Last Sunday was a great horse-day in Paris. Actually there
were two horse parades in the city. One was to protest aganinst increased (from
7 to 20%) Value Added Taxes (VAT) which will hit equestrian centres / riding
schools. There are thousands of them in France. I missed the hundreds of horses
and poneys that « demonstrated » in the eastern parts of Paris, but I
saw another horse parade…
The one I saw was meant to draw the attention to the 42nd « Salon
de Cheval » which takes place November 30 – December 8. You can read
more about it here. This is – part of – what I could see.
I happened to be close to another horse, mounted by George
Washington. The police taking care of the traffic issues, was of course also
mounted, which was however not the case with the cleaning service.
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10 comments:
Some of those horses,,,weren't.
Now that's something I don't expect to see in Paris! What a great event!
I wish I'd been there to see it. it was quite the equine extravaganza! Thank you, Peter, for your wonderful photos!!!
On a du mal à se croire à Paris, de plus est avec George Washington!
Thanks a million for so many wonderful photos of the same event,as always, it doesn't leave me longing for more.
Lucy
Ce serait un moyen agréable de se déplacer dans Paris.
Très beau chevaux, très beau attelages. Belle manif.
Alain raison.
J'aime bien la voiture ramasse crottin.
Concernant la TVA de 7 à 20, c'est un peu beaucoup, non ! Merci l'Europe !
Los gorriones de Paris eran mas felices cuando solo habia caballos por las calles.
La naturaleza era mas equilibrada entonces...
Magnificas fotos.
Maria
Thanks so much for sharing these! What fun! I do wish I could have been there to see this.
2014 is the Year of the Horse. Happy Horse Year everyone!
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