Day 1: March 08, 2020. EUROPE - Marrakech - Terres d'Amanar

Accommodation: Terres d'Amanar Tent or Lodge according to choice.

Reception at Marrakech airport and immediate transfer to Terres d'Amanar (45mn). Time for a welcome tea on the terraces of the farm and meeting with the team and horses, and installation in your rooms.

Dinner at the restaurant des Lodges with a breathtaking view of the lights of Marrakech. Presentation of the week's program.

Dinner at the restaurant "la Ferme".

Day 2: March 09, 2020. Terres d'Amanar Equestrian Center - day with the horses 4 to 5 hours of riding.

Accommodation: Terres d'Amanar Tent or Lodge according to choice.

After breakfast, allocation of horses, grooming, harnessing, ride to take your horse in hand.
Return to Terres d'Amanar for lunch and a short break! In the afternoon, you vary the paces and start to feel the thrill with your companion.

Dinner at the restaurant at "la Ferme".

Day 3: March 10, 2020 Terres d'Amanar Equestrian Center - Essaouira.

Accommodation: Essaouira or other according to the departure of the Trec.

After breakfast, you will meet the horses for a new outing to perfect the notions seen the day before. Lunch at Terres d'Amanar.

In the afternoon loading of the horses on the truck and departure to the start of the race.

Maintenance of our horses on the starting area... and meeting with the organization and other competitors for briefing of the coming days!

Dinner and night in Essaouira or other according to the starting point (known at the end of January).

Day 4/5/6/7: from March 11 to 14: Morocco Riding Rally.Count between 4 and 6 hours per day of riding.

Lodging: Bivouac /camp arranged by the race organization .

Last night in Essaouira in a Riad accommodation in the Medina.

Day 8: Marrakech/ Essaouira - EUROPE

Transfer to Essaouira or Marrakech airport according to your schedule and return flight to Europe.

The rally is only open to Beard or Barbe-Arab horses. You can come with your own horse. But of course, we provide for those who come from far away or do not own a horse, a companion for the week, stallions or ongres, selected and trained by our team, enduring, lively and docile. They are admirably adapted to the paths of Morocco and the coast in particular: small sure-footed and big-hearted, their gaits are raised.

Height at the withers: 1.45 m to 1.55 m.

They will amaze you by their resistance on sometimes most difficult paths... You will come back for them!

According to the order of registration you can be sure to have a horse from our cavalry, otherwise the SOREC (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Horses) provides riders with a herd of horses....

THE HORSES AND LEVEL

Autonomy and participation

It's a Trec... So you manage not only your horse and its shape but also the route. There are no markers and map and compass shows you the way. Contrary to endurance you are in a team... You leave as a team and you arrive as a team!

You will take care of your companion all week long: to groom, saddle, bridle and unhook his horse, you will also participate in the care of the horses (water and food distribution).

Level and experience required

Good physical condition and good endurance on horseback. A multi-day horseback riding experience is a plus, but is not mandatory. Riders who do not ride regularly must get back in the saddle before this rally so that you can best enjoy the scenery and atmosphere.

Equestrian Equipment

Saddles adapted to our horses made to measure by a very large house in Morocco! Saddlebags integrated to the saddle mat or independent are available.
Wearing a helmet is mandatory on the rally...! We have a few helmets on site but preferably bring your own equipment. During your registration to note if you want a helmet and note the size.

Rally :

Comfort
Terres d'Amanar: Tent Lodge or Lodge:

• Option Lodge tents in semi-hard for two (possibility to be 3 or 4 people), toilet and shower in sanitary block. Restaurant on site.
• Option Lodge: Hotels in more than spacious rooms with lounge and private garden.

Essaouira : Guest house

Rally: camps managed by the race organization.

Meals

Hearty dinners, full traditional or international breakfast.

For lunch, to avoid plastic bottles, provide micro-pure tablets or we provide filtered water (catadyn ceramic filter). We advise you to take one or two metal cans with you... to avoid plastic.

Climate in March in the Essaouira region:

On the Atlantic coast in March the weather is the beginning of spring... But in case of bad weather... It can look like the Mediterranean winter.

Global warming makes all standards obsolete!

Encadrement

The director of our equestrian center supervises the whole week... the part before the rally and follows you during the rally. He is assisted by a team of instructors, French / English speaking Moroccan equestrian guides assisted by grooms.

Packing List

Head

• A riding helmet: it is seriously recommended and often mandatory. Manufacturers (GPA, HKM, LAS Helmets, Lamicell, Troxel, Equithème...) offer today ventilated, solid and light riding helmets, pleasant under all latitudes. There are also protective shells to put under your hat (Ranch & Rider, Lexington Safety Products) or western helmets (Troxel).
• Cap or hat for the sun (essential)
• A bandana, scarf or chèche to protect the neck or face from dust and sunlight
• A pair of high protection sunglasses
• A hat or hood in winter (for March

Bust

• Thermal underwear (March).
• Cotton T-shirts + long-sleeved shirts (for protection against the sun) or T-shirts made of quick-drying technical materials.
• 1 light fleece or equivalent
• 1 warm fleece or equivalent.
• 1 warm Goretex-type jacket (waterproof and breathable).

Legs

• 2 riding breeches or long leather chaps
• 1 spare pair of pants (hiking or jeans or equivalent)
• 1 swimsuit may be useful (swimming, toilet)
• Cotton or non-irritating synthetic underwear

Feet and Hands

• 1 pair of light walking shoes (essential for the ascent of the pass) with chaps or boots with specific mini-chaps for riding
• 1 pair of sneakers or equivalent light shoes for the evening.
• Several pairs of socks
• 1 pair of gloves to protect yourself from the sun, cold and rubbin

Little tricks on horseback

• Soothing cream very useful in the corners of your intimacy irritated by long hours on horseback.
• Nothing on your back, everything in your jacket or a banana on your belly: lipstick,sunscreen, passport, small camera or mini camera (waterproof), cords, glasses... more accessible than fonts.
• Riding backpacks are not allowed

Sleep

The nights are still cool. A good night outfit is preferable.

Miscellaneous

• Soft travel bag/case
• 2 metal cans of 1 liter or equivalent
• Headlamp, batteries and spare bulbs
• Toilet kit (biodegradable wipes to replace water, micropur...)
• Toilet paper + lighter to burn it after use
• A Swiss Army knife or equivalent (in the hold!!)
• Small paper bags to throw in the trash can
• Earplugs can be useful for those who would have light sleep as a roommate.
• Camera (with a spare battery)
• A pair of binoculars possiblyt

Pharmacy
As a precaution, list your drug allergies in your pharmacy.

• Personal medications
• 1 Broad-spectrum antibiotic
• Aspirin or paracetamol
• Anti Diarrhea
• Vitamin C
• Highly protective sun cream for lips and skin
• Eye drops
• Moisturizing cream for after sun.
• A roll of plaster
• A 10 cm wide adhesive elastic band
• A box of bandages is
• Ready-to-use disinfectant pouches
• Micropur or Hydroclonazone tablets to disinfect water
• An anti-mosquito cream and spray