The Circassian Cavaliers of the Caucasus
“The Circassian Cavaliers of the Caucasus”
A French film by Jean Paul Blondeau. Presented by Jean Bertho. subtitled in English by the Centre for Circassian Studies.
The mountain pastures where the famous Kabardian horses and intrepid Circassian horsemen share a free, yet very harsh, existence – the life of the “Cavaliers of the Caucasus”.
We expect to be endlessly surprised by the equine exploits of the cavaliers of the Caucasus…
For the peoples of the Caucasus, song and dance are a gift from Heaven…
Utterly exotic and stunning…
They live the life of herder cavaliers in all its aspects…
“The Kabardian Horse”
These horses are world-famous for their beauty, hardiness, and the surety of their feet on treacherous mountainous terrain.
They live in an extensive area of 20,000 hectares (200 km²) – a domain which sharply varies from 300 to almost six thousand metres in height. This is a vast dominion of lofty mountains, precipitous hills and gorges, and plateaus, all teaming with precipitous mountain streams and thunderous waterfalls...
