attelage-patrimoine

A Wonderful Time at Chateau Dobbeleer / Un Moment Merveilleux au Château Dobbeleer

Par Mario Broekhuis

In a German private collection, there is an omnibus mail from the De Dobbeleer family of Frasnes-les-Gosselies, Belgium. When 46 glass negatives of carriages related to this striking vehicle surfaced, a search for the story behind it began—a task that...

The Greyhound and the catskins; Earl of Shrewsbury’s horse drawn adventures / Le Greyhound et les catskins; Les aventures hippomobiles du Comte de Shrewsbury

Par Mario Broekhuis

Its body was painted white, the undercarriage vermillion. The Greyhound had to take the steepest hills and go down on the most tortuous roads twisting like a corkscrew. For two years the Earl of Shrewsbury ran his coach from Buxton to Alton Towers. The...

Driving Club History in a Button. L'histoire des clubs d'attelage en un bouton

Par Mario Broekhuis

Private Driving Club, brass, marked Badge and Button Company, London, 1973- (waistcoat 1.7 cm). Private Driving Club, laiton, marqué Badge and Button Company, Londres, 1973- (gilet 1,7 cm). The more distinctive driving and coaching clubs were and are...

CIAT Forêt de Tronçais 1° Septembre Dossier d'inscription

Par figoli

Master Wright, "a thin coachman would be an outrage". Maitre Wright, "un cocher maigre serait un scandale".

Par Mario Broekhuis

On his throne of the Lord Mayor’s State Coach. Sur son trône du carrosse d'apparat du Lord Maire. Weighing eighteen stone (252 pound) Alfred Wright made quite an impression on the hammer cloth of the Lord Mayor of London’s State Coach. Being for half...

Concours International d’Attelage de Tradition (ITDM) Snellegem 21 juillet 2024

Par Patrick Magnaudeix

Coaching in India, taken from oblivion. Le Coaching en Inde, tiré de l'oubli.

Par Mario Broekhuis

There is no doubt that the British regiments brought coaching as a sport to India in an effort to create an atmosphere like at home. “We noticed the gallant colonel, at home as ever, on the regimental drag, handling as raw a team as ever had their head...

“Les cochers “ à Florence : 3ème Concours International AIAT

Par Enzo Calvi

Camilla Cassina Antonio Mottin fait son entrée sur la Place « Santa Maria Novella » Enrico Cerruti Igino Soldi Chiara Moirano face au juge AIAT Richard Lanni Claudio Tronci Thomas Burini Luciano Bagnaschi Mario Bozzini Le défilé passe à côté de la cathédrale...

When an actress takes over the reins ‘All the world’s a stage’. Quand une actrice prend les guides « Le monde entier est une scène »

Par Mario Broekhuis

“When driving, it is most important that a woman should sit correctly. She should hold herself erect, without stiffness; her feet should be together and her knees slightly bent. She should neither sit with her knees straight nor, what is worse, be perched...

Compte-rendu du CIAT de Cuts à Compiègne 25-26 mai 2024

Par Maria-Anne Privat

Maria-Anne Privat Les 25 et 26 mai derniers, sous la présidence d’Antoinette de Langlade se sont réunis, comme chaque année désormais, au stade équestre du Grand Parc à Compiègne des meneurs, des chevaux et des voitures, venus du monde entier. Les épreuves...