 meters of track

• Trainers live 2 km away and train horses here.

• Don’t pay to use track but pay the person taking care oftrack for maintenance

• Been 60 years since the horses been training here.

• All Natural track and use tractor to groom the sand.

• Attending to save money and building training area tokeep people together and make more money.




of Mont Saint-Michel• In 60 years many horses cantering on the bay.

• Famous horse won steeple chase here.

• European championship has been created for thoroughbreds. Horses herewin the races so it means this is a good training center.

• Training in sand is trouble for articulations.

• All sand so no percussion on bones and makes the horses less stiff.

• Open for training every day and open to public 24/7.

• Not many improvements of track but making it larger by making it wider andlonger.

• Have 200 horses.

• Water gets sucked down in sand and nothing really happens or stays solid.

• Weather doesn’t affect track.

• Not much snow because of the ocean, wind and salt in air.• Count an hour per group

• Training doesn’t last more than 10 minutes.

• Warms and cools down the horses.




of Mont Saint-Michel• Riders check other riders to see what hand they are using so they take the same direction on the

track and don’t collide.

• Tractors groom track twice a day. Once at 6 am and once at 9 am.

• Horses trained here walk to get here.

• A concern from trainers is having these horses go on artificial track for too long.

• Only local trainers can have a beach house to have easier access to the track.

• Most riders are professionals but some are amateurs.

• Most horses here are steeple chase horses.• Track isn’t so good for flat horses.

• Speeds affected because of track.

• Training starts 6-6:30 am to 12 pm.

• Employees work mostly 4 hours a day.

• Threats to close the place because they think it’s harmful.

• The argument is plants that would naturally grow on the track get destroyed.

• During 60 years no need for authorization. Now thinking of it for support. Hopefully it will stop

threats.• Need authorization to use tractor.

• Have a field of 40 acres to build a track for training. Really scared they could close this place andthis is used as a back up.

• If used draft horses to groom track it take a lot of people and money.

• Project worked on for 10 years for another track they start building in September.




of Mont Saint-Michel• Benefits

• Opportunities for horses to race

• Only local trainers but want ones from Paris.

• It’s an economical project and wants to make employment.

• People jog here

• 20-100 horses using this track to train.

• If lose track only need to give back 1/3 of track.

• Agricultural industry is decreasing for employment. Hoping to maintain thisto help industry.

• Equestrian games on this beach and on Mont Saint-Michel.

• Our tour guide was Mr. Datin. He was from a farm. He got into thisbusiness from horses on his farm. He worked with trotting places then

thoroughbreds. He then trained for steeple chasing.• Problems

• Trainers don’t care how track is made but it has to be good.

• Trotters train along the beach not on the track.



Mont Saint Michel

• Beginnings

– According to the Catholic Religion- The archangel Michael sentnumerous messages to St. Aubert (the bishop of Avranches) andinstructed him to build this oratory on the rocky inlet

– The angel Michael appeared to the bishop 3 different times toinstruct him but St. Auburt would not listen.

– On the third return, the angel struck St. Auburt’s head with a

small burn to make him believe what he said needed to be done; – Originally named Mont Tomb by St. Aubert who constructed it;

– The original tomb was built in 708 and was actually dedicated toSt. Michael on October 16th, 708

– The whole island has been an important pilgrimage center forvarious monks ever since the first message that was stated by

St. Michel “Build here and build high, if you build it…they willcome.”



Mont Saint Michel• The Monastery

– Originally under Auburt control when it was first erected;

– In 966, Richard I of Normandy took over and gave rule to agroup of Benedictine Monks who changed some ideas/ ways ofprayer and worship

– When the buildings were constructed, Mont Saint Michel was an

important place for worshipers and other monks to travel to learnmore about certain aspects of their religion, God, etc.

– Many churches and buildings make up the inlet today, massconstruction by different groups of people throughout history ledit to become the castle like area it looks like today

– The island is now home to around 50 monks who still worshipregularly



Mont Saint Michel

• History

• Mont Saint-Michel is a rockytidal island and a commune inNormandy, France. It islocated off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of

the Couesnon.• The island has been a

strategic point holdingfortifications since ancienttimes, and since the 8thcentury AD.

• The Mont-Saint-Michel and itsbay are part of the UNESCOlist of World Heritage Sites,and more than 3,000,000people visit it each year.



Mont Saint Michel

• Architecture

• William de Volpiano designed the Romanesque churchof the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing atthe top of the mount. Many underground crypts and

chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight;these formed the basis for the supportive upwardstructure that can be seen today

• The structural composition of the town exemplifies thefeudal society that constructed it. On top God, the church

and monastery, below this the Great halls, then storesand housing, and at the bottom, outside the wallsfishermen and farmers housing.



Grand National de Dressage -

Auvers• Auvers hosts only one dressage competition per

year –

the Grand National de Dressage• 3rd largest sand arena in France

• Auvers show grounds hosts 50-60 events per

year between February and September

• The infrastructure is designed for jumping

competitions but easily accommodates this

dressage competition

• Among many notable competitions, Auvers also

hosts the French Championship of Amateur

Jumping

• Grand National de Dressage – Auvers

includes levels up to Grand Prix• Prix St. Georges, Intermediare, and

Grand Prix dressage competitions are

governed by the FEI and therefore

follow the same rules as

competitions in the United States



D-Day Beaches

• Utah and Omaha Beaches, the site of the American troops'deployment at Normandy on D-Day, have memorials to the soldiers'sacrifice. Omaha Beach was the site of the most devastating lossesto the Allied troops that day, and so we have a large cemetery ofrows of white crosses (and Stars of David) which is part of thememorial and museum there. We saw many French tributes to the

soldiers, and many monuments giving thanks to those such as thesoldier whose parachute stuck on the church (picture included). Thememorials were full of interesting information about D-Day (in mypresentation), and we saw some of the concrete fortification andbunkers embedded into the landscape that the German soldiersused for self-defense. The museums contained many artifacts,photographs, and videos of WWII and the invasion of Normandy.



Grainges Horse Racing School

• The only school in France that’sdedicated solely to horse racing,100%

• Schooling for teens 14-19 yearsold that want a career in the horseracing industry

• Boarding school for both boys and

girls (separate dormitories), livingthere helps prepare routines andschedules of future work force – Waking up early, completing barn

chores,

• Study general subjects as well asequine specific courses (ex.

Biology, hippology)• Receive diplomas and certificates

certified by Ministry of Agriculture

• First 2 years of school studentshave regular classes and gainexperience from the on-site horsebarns



Grainges Horse Racing School

• Additional years at the school students chose CAPA or BAC PROprograms: – CPA lasts 2 years with the goal for careers in horse racing stables (work with

trainer or as jockey/driver). Half of the school year students spend

– in work placement (alternating 3 weeks at school, 3 weeks at work) – BAC PRO last 3 years for students that want to manage or own their owncompanies, or become trainers. The school provides start-up grants alongwith diplomas

• Training jockeys/drivers, stable hands, barn managers, horsetransportation, trainers, and also have courses for farriers/blacksmiths

• The school finds jobs for the students and makes arrangements for their

placement• Some horses are donated to the school

• Our class got to ride along with instructors or students on the sulky carts – The horse I got to drive was the fastest trotter of the 3, it had won over

300,000 €

5/14/12



Saint-Lô National Stud

• Watched jumping competitions before lunch

• Originally built in 1806

• Largest of the 23 national stud farms

• The original sections of the farm were in the city,

but were destroyed in WWII. The current sectionwas built when extra space was needed, and itnow contains the entirety of the stud.




• 8 total stables:• 1. Horses provided to the stud to care for – private breeders that

board their horses

• 2. In winter, houses studs for semen collection (typically these studsare in competition during the summer, so they can’t be collectedduring the showing season). In summer, stable houses mares.

• 3. Technical center (contains lab and breeding shed). Nationalhorses are spread among the technical centers in the summer.

• 4. Boarded stallions

• 5. Museum

• 6. Storage

• 7, 8. Private/professional riders, pay to use facilities




• Breeding promotion:

• Website available for breeders to order semen.Stallion is collected in the morning and thesemen is delivered directly.

• In winter, semen from stallions that show duringthe summer is frozen and stored. For shipment,analyses of the semen are required.

• 35 euros for 8 straws• The collector has warm water that helps

minimize sperm damage



Le Prairie Hippodrome• One of the longest tracks in France at

2KM as compared to majority being1.4KM.

• Specialized in French Trotters, bothriding and driving.

• Most known for all of the qualifyingrace opportunities that are held at thetrack

• In this process horses that are 3-4 yrs.old will need to qualify with a time at orbelow 1:20min to then be eligible forstakes races. This time depends onage of horses.

• Last year (2011) there were over6,000 horses that came to attempt atqualifying

• Approximately half of these attemptswere successful

• Some “race-track rules” we learnedincluded: trotters are allowed 10strides at the canter but anymore willresult in disqualification. Horses maytry as many times as they need toqualify

• This race track is popular enough thatpeople from all over come to it to

qualify. Including outside of Francesuch as Italians, Germans, etc.



Hippodrome

• Paris Track (Parisian)• Up to 1983 they had 17 races in August only

• No the track is open all year, for training forup to 300 horses.

• There is now a winter season, run on the dirttrack since 2004, this increased number ofraces to 45.

• Balance between winter and summer races.

• Turf track is 2002m• Also a straight line (turf) for Group 1 races,

1600m

• 2200m sand/dirt track (all weather)

• 2300m drain system

• 1 turf track for training, 3 sand tracks fortraining

• In August the track is shared with the polo

club on one weekend

• Polo can’t interfere with Race and viceversa.

• In France prestigious races are run onturf/grass

• All weather tracks/dirt/sand, are for lowcategory races, however people seem to bechanging their mind about the dirt tracks inFrance.

• In France people are starting to see horsesthat are grass runners or turf runners.

• Grass tracks are sometimes too heavy ortoo light. It is getter harder to make peoplehappy with grass tracks because of this. Ifthey are too light/dry then they refuse to run

• Oldest clubhouse in France, shaped like anupside down boot.

• Horses and people may stay the whole

month of August.• Only flat racing and steeplechase



Comments From Students

• I really enjoyed this trip and was so happy Penn State provided it in time for me to attend rightas I graduated. I learned so much about the horse industry in France while I was there, and I'veused a surprising amount of that information already this summer. I know I'll continue tointegrate this knowledge when I begin vet school next month.

• The trip surpassed my expectations. Going to Normandy and all of the other places we got tovisit was an incredible opportunity and an awesome learning experience. I would definitely go

on another study abroad trip like the on to Normandy, but I would chose to go to a differentcountry.

• I really enjoyed the experience of this trip being my first plane ride and my first real trip out ofthe country. I didn’t know much about the horse industry and this trip gave me a lot that I canapply to be a better leader in a club that I’m in.

• As far as the class/abroad experience...one word for me would be amazing. Through taking thisclass I was truly able to learn a lot about our equine industry here in the U.S. and even moreabout France. What we were able to experience and see went from breath-taking, to facinating,and was very interesting. Being able to go on this short trip allowed me not only to experiencegoing abroad, which I had never done before, but learn more about the equine industry that Iam extremely passionate about and a new culture. I can only hope that I can travel to more newplaces in the future and would definately be on the list if another opportunity arises while I'm atPenn State. I would without a doubt recommend this experience to anyone who asks, not onlydid I learn and see so much but I also met new people from right at home and from France that

I now can talk to that I never would have before.



Comments From Students

• As my first international experience, our trip to Normandy exceeded all of myexpectations. I could never imagine how many once in a lifetime experiences wewould be afforded. The Normandy Equine Council put together an outstandingagenda and showed us a broad range of their equine industry. I think that this classshould be scheduled at Penn State for as long as the Equine Council will allow us tocome back. I believe that there would also be significant interest for similar programsin other countries.

• As far as thoughts on the trip... Let's just say it is actually difficult to look back throughall of my things from tours and visits, because I want to go back so badly. I am veryinterested in the equine industry there, and I liked what we saw of the industry'sorganization and goals. Also, I felt pretty comfortable throughout the trip - Judith wasgreat, and our group got along and could have fun, learn, and relax together. I don'tknow if this would be possible or not, but at one of the national studs, it might havebeen interesting to see more behind-the-scenes. For the racetracks, it would be coolto attend a race and then visit the track vet to compare protocol to that of the U.S. Ithought all of our housing and transportation was great, and traveling through the

beautiful country was great. I loved everything, basically. The class should definitelybe kept for upcoming years.



Credits

• Pole-international-cheval.com

• Dr. Fivek and Dr. Swinker

• Ansci 499A spring 2012 students

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