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ArtCheval Photo Contest

Under the ArtCheval Festival, amateur and professional photographers, were invited to produce one or more photographs representing the world of horses (sport, show, breeding, horse racing, leisure, etc.).

20 photographs were selected by a jury composed of artists and experts from the sector:

“Amateurs” Category 

  • “Reverie” by Nicole Rives
  • “Apparition” by Valérie Ledroit
  • “Henson” by Patrick Alberti
  • “Camargue Horses” by Etienne Gruau
  • “Dreaminess” by Valérie Béal
  • “Winter Reflections” by Sylvie Clochard
  • “Perfume of meadows” by Caroline Bosch
  • “…and hop!” by Jean-Christophe Dreno
  • “Summer Evening at the Farm” by Florian Lohezic
  • “Alliance in the Veil of Morning” by Karim Lazreq

“Professionals” Category 

  • "The Mirror of Horses" by Franck Simon
  • “Fire and Trust” by Frédéric Revel
  • Lesley Jolly's "2-year-old filly"
  • “Foam of the Sands” by Patrice Gueritot
  • “Zebras” by Morgan Froment
  • “Silence in Motion” by Loryne Eusebe
  • “Equinox” by Benoit Lemaire
  • “Focus” by Nathalie Todd
  • “Lunch Break” by Justine Clénet
  • "Flight" by Manuella Heron

See you from October 20 to December 21, 2025 in the streets of Saumur to discover this open-air exhibition. But before that, Vote for your favorite photo from September 25 to October 16 on Facebook et Instagram.

Apparition - Valérie Ledroit

Winter Reflections - Sylvie Clochard

Henson - Patrick Alberti

Equinox - Benoît Lemaire

2-year-old filly - Lesley Jolly

Zebra stripes - Morgan Froment