Les écuries West-Class

01/14/2025

01/13/2025

12/12/2024

* Soyez original pendant les fêtes ! *
Parfois, Caramel a de VRAIES trouvailles.
Et là, franchement, je pense qu'on devrait généraliser cette façon de faire.
Vous imaginez les repas de famille ?!? Ce serait plus g*i, non ?
Allez... adoptez cette technique avec les fêtes qui approchent. Et soyez sympas : faites-moi une photo !

12/11/2024

12/06/2024

Happy Saint Nicolas Day! The great Saint and his Donkey. There are many stories, this is my favorite one 💕 Donkeys are part of a very beautiful tradition 💕 ~ Ariane

During the night of December 5th to 6th, St Nicolas with the help of his little Donkey visits homes to give children presents or punishments. His Donkey carries two pouches, one with gifts for the good children (sweet treats, chocolates and special cookies) and one with punishments (twigs, pebbles, etc) for the naughty ones.
Before going to bed, children would leave some hay, carrots and a little basket of oats. Children would also put their shoes near the fireplace and sing a song to Saint Nicolas. The shoes overflow in the morning with special Saint Nicolas treats.
Even the good children find ribbon-tied birch twigs, as everyone does something naughty!
Bakeries and home kitchens are a hive of activity as spiced gingerbread cookies and Mannala, a brioche shaped like the good Saint.
St Nicolas (Sinterklaas) was brought to America by the Dutch colonists, adopted by the Americans and transformed in Santa Claus.

Please see in a comment some St Nicolas sweets taken from a store in Nancy, France.
St Nicolas is celebrated in France, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and Italy.

11/27/2024

𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 💙

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨? Hi-vis is always recommended when riding, even if you are riding off-road or there is clear visibility – hacking out at night or in poor visibility is not recommended. Wearing Hi-vis allows you to be seen sooner by cyclists and walkers, and low flying aircraft pilots can spot you up to half a mile sooner if you and your horse are wearing hi-vis – such as a quarter sheet.

Hi-vis should be environment appropriate, think about the background you will be riding ag*inst – e.g orange hi-vis will not stand out as well ag*inst autumn leaves as pink, yellow won’t stand out as well amongst a field of rapeseed.