French Team
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Stage 1, Hungary: Richard Timbert, Vincent Boubet, Youn Le Gall
Stage 2, Sweden: Bénédicte Opoix, Martin Opoix, Alexandre Iato
Final stage, Poland: Thierry Descamp, Robin Descamps, Alexandre Iato
Alan Le Gall
Age: 44
Height: 182cm
Profession: manager of Domaine de Gauchoux (horseriding center and horsebreeding farm)
Lives in Bellac, central France
Horseback archery experience:
Alan discovered horseback archery in june 2014, and is a student of Frederic Luneau.
Equipment: 26 lbs Flacon 2 , and 33" arrow in carbon
Other interests: Mongolia, horseriding , eventing, natural horsemanship
Frédéric Luneau
Age: 50
Height: 170cm
Profession: horse riding instructor, horseback archery coach
Lives in St Junien, central France
Horseback archery experience:
Frédéric made his first horseback archery competition of the EOCHA 2011 in Poland and also participated in EOCHA 2012 and 2013, and Jordan in 2012.
He is Vice-Champion of France in 2014 and finished 27th at the Kassai World Cup with 95.96 points.
Frédéric is the federal expert archery on horseback in the French Equestrian Federation
Equipment: Samick mind 50 35lbs and arrow carbonlite spin 400
Other interests: Japan, horseriding, trekking, eventing, sport
Dorine Greleau
Age: 15
Height: 176cm
Profession: student
Lives in St Junien, central France
Horseback archery experience:
Dorine has been Frederic‘s student for 1 year.
She came 8th in the 2014 France Championship.
Equipment: Samick mind 50 35lbs and arrow easton powerflight 500
Other interests: horseriding, natural horsemanship, showjumping. eventing
Thierry Descamps
Age: 48
Height: 180cm
Profession: Works in tourism
Lives in Maulde, northern France
Horseback archery experience:
Thierry participated in Champion de France 2008 and EOCHA each year between 2007 and 2014, winning a silver medal in 2013. He competed at Al Faris in 2011 and 2012, winning a bronze medal in 2012.
With Robin Descamps he has created the association Cheval-Arc in France and they have run the TACA competition in 2013 and 2014.
Equipment: 28Ib Falkon II light and arrow chevalarc in carbon !
Other interests: communication with the Horse and nature
Robin Descamps
Age: 20
Height: 175cm
Profession: Equestrian shows
Lives in Maulde, northern France
Horseback archery experience:
Robin won the french championship in 2014.
He participated to the EOCHA each year between 2009 and 2014, winning a silver medal and a bronze medal in 2010, a bronze medal in 2012 and a bronze medal in 2014. He competed at Al Faris in 2011 and 2012.
With Thierry Descamps he has created the Association Cheval Arc to develop the sport in France and they have run the TACA competition in 2013 and 2014.
Equipment: 26Ib Falkon II light and arrow Cheval arc in carbon !
Other interests: Trick riding and everything about horses