Atelier le Carrousel des Vans – May 2026
Event Date:
May 2, 2026
Event Time:
9:00 am
Event Location:
Domaine de Malvies, Domaine de Malvies, Quarante, Occitanie, 34310, France
Event Description
The horse trailer is a problem encountered by many riders: horse that gets stressed, that doesn't load, that takes a long time to load, horse that scratches, that stamps its foot, gets agitated to get out, gets out quickly while pulling the rope, etc.
Van transport is a discipline just like show jumping, dressage, etc. It requires preparation, training, repetition, and above all, success is achieved if you also drive correctly and remain consistent in considering that: IT IS AN ART TO LOAD AND TRANSPORT HORSES SMOOTHLY IN A VAN!
Some information:
The van is a process of 4 learning stages:
- Embark
- To stay inside voluntarily
- To travel
- Get out of the van
We often focus solely on the boarding process, and it is afterwards that the problems arise.
In practice:
The Van Carousel Workshop is a game that completely demystifies the boarding process. It involves going to see, then touch, then board each other's vans and cars, much like a visit from one neighbor to another.
The workshop starts at 9:30 am and finishes around 12:30 pm. Please arrive early; we'll have coffee, tea, juice, and pastries ready for you. You'll then set up your horse in one of the paddocks along the arena or in the equestrian park. Around 9:00 am, we'll position the horse trailers in a specific location, which I'll show you in the Equideo equestrian park.
You can then look for your horse, and let yourself be guided step by step in this fun workshop.
In the afternoon, there will be games and small challenges in the equestrian park, and the following day, the challenges will take place on the ground and in the saddle, also in the equestrian park. Reserve your entire weekend for the challenges event if you wish!
Learn with the Equideo app:
Discover all the learning steps broken down and presented with different horses. Find out how to relearn how to load into a horsebox, even with very difficult horses: https://app.equideo.fr/
WARNING: GO THROUGH THE PIGASSE RELAY WHEN COMING FROM CAPESTANG, AND THUS AVOID THE VINEYARD PATHS!
In case of bad weather, or if the ground is waterlogged, the event will be postponed to a later date in 2026. Thank you for your understanding.
