ENGLISH TEXTS tion manager, via jumping breeding, photography( with several exhibitions presented in different venues across France) and video, Marie-Hélène is a true“ Swiss army knife” of equestrian sports. Passionate about horses from a very young age, she has developed solid expertise in her field of choice while broadening her skills to include the performing arts( organization, communication, image, etc.). More recently, she has also been working as an agent in equestrian real estate. She now competes at amateur level as well as with young horses, above all for pleasure, and owns two sport broodmares.
Mathilde Hulot Between investigations, reports and portraits, Mathilde loves cross-disciplinary topics that combine her two passions: horses and wine. A journalist and recognized author in the wine world( En Magnum by Bettane + Desseauve, La Vigne), she travels across the globe from vineyard to vineyard, from Croatia to Chile, from Mexico to Italy, passing through the regions of France she has been savoring all her life. She is the wife of a winemaker in Hungary, in the Tokaj wine region, where she recharges her batteries alongside her three Shagya Arabians, whom she rides between the vineyard rows.
Mélodie Janvier With a deep passion for horses, having grown up in a trotting family, and a strong character that shines through in her voice, Mélodie took over her father’ s training business after his passing, raised a Group 1 winner, and honed her writing skills at Paris-Turf as a copyeditor. She is the eyes of GALORAMA and one of its finest writers.
Paul Casabianca His passion for horse racing was born from a single purchase: a filly named Ambassadrice. His father bought her, and together they experienced everything: the beginnings, the adrenaline of racing and the joy of victory in Vichy in the spring of 1993. That’ s where it all started! After touring every racecourse in the PACA region with him, he decided to turn his passion into a profession. With a journalism degree in hand, he has been living his passion for over twenty years now … and has no intention of stopping!
Serge Okey Introduced to racing at a young age, the Quinté represents the big Sunday event for him. He experienced the days of Tiercé betting slips, stakes in francs, considers Omar Sharif first and foremost a racing actor, saw Jos Verbeeck in a sulky, and supported Yves Saint-Martin while listening to Léon Zitrone’ s commentary. For this music fan, racing is the most beautiful symphony between the animal and man.
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OWNER LADY BARBARA
BY ILARIA MILOZZI BOTTI
The hardest thing might be to say exactly when I first met Barbara( Goujon- Wälchli) on the Lions track. Her presence feels as though it has always been part of this landscape of horses and passion that is never entirely at rest.
An Owner Like No Other Daily involvement in stable life is a rarity among racehorse owners, as it generally sits uneasily alongside personal and professional obligations. Barbara Goujon- Wälchli is the exception that proves the rule, driven by a pure, ardent enthusiasm that never turns into interference. Six years ago, together with her lifelong friend and partner Martina Stadelmann, she founded the Sparkling Star stable, which has since become a strong and rapidly expanding name.
A Father’ s Legacy, the Birth of a Passion Her childhood is a mosaic of
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