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La Nuit des Amazones Mardi 16 août 2016

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L’hippodrome de La Touques, à Deauville, a accueilli pour la cinquième fois La Nuit des Amazones. Environ deux cent cinquante personnes s’étaient réunies pour l’occasion, mobilisées par Anne-Sophie Yoh Benet et Delphine GarciaDubois entourées de Carole Desmetz, Laurence Di Palma et Hortense Ozmu. Le soleil a baigné de teintes dorées la manifestation qui a pour objectif de mettre en contact des femmes travaillant dans le monde du cheval. Elles sont venues des courses, du sport équestre, du monde du dressage, journalistes, modistes ou artistes comme Claudia Duffé, Laurence Saunois ou Corinne Dupeyrat…. Pour les fondatrices, la manifestation doit être également l’occasion de défendre une cause. Cette année, une tombola et une vente aux enchères furent organisées afin de lever des fonds pour l’association des jockeys de galop. Créée en 1929 par une poignée de jockeys d’obstacles, sous l’impulsion de Lucien Loiseau, elle vient en aide et soutient les membres de cette profession. Aujourd’hui plus de 556 jockeys sont réunis sous sa bannière. Sollicitée chaque Anne Sophie Yoh Benet, Jacques Ricou, Carole Desmetz, Thomas Huet

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LA NUIT DES AMAZONES Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 La Touques racetrack in Deauville welcomed the fifth edition of La Nuit des Amazones. About two hundred and fifty persons gathered for the event organised by Anne-Sophie Yoh Benet, Delphine Garcia-Dubois and their team : Carole Desmetz, Laurence Di Palma and Hortense Ozmu. A golden light bathed the racetrack as the guests arrived to attend the event where women working with horses could meet and establish contacts. They came from various universe: racing, equestrian sports, dressage, media; some were milliners others artists like Claudia Duffé, Laurence Saunois or Corinne Dupeyrat… For the founders, the event must also be the opportunity to defend a cause. This year a raffle and an auction sale were organised to raise money for the French jockey association. Created in 1929 by a few jump race jockeys led by Lucien Loiseau, it helps and supports these sportsmen. Today over 556 jockeys in activity are members of the Association des Jockeys. Every week it gives support with any problems which may arise whether to give medical advice, organising repatriation, helping jockeys and their families. It is also affiliated with a law office specialized in sports which offers counselling. When a jockey asks for a licence, he becomes a member of the association which is also the jockeys’ union. Its chairman, Jacques Ricou, like all the jockeys who help within the association, is a volunteer. Three secretaries are employed full time. The AssoClemence Lesconnec et Liska Llorca


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