Post by Peregrine on Dec 18, 2014 19:08:14 GMT -5
For over thirty years, the Ferme L'espitie de Terre, located in France, has been considered the best equestrian facility by the Mediterranean Sea. Tradition and fine horsemanship has been practiced in peace, undisturbed by the passage of time, but now things are beginning to change. Two years ago, a wealthy American corporation purchased a plot of land not far from Ferme L'espitie de Terre. Equinex was built, sparing no expense, on the land with a picturesque view. They brought with them not only American students, but the best riders from across Europe and Asia. Some paid out of pocket and some came on scholarship. They also managed to find the best teachers from around the world. People from everywhere flocked to the new location.
Not only was the Ferme L'espitie de Terre no longer the best equestrian education anyone one could find in the area, but rivalry sprang up between the two institutions. Competition for the affection of the people, the rights to horse bloodlines and of course the titles of championship. The students of the Equinex brought foreign customs, languages, and of course, "a different way of doing things" with them, and friction between the new and old ways of life frequently led to, often unhealthy, competition and confrontation. As if the Americans weren't enough, there's always unhealed European grudges from centuries past to add salt into fresh wounds.
Not only was the Ferme L'espitie de Terre no longer the best equestrian education anyone one could find in the area, but rivalry sprang up between the two institutions. Competition for the affection of the people, the rights to horse bloodlines and of course the titles of championship. The students of the Equinex brought foreign customs, languages, and of course, "a different way of doing things" with them, and friction between the new and old ways of life frequently led to, often unhealthy, competition and confrontation. As if the Americans weren't enough, there's always unhealed European grudges from centuries past to add salt into fresh wounds.