The Blondeau method: the same spirit from breaking-in to competition.
Introduction:
The Blondeau method, a dual professional training for both rider and horse, draws on its own coherence to bring out the best in each, so as to build a relationship of trust in their work together. This course is designed for experienced riders who wish to learn how to school young horses, from breaking-in through to their first outings in show jumping and/or eventing competition.
The principle is to train the rider at the same time as the young horse: what one gains is borne out in the other's progress, and the competition course reveals the quality of all the work carried out beforehand.
A qualifying, non-degree course. It offers a specialisation pathway for riders at a level above that required to enter the CS in the education and schooling of young equines.
Course objectives:
By the end of the course, the rider is able to school a young horse from breaking-in through to its first courses in the cycle classique, in the cycle libre, in show jumping and/or eventing (French young-horse competition cycles), following the Blondeau method. The course rests on one principle: the horse is a partner that understands, remembers and anticipates. The work consists in putting that intelligence at the service of learning, by creating the shared working conditions that lead the young horse to understand what is being asked and to engage alongside the rider.
Who it is for:
Experienced rider holding the Galop 7 FFE (French Equestrian Federation level 7).
Course programme:
Block 1: Drawing on the knowledge of the horse needed for its education and development (70 h)
Block 2: Carrying out the breaking-in and groundwork of the young horse (416 h)
Block 3: Working and developing the young horse, both ridden and on the ground (342 h)
Block 4: Developing the young horse and preparing it for competition (204 h)
Block 5: Taking part in the day-to-day running of a professional yard (180 h)
Block 6: Communicating in a professional setting (40 h)
Block 7: Carrying through a professional project for the follow-up and development of a young horse (80 h)
Level required: Galop 7 FFE or equivalent experience.
Entry requirements: To be at least 18 years of age at the start of the course.
Course leader: Elise Lefol
Trainers:
Sophie Barreau, BEES1 instructor, ethologist and holder of the BFEEE2. Head of training at the École Blondeau. Project officer on the CHEVALEDUC programme, Région Normandie / École Blondeau / INRAE 2017-2020, and on the REHORSE programme, INRAE / CNRS / IFCE / École Blondeau / FNCH 2024-2026.
Elise Lefol, BPJEPS instructor, holder of the BFEEE2. Head rider and instructor, in charge of course follow-up at the École Blondeau. Schooling rider in both disciplines, flat racing and trotting.
Nicolas Maynard, former Écuyer of the Cadre Noir, instructor. CCE Pro 2 and CSO Pro 1 rider. INSEP graduate, holder of the Specific Competency Certificate "Managing a High Performance Project", BFEEE2.
Duration: 10 months, from 1 September to 30 June. Total of 1,332 hours.
Group size: 2 riders per intake.
Course dates: from September to June.
What the course leads to:
A qualifying, non-degree course. On completion, the trainee receives a certificate of course completion setting out the objectives, the nature and the duration of the course, together with the results of the assessment of learning.
Satisfaction and success rates: A new course. The first figures will be available at the end of the first intake.
Accessibility for people with disabilities: Support for people with disabilities can be arranged depending on the situation. Our training centre is a public-access building (ERP). Disability officer: Sophie Barreau. Contact us using this form.
Location: Saumur
Tariff: €4,500 per year, that is €3.37 per hour for 1,332 hours of training.
Certification:
The École Blondeau is a training body certified QUALIOPI and QUALICERT. The Qualicert service certification has been awarded under the following category of actions: "Certified commitments for the training of agricultural workers – RE/VIV/04".
The quality certification has been awarded under the following category of actions: training actions.
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