Laetitia Bataille is a French

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and author, specializing in

equestrianism Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, Driving (horse), driving, and Equestrian vaulting, vaulting ...

. She received classical riding instruction and has practised dressage,

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Thi ...

carriage driving Carriage driving is a form of competitive horse driving in harness in which larger two or four wheeled carriages (sometimes restored antiques) are pulled by a single horse, a pair, tandem or a four-in-hand team. Prince Philip helped to expand ...

, horse breeding and long-distance trekking. She was well known as a long distance trekking rider, achieving with her husband Jacques Bataille several long trips on horseback. She is a certified Equestrian Tourism Guide (GTE). She taught riding (especially

sidesaddle Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle which allows female riders to sit aside rather than astride an equine. Sitting aside dates back to antiquity and developed in European countries in the Middle Ages as a way f ...

) in Paris at the Etrier Riding School for several years.

Publications

Laetitia Bataille has written thousands of articles issued in various equestrian magazines. She is also the author of 14 books or booklets on horses. In 2009, she launched her own horse magazine, ''Cheval Savoir'' (“horse knowledge”) published on the Internet with articles in both French and English. *''Races équines de France'', France Agricole Éditions, Paris, 2008 *''Les poneys: races et élevage'', France Agricole Éditions, Paris, 2007, *''La monture pour enfants: Choix, préparation, entretien'', 2006 *''Le lusitanien'', 2004 *''La mule poitevine'', 2004 *''L'équitation'', Aedis, 2003 *''Le pure race espagnole'', 2002 *''Le cheval'', Aedis, 2002 *''Cheval : problèmes et solutions'', 2001 *''J'élève mes poneys'', Maloine, 1994 *''Choix du cheval de randonnée'', Equilivres, 1993 *''À bon port, en bon état'', Prest édit, 1984

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bataille, Laetitia Living people French female equestrians Year of birth missing (living people)