We apply for 2011 & 2012 MONT-LE-SOIE The PERFECT place for a high level endurance ride January 2011 PA-NF BEL 1
Perfect? 1. Perfect situation 2. Perfect location 3. Perfect trail 4. Perfect facilities 5. Perfect experience 6. Perfect supports 7. Perfect spirit January 2011 PA-NF BEL 2
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In BELGIUM!!! HOLLAND Brussels Liège MLS Aachen GERMANY FRANCE Luxembourg January 2011 PA-NF BEL 4
Perfect situation Mont-le-Soie. Belgium. Right in the Middle of Europe. East of Wallonia. Province of Luxembourg. Near the German border. Council of Vielsalm. 2 hours from Brussels airport. 1 hour from Maastricht-Aachen airport or Luxembourg airport. 40 minutes from Liège airport with big facilities for horses (cf WEG 2010). Between the motorways E25, E40 and E41. Motorway E25. Way out 50. Motorway E41. Way out 12. GPS: write Mont-le-Soie or Rue de Mont-le-Soie 1, 6698 Grand-Halleux. January 2011 PA-NF BEL 5
Perfect location 50 acres of full nature in the heart of green forest and old mountains landscape called Ardenne. Social building with meeting rooms, dinner rooms, industrial kitchen, bedrooms for 40 people. Scientific building with offices, clinic, treadmill, scanner, echograph, radiography, etc. Farriery, saddlery (with 50 saddles and 100 bits for trials). 40 boxes, indoor arena and outdoors arenas for jumping and dressage, military trail with 30 builded jumps, galoping of 2 kms, permanent marked endurance trail of 160 kms (6 loops). Facilities for large vet gate, grooming area, departure zone, finish line, shopping market, parking, camping and paddocks. January 2011 PA-NF BEL 6
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Perfect trail Permanent marking of 160 k divided in 6 loops: 40 (red) 30 (blue) 30 (orange) 20 (yellow) 20 (green) 20 (black) Alternance of technical and easy parts Altitude between 250 and 650 m Forest paths with hard ground good for horse foot Average of 65 % of compliance Average speed of the winner on 120 k: 18 km/h No problem of trafic for the assistance vehicles Many possibilities of large crew points Permanent access to the horses for security vehicles January 2011 PA-NF BEL 10
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Boucle rouge Boucle jaune Altitude 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 12,5 15 16 17,5 20 km 22,5 25 27,5 30 32,5 35 36 37,5 40 altitude 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 12,5 15 17,5 20 km Boucle bleue Boucle verte Altitude 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 12,5 15 17,5 20 22,5 25 27,5 30 km Altitude 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 12,5 15 17,5 20 km Boucle orange Boucle noire 650 650 600 600 Altitude 550 500 450 Altitude 550 500 450 400 400 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 12,5 15 17,5 20 22,5 25 27,5 30 350 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 11 12,5 15 16 17,5 20 km km January 2011 PA-NF BEL 13
Perfect facilities Airport for horses at 60 kms International airports at 200 kms Access from everywhere with motorways Train station at 5 kms Thousands rooms in all types of hotels, b&b in a circle of 20 kms All types of restaurants in a circle of 10 kms Mont-le-Soie is in the middle of a very touristic country (Ardenne) with many attractions and attractive cities (Spa, La Roche) Excellent security services in a circle of 10 kms: firemen, ambulances, hospitals, helicopter emergency, police, etc Permanent veterinarian hospital on site January 2011 PA-NF BEL 14
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Perfect experience MLS organises national endurance rides (20 > 80 k) since 2002 and international rides (100 > 160 k) since 2006. CEIO s, national championships for seniors, juniors and young horses take place in MLS Absolutely no trouble or problem until today The same organising comitee also manages the CEIO s of Mirwart (Mundial of Veterans). Pierre Arnould, manager of MLS, is national endurance coach of Belgium since 2001. Dr Isabelle Caudron, other member of MLS, was official vet for the national teams of Belgium. The research equine center of MLS (depending of the Liège University, Prof Didier Serteyn) is deeply involved in endurance, working b.o. with the Haras Nationaux in France, with different endurance team in the middle east and with the national teams of Belgium and France. January 2011 PA-NF BEL 16
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Perfect supports Complete support of the official NF (Belgian Equestrian Federation) and of the Equestrian Wallonie-Brussels League Complete support of the different sponsors. Main sponsor = Loterie Nationale. Easy access to all type of medias: TV, magazines, newspapers, internet Complete support of the official authorities: Council of Vielsalm Province of Luxembourg Government of Wallonia Federal government of Belgium Tourism of Wallonia January 2011 PA-NF BEL 18
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Perfect spirit MLS is considered as the endurance capital in Belgium: everybody comes there to compete, to train or to make clinic exams. All the riders appreciate MLS for the quality of the welcome, the beauty of the landscapes, the serious of the organising comitee, the technical aspects of trail. Endurance is a very competitive discipline in Belgium (from 2000, 65 medals won on championships ans CEIOs) but our country never oganised an international championship. All the endurance belgian lovers wait such a big event. Federation, government and sponsors are now ready to support. January 2011 PA-NF BEL 20
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Contact Pierre Arnould Sport & Development Manager CENTRE EUROPEEN DU CHEVAL Mont-le-Soie, 1 6698 Vielsalm (Belgium) +32 474 55 07 04 (mob) +32 80 21 65 56 (phone) +32 80 67 23 56 (fax) pierre.arnould@montlesoie.be www.montlesoie.be January 2011 PA-NF BEL 22
See you soon in Mont-le-Soie January 2011 PA-NF BEL 23