Berlanne - Rond-point droits de l'Homme
Berlanne rond-point droits de l'Homme, 64160 Morlaas
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
This is the merit today of a new generation of riders: not only to continue to explore our campaigns on horseback but also to have fully taken into account the cultural and environmental aspect of this activity (the youngest member at twenty). For if the first traces of the crew date from 1814, the practice of Drag is imported by the Duke of Wellington and his armies who then camp in Pau. The crew was created in 1839 and has been active ever since.
The Pau Hunt, faithful to its origins, practices the English hunt: Drag. The fox here is the pretext to ride a horse and it is the "Drag" that is important because it is a false trail, traced the same morning by Dragueurs on foot, that will then follow the dog pack and the riders. The route, which lasts about two hours, is extremely varied: embankments, ditches, road crossings, etc. natural obstacles follow each other at an accelerated pace.
As the Artist’s Baron, Master du Pau Hunt from 1959 to 1976, wrote, “If you ride a horse to hunt in F
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Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Première participation
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