Come and visit the training centre of the National Stud, the harness room, the forge or the horses running free in the paddocks!  This varied horse world beckons you in, from the dizzy smell of leather to the sound of the forge, from an exceptional equestrian lesson to the horses prancing in the pastures of “Le Pin” estate, providing a wonderful concentration of expertise, on show just for you!

• Visit to the National Stud institution’s training centre:

The professional National Stud training school was created in the 19th Century for the purpose of training officers of the National Stud.  It has since developed into the National Stud institution’s training centre, proposing various courses to students and professionals alike, each one leading to a recognised qualification, notably in the area of breeding techniques (e.g. artificial insemination, ultrasound, transfer of embryos, etc.) or in that of rearing horses (e.g. foaling, feed and rations, pasture management), not forgetting the equestrian techniques (driving, starting and training young horses. etc.) and the traditional trades of the equine sector (harness-maker, farrier, amongst others).

Open to visit from 3 to 5 p.m. on Mondays 4th & 11th July, 22nd & 29th August ; on Saturdays 23th & 30th July, 6th, 13th & 20th August.

• Visit to the forge: 

A true auxiliary to the veterinarian, the farrier is able to make a horseshoe out of a strip of metal and to nail it to the horse’s hoof with his usual care and expertise.  This shoe serves to protect the hoof, enabling the horse to work out and develop its qualities depending on the use of the breed, from the aluminium shoe for racehorses to the grooved shoe for show jumpers (sport horse).

Open to visit from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. on Mondays 18th & 25th July and 1st, 8th August ; on Tuesdays 5th & 12th July and 23rd & 30th August ; on Wednesday 17th August.