The passion for horses and the taste for transmission is what characterizes David Haon, owner of the Sainte-Bénilde stud farm, in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt. Passing of the baton between novices and veterans…
Owner, breeder, trainer, driver, so many hats to bring together under a single term, crazy about horses. However, David Haon does not enjoy living his passion selfishly. He has a taste for sharing and transmission. Established since 2008 on his land in Saint-Didier-la-Forêt, he is already on his sixth apprentice. “My first satisfaction is that they all stayed in the profession. »
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With modesty, he almost hides the fact that one of these young students, Thibault Boichon, recently obtained the gold medal for the best apprentice in France. Sorry! Convinced of the school/business alternation, he also saw no objection to his own son, David-Alexandre, going to do his apprenticeship, riding a trot, with a colleague.
“The track at the Vichy racecourse is one of the most beautiful in France”
“We must meet the world of work in its most real conditions. Afterwards, it is up to us, adults, to make educational efforts to get young people to enjoy what they do. Without hiding the difficulty. There is pleasure and work in the horse racing industry. » David Haon knows what he is talking about, he was an apprentice himself.
Alongside this role as training supervisor, he takes care of around twenty horses belonging to himself and different owners, and fully lives his competitive spirit as a driver. “I compete in around a dozen races per month in Vichy alone. Hard, hard because the level is very high. The best stables come from all over France. »
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This activity takes him, of course, to many racecourses but “it must be emphasized that the track of the Vichy racecourse is one of the most beautiful in France. »
2023-09-09 04:10:02
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