National Riding School
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The National Riding School is located in Saumur, France, a town known for its cavalry school and wines. This institution, occupying 19th-century quarters, upholds the tradition of the Cadre Noir, military horseback riding instructors who gained recognition for the cavalry school. The school is dedicated to classical horsemanship and the practice of haute école (high school) riding, a system of progressive training for horses to execute complex maneuvers. The school's museum is devoted to horses and riding. Saumur itself has a rich history, having been a monastery and fort, a royal possession, and a Huguenot stronghold before the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.123
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SaumurThe National Riding School, which occupies vast 19th-century quarters in the west of the town, has retained the Cadre Noir, the military horseback riding instructors who first brought recognition to the cavalry school. Old churches include the austere Romanesque Notre-Dame-de-Nantilly, with notable 15th–17th-century tapestries. Cellars where…
Read MoreThe National Riding School, which occupies vast 19th-century quarters in the west of the town, has retained the Cadre Noir, the military horseback riding instructors who first brought recognition to the cavalry school. Old churches include the austere Romanesque Notre-Dame-de-Nantilly, with notable 15th–17th-century tapestries. Cellars where…
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horsemanshipMilitary horsemanship…the French cavalry centre at Saumur aimed at perfecting the combined performance of horse and rider. Their technique and academic seat, a formal riding position or style in which the rider sits erectly, deep in the middle of the saddle, exerted considerable influence in Europe and America during the 18th…
Read More…the French cavalry centre at Saumur aimed at perfecting the combined performance of horse and rider. Their technique and academic seat, a formal riding position or style in which the rider sits erectly, deep in the middle of the saddle, exerted considerable influence in Europe and America during the 18th…
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