Tag Archive: Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art

Mar
13

Searching for Identity at Jerez’s Equestrian School

It was the first touristy thing we’d done so far this trip, and after ambling the backstreets of Jerez, kicking back in the markets, and throwing back cervezas in bars with locals, it felt odd to be trundling along a path through the verdant grounds of La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre (the Royal …

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Mar
12

Local Knowledge: Belen from Jerez

Local Knowledge is a series of posts in which Lara will interview and Terence will shoot a portrait of a local person we’ve met in a destination who has helped us get beneath the skin of the place. The only woman among the 17 professional horse riders at La Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre …

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Mar
06

Our Home Away From Home In Jerez

Famous for its flamenco, horses and sherry, Jerez de la Frontera in Spain’s southern province of Cadiz and region of Andalucia, is our current ‘home‘ on our contemporary grand tour. And what a proud and hospitable ‘home’ it is. What has struck us most this week has been the courteousness and graciousness of the people …

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