Centre équestre du Rova d'Ambohidratrimo is an amazing horse facility, expertly run with quality horses and fabulous staff. Andre the owner speaks good English and wants me to try all his horses. We went for a long ride on the weekend with Zu, a VERY good rider, who doesn't speak English but gives me excellent instruction through Andre's translation. I can't believe I've found somewhere in Madagascar with a menage and well trained horses in dressage and jumping. I jumped a 2ft double for the first time since I was a teenager yesterday! I know, only little stuff, but maybe I'll go bigger next time.
After my 7.45am Preschool English lesson, I stroll to the centre in 20 minutes, through cobble-stoned villages, picking up some rice cakes along he way. There are a few "Vazaha" callouts, but mainly people politely say "Bonjour Madame". They are used to us whiteys in Ambohidratrimo (pronounced Amboodatrim) as Akany usually has up to 8 volunteers at one time, so it's mainly the children being sweet. Refreshingly, there are very few beggars here, which is probably down to the fact that it is a fairly affluent area.
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