In the UK there is a tradition on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday of making pancakes, based on the idea of using up eggs and fats in the kitchen before the fasting days of Lent. Other European countries have Carnival instead. Amongst them are Germany, Italy, Holland and Denmark. Historically the most lavish was in
Are you amongst the fans of television’s latest craze with its fierce knights, beautiful ladies, divided loyalties, cruelties and battles of strength and power? Or do you just enjoy history, horses, lively entertainment and a Mallorcan barbeque? On 24th September this year we had an all-day Medieval Games at the stables. Regular riders and
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Hipica Formentor attended the Carnival parade in Sa Pobla on March 1st. The riders dressed in scarlet and gold and wearing long flowing cloaks, carried swords and shields as their horses took the town by storm. The horses walked calmly through the crowded streets completely unafraid of the wild carnival atmosphere with music and dancing
Old friends who have ridden with us in the past will now find us in a new location. We have a bigger ménage and more space for our horses to exercise and play when they are not working. We are within the Albufera wildlife reserve, where the countryside is flat and open with sandy tracks