Alain Laurioux for Le Cadre Noir de Saumur

www.lacavalieremasquee.com / Le Cadre Noir de Saumur : Tête à tête

The creation of the National Riding School was aimed at organizing the teaching of riding in France; its vocation to prepare for high level teaching diplomas and top level competition. Under the wing of the Minister for Health, Youth and Sport, the National Riding School is founded on the knowledge and experience of the ecuyers (Riding Masters) of the Cadre Noir who have rediscovered their ancestry at Saumur; with a mission to develop horse training, to teach riding for sport, and to teach the equestrian professions.

All the teachers of the National Riding School are members of the Cadre Noir. The principal purpose of the ecuyers, each one a real expert in their own discipline, is to pass on their technical and theoretical knowledge. They also have to train and keep in condition the horses presented in the Reprise de Manège (Musical Ride), and those who perform the airs above the ground, as well as representing the school in national and international competitions. They are also entrusted with the preparation of the horses used in the training of their pupils.

Taught by the great masters and with a great interest in the evolution of riding, the ecuyers of the Cadre Noir actively support and influence French equitation by their public presentations in France and abroad.

« Demander souvent ; se contenter de peu ; récompenser beaucoup. »
François Baucher (1796 – 1873) was a French dressage master of the XIX century. His ideals based on the search for ultimate lightness remain with us today.

La Cavalière masquée / @MaskedHorse

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Photographer: Alain Laurioux, IFCE
École Nationale d’Équitation / Le Cadre Noir-Saumur / Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Équitation