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Camargue Equitation
Camargue equitation is the traditional style of working equitation of the herders of the Camargue region of southern France. It is closely associated with the Camargue horse, with Camargue cattle, and with the , the traditional cultural world of cattle farming in the Camargue. See also * List of equestrian sports Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle A horse-drawn vehicle is a piece of equipment ... References Camargue Riding techniques and movements {{horse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvisson - Abrivado
Calvisson (; Provençal: ''Cauviçon'') is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It lies between Nîmes, Montpellier, the Cevennes and the Camargue and has a strong Protestant history. Geography Calvisson is a commune in Gard west of Nîmes. It is in the northern foothills of the Vaunage, a fertile valley surrounded by a rim of limestone hills rising to 200 m. The most prominent hill is the Rock of Gachone, which was the site of an important oppidum, or a fortified town, under the Romans. The natural vegetation is classic garrigue; today the valley is used for vineyards and horticulture. A tiny stream, the Escattes, flows through the villag Calvisson also includes the hamlets of Sinsans and Bizac. History The site is known to have been settled since the Chalcolithic transition (4300–3200 BC) In 1060, at the time of the domination of Counts de Toulouse, the name Calvisson appears for the first time. At the time, it was a fortifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardian
A is a mounted cattle herdsman in the Camargue delta in Provence, southern France. The work is akin to that of the Mexican , the North American cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the ''vaquero'' ..., the Tuscan buttero or the Portuguese . Gardians ride Camargue horses. See also * Camargue cattle * Camargue equitation * Manade References Further reading * Louis Figuier (née Juliette Bouscaren), ''Le gardian de la Camargue - Mos de Lavêne'', coll. « Auteurs célèbres », C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, Paris, 1889, 249 p. * Pierre Lanéry d’Arc, Les maisons-types de la Provence, chap. 35 de ''Enquête sur les conditions de l'habitation en France. Les maisons-types'', t. 1, Ministère de l'instruction publique, Ernest Leroux, Paris, 1894, pp. 207–248. * de) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camargue
The Camargue (, also , , ; ) is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône river delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western is the ''Petit Rhône''. Administratively, it lies within the department of Bouches-du-Rhône (‘Mouths of the Rhône’); it spans portions of the communes of Arles, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. A further expanse of marshy plain, known as the "Petite Camargue" (Little Camargue), just to the west of the "Petit Rhône", lies within the department of Gard. The Camargue was designated a Ramsar site as a "Wetland of International Importance" on 1 December 1986. The Petite Camargue received this designation on 8 January 1996. Geography With an area of over , the Camargue is one of western Europe's largest river deltas.Blondel J., 2019. La Camargue, un delta d'exception. In J. Blondel, G. Barruol & R. Vianet, eds: L'enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern France
Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as , is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi atlantique'', Atlas et géographie de la France moderne, Flammarion, Paris, 1984. Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy. It includes southern Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the west, Occitania in the centre, the southern parts of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the northeast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the southeast, as well as the island of Corsica in the southeast. Southern France is generally considered part of southern Europe because of its association with the Mediterranean Sea. The colloquial French name for the region, ''le Midi'', is derived from an Old French compound composed of ''mi'' ("middle") and ''di'' ("day"), meaning literally "midday". Thus, the term is comparable in both origin and meaning to , which to indicates southern Italy, and Romanian whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camargue Horse
The Camargue, or , is a traditional French List of horse breeds, breed of working horse indigenous to the Camargue area in southern France. Its origins are unknown. For centuries, possibly thousands of years, these small horses have lived wild in the harsh environment of the Camargue marshes and wetlands of the Rhône River, Rhône River delta, delta, which covers part of the départements of Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône. There they developed the stamina, hardiness and agility for which they are known today. Traditionally, they live in semi-feral conditions in the marshy land of the region. The Camargue horse is the traditional mount of the ''gardians'', the Camargue riders who herd the black Camargue cattle, Camargue bulls used for in southern France. History Some researchers believe the Camargue are descended from the Solutré horse hypothesised from archeological remains found in Burgundy (region), Burgundy. The Camargue horses were appreciated by the Celts, Celtic and Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camargue Cattle
The Camargue is a list of cattle breeds, breed of domestic cattle native to the Camargue marshlands of the river delta of the Rhône in southern France. It is used for the traditional sport of ''Course camarguaise#Course camarguaise (course libre), course camarguaise'', a kind of bloodless bull-fight, but not for the ''corrida (bullfighting), corrida'', Iberian-style bull-fighting. It is one of two cattle breeds raised in semi-feral conditions in the Camargue; the other is the Brava (cattle), Brava or Race de Combat, a fighting breed. Since 1996, it has been officially known as the Provençal dialect, Provençal: Raço di Biòu. History The Raço di Biòu has long been raised in semi-feral conditions in the wetlands of the Camargue, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône in the regions of France, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and of the Petite Camargue, in the département of Gard in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. It is one of two cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cattle Farming
A ranch (from /Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm. These terms are most often applied to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas.For terminologies in Australia and New Zealand, see Station (Australian agriculture) and Station (New Zealand agriculture). People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as horses, elk, American bison, ostrich, emu, and alpaca.Holechek, J.L., Geli, H.M., Cibils, A.F. and Sawalhah, M.N., 2020. Climate Change, Rangelands, and Sustainability of Ranching in the Western United States. ''Sustainability'', ''12''(12), p.4942. Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In the western United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Equestrian Sports
Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle A horse-drawn vehicle is a piece of equipment pulled by one or more horses. These vehicles typically have two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers or a load. They were once common worldwide, but they have mostly been replaced by auto .... General * * * * * * * * * * * * * FEI international disciplines * * * * * * * Regional governance * * Olympic disciplines * * * Paralympic disciplines *Dressage only at the Paralympics; dressage and combined driving at other FEI events Dressage * * Racing * * * * * Other timed events * * English riding * * * * * * * * * * * * * Western riding * * * * * * * * * Stock handling * * * * * * * * Rodeo *American rodeo events ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
