{"id":50906,"date":"2025-07-12T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/?p=50906"},"modified":"2025-07-27T21:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:04:50","slug":"horses-2025-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francevisiting.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/horses-2025-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the HORSES 2025 Festival, from Paris to Chantilly, with Donna DeMari photos and the Brousses Mill paper, in La Ferrandaise and La D\u00e9mocratie restaurants…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enter the HORSES 2025 Festival<\/strong><\/em> and hold the reins of memory<\/strong> and imagination<\/strong>..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From June 21 to July 30, 2025, HORSES 2025<\/em> invites you on a multisensory cultural journey, celebrating the enduring bond between humans and horses. A year after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games<\/em>, where equestrian events graced the gardens of Versailles and a giant mechanical horse named Zeus<\/em> strode the Seine river, this dedicated event rekindles that passion through photography, dialogue, and fine cuisine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curated by Marie Secret and Sylvie Acher\u00e9, with the support of Catherine Haccius, the project centers on the evocative photography of Donna DeMari, a former fashion photographer turned equine storyteller. Her black-and-white images, rich in grace and intimacy, serve as the visual anchor for a series of Art talks, performances, and immersive dining experiences, in a path, where Art, gastronomy and our connection with horses meet, before gathering in one. <\/strong>By AP & AL <\/em><\/p>\n

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One part of the HORSES 2025<\/strong><\/em> project, reunited..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Conceived by Marie Secret<\/strong> and Sylvie Acher\u00e9<\/strong> with the support of Catherine Haccius<\/strong>, this HORSES 2025<\/strong><\/em> invites us to reawaken our emotional<\/strong> connection with the equine world<\/strong>, not through sport<\/strong> alone but through a convergence of art<\/strong>, gastronomy<\/strong>, and storytelling<\/strong>. At its heart<\/strong> lies the deeply evocative artwork<\/strong> of artist Donna DeMari<\/strong>, an American photographer<\/strong>, whose career<\/strong> began in the world of high fashion<\/strong>. Over time, her lens<\/strong> turned from couture <\/strong><\/em>to canter<\/strong>, capturing the dignity<\/strong> and silent grace<\/strong> of horses<\/strong> with the same reverence she once reserved for supermodels<\/strong>. Her intimate<\/strong>, timeless<\/strong>, unfiltered<\/strong> imagery serves as the backbone<\/strong> of this ambitious cultural<\/strong> program <\/strong>(photo credits: Christophe Charbonnel<\/a>). <\/p>\n

HORSES 2025<\/strong><\/em> unfolds across Paris <\/strong>and Chantilly<\/strong>, with three thematic pillars<\/strong>, which are sport<\/strong>, art & history<\/strong>, and fashion<\/strong>, all interwoven with the culinary arts<\/strong>, unveiling some highlights<\/strong>:<\/p>\n