Horse riding: behind the scenes at the Cadre Noir school in Saumur. Two hours before entering the ring for the big Musicales gala, the horses are in full preparations.
Behind the sliding gate of box number 2, Themis is grumbling a little. “It’s nothing, it's nothing,” Maylis reassures her, patting the muscular neck of the dark bay mare. Perched on a small bench, the 26-year-old caregiver, music in her ears to better concentrate, engages in a delicate exercise: French braiding.