Tonks
Well-Known Member
No sure if this is in the correct area on forum... but calling all horse owners who live in Spain or France please.....
My family and I would like to move to either France or Spain and need some advice please from all of those peeps who live there or who have lived there please with their horses. We are both teachers and are considering a move abroad to an International school (weather, son learning new language etc). My husband is a language teacher (German, French, Spanish & English) so any of those languages is not an issue for him. I can speak a bit of Spanish to get by, but my French is non existent.
We own a small DIY livery here in the UK, so would either sell (but ideally rent out initially, to see if we like living abroad). I would like to know however, which areas of France or Spain are the most 'horsey'. I do compete BE eventing, but understand that this is non existent in Spain, but they are into SJ and DR. But, which are the good ideas for competitions and generally doing all things horsey?
However, I understand that they do have 'eventing' in France? France looks much greener that Spain, so what could be some of the issues with keeping horses in France / Spain (enough hay - feed all year round etc - heat?). Also would love to know where some of the best trainers are please.
Property in France looks better - cheaper, more green grass, more space. Any information welcome. Thank you!
My family and I would like to move to either France or Spain and need some advice please from all of those peeps who live there or who have lived there please with their horses. We are both teachers and are considering a move abroad to an International school (weather, son learning new language etc). My husband is a language teacher (German, French, Spanish & English) so any of those languages is not an issue for him. I can speak a bit of Spanish to get by, but my French is non existent.
We own a small DIY livery here in the UK, so would either sell (but ideally rent out initially, to see if we like living abroad). I would like to know however, which areas of France or Spain are the most 'horsey'. I do compete BE eventing, but understand that this is non existent in Spain, but they are into SJ and DR. But, which are the good ideas for competitions and generally doing all things horsey?
However, I understand that they do have 'eventing' in France? France looks much greener that Spain, so what could be some of the issues with keeping horses in France / Spain (enough hay - feed all year round etc - heat?). Also would love to know where some of the best trainers are please.
Property in France looks better - cheaper, more green grass, more space. Any information welcome. Thank you!