{"id":918,"date":"2019-12-24T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tacante.com\/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2020-11-10T17:55:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:55:48","slug":"hocus-pocus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacante.com\/blog\/en\/hocus-pocus\/","title":{"rendered":"Hocus Pocus de Messitert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a9 Arnaud Doem<\/a>, Pixels Events <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hocus Pocus de Messitert is a 12 year old Alezan stallion by Quidam de Revel (Jalisco B) and Brenda de Messitert (Clinton) born near the Li\u00e8ge Region in Belgium, at Mister Di Campo\u2019s farm. Arnaud Doem is now Hocus Pocus\u2019 rider and owner. They are both taking  their first steps at the highest level and have joined the Riders Lab by EEM.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They gave us some of their precious time to meet this exceptional horse.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where does your name come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It actually means\u00a0 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d: a real magic trick. It\u2019s a name, which I think, suits me quite well because I love doing small magic tricks! Do you remember the 90\u2019s Disney cult movie Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy? Hocus Pocus\u2026. and let the magic happen\u2026! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you live? Can you describe your stables?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live near Mons \u2013 Belgium, with my rider and owner Arnaud Doem in a competition stable. My box is in the stallion area where we can see each other and bond socially thanks to the bars separating our boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you get on with your stable mates?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have my little character. I like to inspire respect  and assert my dominant status within the team. It\u2019s a daily job to make sure that I am respected by my neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you like most about your rider?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a big fan of candies and carrots!
Sometimes Arnaud takes me for his child \u2026 or a little donkey, depending  on the day!
Let\u2019s be serious\u2026 I love the generosity of my rider.  It\u2019s a \u201cgive and take \u201d relation because I always give my best  for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your best skill? ou What are your best attributes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love competition! This encourages me to respect the bars and my rider. I like to give myself fully for my rider, and when I enter the show ring , I want results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your worst flaw? What is the worst mischief you got into?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a born prankster . The grooming room is my area of \u200b\u200bmischief. I wander on my own  and I always find the bucket of carrots or sweets that I knock down l to eat its contents. Arnaud says of me that I am \u201ca child to watch out for  all the time\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your guilty pleasure? Do you sometimes act like a diva? Do you have passing fancies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I compete one wouldn\u2019t guess  that I am a stallion. I am focused on my goal of getting in the ring and jump.  I don\u2019t pay any attention to what\u2019s around. When I am being lunged, I walk with my headcollar on  in the middle of the mares, and I don\u2019t even pay attention to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But , at home or when I compete , I am the first to be fed. If I do not eat first, I\u2019m in a bad mood for the rest of the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favourite colour?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange! It\u2019s the colour of carrots. But my rider prefers blue<\/a> and gray \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which dream would you like to come true in your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would  be to stay as long as possible on the competition grounds. I like competing. I give myself every day in training because I am so happy to get into  the competition truck. If Arnaud leaves me a little too long off the competition grounds, I must admit that I get depressed. Going to competitions is part of my daily life and that\u2019s my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes you feel the happiest?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get in the truck! I am the first to drag\u00a0 my rider or my groom to get inside the truck and ride to competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you dislike most in the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am  a stallion after all. When you come to play with my ears or my nose, I don\u2019t put up with it and I rebel. I look scornfully at  anyone who tries to bother me when I\u2019m in my box. For God\u2019s sake, it\u2019s not that difficult to reverse back quietly to one\u2019s box.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been your best memory?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Cups in Oslo and Helsinki but also when I won the Chantilly Grand Prix  This is our first year at this level!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I enjoy every moment with my rider, as long as we are in good health and we can stay at the highest level, we enjoy the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which frame of mind are you in at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy! After a full season of competitions I am relaxing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a life motto you would like to share with us?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy each jumping course  and every moment of our career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we keep up to date with your news?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can have my news through Arnaud\u2019s\u00a0facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover show jumping personalities:\u00a0Quel Homme de Hus<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/strong>Atome Z<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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