National Stables of Pau-Gelos

In 1808 Napoleon the first decided to create a national riding school in Gelos, at the foot of Pau. It's located in the former summer residence of the President of the Parliament of Navarre, one of the few 18th century palaces remaining in the local landscape. Today it's a rapidly developing company whose principal activity is horse breeding. A symbol of horse breeding, it's located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in a prime French location. The herd boasts 60 stallions, for both blood and sport, and the regional breeds (Anglo-Arabian, merens, pottocas and ponies Landes). Special features