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" 15TH CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL D’ATTELAGE DE TRADITION"
CUTS (FRANCE)
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of May 2011
The CUTS 15th International Traditional Driving Competition will take place in the park of the Château and in the beautiful surrounding countryside. This well-known event attracts numerous competitors and public – between 10 000 to 15 000 spectators each year – coming from all over Europe.
The aim of the organizers of this amicable competition is to provide an enjoyable week-end for drivers from near and far as well as a memorable show with a unique simple, family and very elegant atmosphere altogether !
The public is very keen of this form of competition mixing tradition, beauty and elegance with performance as the turnouts must cover a 16 km track.
The competition is open to drivers of horses, ponies and heavy horses with their original carriages and presentation harness.
It consists of three phases :
A. Standing Presentation : Saturday 21st of May : 1st part (1 pm – 5 pm) Sunday 22nd of May : 2nd part (9 am – 1 pm)
B. Road track (16km) incorporating five simple controlled passages in the park
C. Cone driving
More than sixty competitors from all Europe take part to the event, driving beautifully kept carriages – mostly over 100 years old !
They are called buggy, phaeton, cocking cart, road coach, berline, hunting break … They come out of more than ten nations : Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Swiss, Spain, Portugal and France.
It is a living memory and an unique show !
INFORMATION : Antoinette de Langlade – La Vallée F. 60400 CUTS
Tél : +33 (0)3 44 09 71 23 Fax : +33 (0)3 44 09 77 79 Email :
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www.afa-attelage.net www.attelage-cuts.com www.aiat-driving.net
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