Our Team
Amandine Decottignies, 20 years old
I was born in the North of France and have always been interested in nature and environmental issues. So after passing a Baccalaureat in Sciences, I decided to register for a two years technical degree in management and nature conservation.
This course has helped me to understand both the importance of this domain and the significance of human impact on the ecosystem. My views regarding the environment have changed a lot and I am now aware of the relevance of various kinds of location-specific managements techniques. It is for this reason that I would like to consider and explore other areas of management, and not to be confined to our French techniques, so that I could have a better vision of territorial management.
I have been horse-riding since the age of 8, and when I turned 16, I changed structures and I broke two young Halfingers.
Today, due to time constraints and my study commitments, I can't horse-ride to the same extent. I miss it a lot. This summer trek, riding horses through the mountains, will allow me to combine my twins passions, travelling and horse-riding.
I'm sure that this adventure will broaden my horizons and allow me to develop my open-mindedness, my perspectives...
Lina Martin, 21 years old
I’m from Poitiers, in Western France where I commenced my studies. I'm currently undertaking a two-year technical degree in nature management in North of France.
I'm passionate and truly interested in my chosen area of study and in nature conservation. Though from earlu age, I had already a keen interest in biodiversity conservation, thanks to my chosen studies, I now have a new perception of our environment.
Fragile and threatened, our planet needs the attention of all of us. I feel that it's really important to discover and develop different forms of management before to proposing an efficient, effective and sustainable solution. To travel to observe other methods of conservations, not to be confined to French techniques... to be confronted with other viewpoints and perspectives has the potential to be truly enriching.
I have already been fortunate enough to have travelled abroad - Austria, Germany, Spain, Ireland… However, I have always loved the concept of horse packing. A few years ago, bored by the small corals of riding school, I stopped taking lessons. Now I'm looking forward to just ont thing - to ride again the open landscape of the U.S.A !
So what could be better idea than unit the two points? A trip on horseback, to discover nature management and conservation…
All I was missing was a partner and a crazy idea to make this dream come true. Done !