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Since 1989, La Gée Horse Equipment has been supporting riders and horses in their daily lives. As such, we are proud to associate the brand with high-level athletes who combine performance and self-transcendence. With their mounts, they form a duo that listens to each other, with mutual well-being as the backdrop. These riders demonstrate the same rigor in their work as we do in the design and manufacturing of our products. We share common values of excellence, with the goal of meeting the needs and well-being of horses.
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GWENDOLEN FER
Eventing Rider
Coming from a sporting family that did not practice horse riding, she discovered the sport at the age of 5. Gwendolen quickly became passionate about this world, and by the age of 8, she participated in her first eventing and show jumping competitions. Her early competitions were crowned with success, and at 16, she became the French Pony and Junior Champion. While continuing to compete and achieve remarkable performances, she took over the management of the Ecuries de Houarn in 2009 at just 23 years old. With her team, she developed the establishment into a center of excellence for the FFE (French Equestrian Federation). In 2017, she became the first French woman to win a Grand Slam event in eventing: the CCI**** in Pau.
Achievements:
2023 - Winner with the French team in the Nations Cup at Haras de Jardy
2023 - French Pro Elite Championship - 4th with Romantic Love
2023 - CCIO4*s at Haras de Jardy - 9th with Romantic Love
2023 - CCI3*s at Haras de Jardy - 3rd with Fashion Fonroy
2022 - French PRO ELITE Champion - with Romantic Love
2021 - CCI****-S at Haras du Pin - 1st with Traumprinz
2021 - CCI****-S at Haras de Jardy - 1st with Romantic Love
2020 - CCI****-S at Haras du Pin - 3rd with Traumprinz
2020 - CCI****-S at Barroca d’Alva (ITA) - 4th with Traumprinz
2019 - CCI4*L at Pratoni del Vivaro - 1st with Romantic Love
2019 - CCI4*s at Lignières - 2nd with Traumprinz
2019 - CCI3*s at Haras du Pin - 1st with Traumprinz
2018 - CCI4*s at Bramham - 2nd with Romantic Love
2018 - CCI4*s at Chatsworth - 5th with Romantic Love
2017 - CCI**** at Pau - 1st with Romantic Love
2017 - CIC*** at Haras de Jardy - 1st with Romantic Love
2017 - French Pro Elite Championship at Lamotte Beuvron - 2nd with Romantic Love
2017 - CCI at Saumur - 6th with Traumprinz
2017 - European Senior CCE Championship in Strzegom (POL) - selected with Traumprinz
2016 - CIC*** at Le Pouget - 2nd with Romantic Love
2016 - CIC*** at Haras de Jardy - 1st with Traumprinz
2015 - CIC*** at Le Pouget - 1st with Romantic Love
2015 - CCI*** at Bramham (GBR) - 3rd with Romantic Love
2015 - CICO*** at Fontainebleau - 2nd with Romantic Love
2015 - European Senior Individual CCE Championship at Blair Castle (GBR) - 36th with Romantic Love
2014 - CCI*** at Blair Castle (GBR) - 4th with Romantic
2010 - CCI**** at Pau - 6th out of 38 with Leria du Ter
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QUENTIN JABET
Vaulting Rider
Passionate about sports, Quentin Jabet discovered vaulting in 2015 while accompanying his younger brother to a trial session. At just 13 years old, he developed a passion for this discipline, which met the sporting challenges he loved to take on and the physical rigor it demanded.
In less than 3 years, he won two French Championship titles and participated in his first European Championships. His journey is all the more impressive as he had never practiced horse riding before 2015, despite his parents working in the equestrian world.
His hard work opened the doors to the prestigious French Vaulting Pole in Saumur in 2019.
At the same time, he is an active member of the Noroc company, with which he participated in the TV show "Incroyable Talent" in 2021 in France and Spain. Also in 2021, he achieved 4th place in his first World Championships and obtained his State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education, and Sports. 2022 was a year of outstanding performances: he became vice-world champion in individual and team events, and then World Champion of the Nations Cup 2022. The pinnacle came in July 2023, when he was crowned European Champion in Sweden at just 20 years old.
Achievements:
2023 – European Championship (Individual) – Sweden - Winner
2023 - CVI**** at Aachen – 1st with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
2023 - CVI*** at Lier – 1st with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
2023 - CVI*** at Saumur – 1st with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
2022 – World Championship – Denmark
Nations Cup – Winner with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
Individual event - 2nd place with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
Team event - 2nd place with Ronaldo 200 and Andréa Boe
2022 - French Elite Championship - 1st in individual and team events
2021 - World Championship in Hungary - 4th with San Louis and Maud Bousignac
2021 - French Elite Championship - 1st with San Louis and Maud Bousignac
2021 - CVI*** at Le Mans – 1st with San Louis and Maud Bousignac
2019 – French Amateur 1 Championship - 1st with Lorina and Corinne Bosshard
2018 - European Championship - 10th with Verdi Gaudinière and Sandra Tronchet
2018 – French Championship - 1st with Verdi Gaudinière and Sandra Tronchet
2017 – French Amateur 1 Championship - 1st with Sham Rock and Sandra Tronchet
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CAROLINE DUFIL
Dressage Rider
She discovered horse riding at the age of 3 in a pony club and participated in her first show jumping competitions at around 10 years old. Two years later, Caroline was introduced to dressage and developed a passion for this discipline. Her promising beginnings were highlighted by her meeting with the Brieussel family and the partnership she formed with Ivry de Montoux. This duo participated in their first dressage competitions, achieving impressive podiums. The year 2016 marked a turning point in the career of this hardworking young rider when, at the age of 20, she won first place in the CDI*** at the Longines Masters of Paris in the Young Riders category with Ardante.
Achievements:
2018 - 4th place in the French PRO 2 Championship with Ardante
2018 - Victory in the Grand National PRO 2 double stage in Compiègne with Ardante
2018 - 4th place in the international CDI*** in Waregem (BEL) in the Small Tour (PRO 2) with Ardante
2018 - 7th place in the CDI*** at Le Mans in the Small Tour with Ardante
2016 - Participation in the European Young Rider Championship in Oliva Nova with Ardante (68.3%)
2016 - Bronze medal in the French AS Young Riders Championship with Ardante
2014 - French Amateur 1 Champion with Ardante
2011 - 2 bronze medals in AS Pony with Ivry de Montoux
2011 - Bronze medal in Amateur 2 Indoor with Porto
2010 - Silver medal in AS Pony at the French Championship with Ivry de Montoux
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CARLA-MARIE DUFIL
Dressage Rider
She has been immersed in the equestrian world from a very young age thanks to her family. Naturally, she turned to dressage, following in the footsteps of her sister Caroline.
At around 11 years old, Carla-Marie began competing, and her first victories announced a promising career.
Achievements:
2018 - French AS Cadet Champion at Le Mans with Eppo
2018 - Bronze medal at the European Children's Championship in Fontainebleau with Eppo
2018 - 2nd place in the CDI*** at Le Mans in Children with Eppo
2017 - 1st place in the CDI*** at Rosendaal with Ardente
2017 - Bronze medal in the team event at the European Championship in Roosendaal with Ardente
2017 - Bronze medal in the French AS Children Championship with Eppo
2016 - Victories at Jardy and Le Mans in AS Children in the Grand National.
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EMMA DOUILLET
Show Jumping Rider
She discovered horse riding at the age of 3 when her horse-loving parents gave her her first Shetland pony. At 7, Emma started competing, and very quickly, the first results came in. She tackled obstacle courses as well as dressage routines. At the same time, she helped her parents develop their stable and breeding operation.
From the age of 11, Emma prepared and sold ponies on behalf of their owners, which would then go on to join their future riders.
From the age of 14, she dedicated herself to high-level pony show jumping, competing in the various stages of the AS Tour and CSIP with her three leading ponies. She also prepared for her transition to horse riding by acquiring a mount for the junior category and training a young 5-year-old horse from the family breeding program.
Achievements:
2021-2022 Goals - CSIOP CSIYP with the 3 ponies
First junior events on horseback with Vintage Bosc Viel
2020 - CSIO Children at Fontainebleau with Reve Star de la Sapaie
2020 - 6th in the CSIOP Fontainebleau Grand Prix Excellence with Cabott Cove du Péna
2019 - French AS1 Excellence Championship with Blue Moon Finland
2018 - 18 victories in AS2C with Vesta d’Écault
2016 - 5th in the French Dressage Championship with Kevin du Bocage
2016 - Bronze medal in the French Championship in Pélite C with Nauline de la Prairie
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BAPTISTE MOREL
Eventing Rider
He has been riding ponies since the age of 3 and quickly turned to the discipline of eventing. The youngest of three siblings, he lives west of Le Mans.
Since his beginnings with a pony B named "Atchoum," he has been a regular at eventing competitions in the Pays de la Loire region in Pony Tests 2 and 3. Later, riding Tim, a pony C, he became the French As2C Champion in 2022 after winning the Super As CCE in As2C at Jardy and Saint-Mars-d'Outillé.
Since January 2022, Baptiste has been riding Ut Majeur de Janière, a French Saddle Pony D, with whom he placed 2nd in the Super As 1 CCE in Mâcon and Jardy, and won the Grand Prix As Elite at Le Pin in September 2022. Ut and Baptiste are currently 5th in the national As Elite Grand Prix CCE rankings.
Last September, they had the honor of representing France at the CCIP 2* in Waregem, Belgium, where the pair finished on the third step of the podium. All these performances were made possible thanks to the coaching of Catherine Thomas, who is based in Saumur and was voted Best Coach 2022 by the France Eventing Association.
These strong performances earned them a place on the long list for the European Championships, which will be held in Le Mans in July 2023.
Achievements:
2022 - CCIP 2* in Waregem, Belgium - 3rd with Ut Majeur de Janière
2022 - French As2C Champion
2022 - 2nd in the Super As 1 CCE at Jardy
2022 - 2nd in the Super As 1 CCE at Mâcon
2022 - 1st in the Grand Prix As Elite at Le Pin
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