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1901-1957: Horse shows
As soon as the 1900 Universal Exhibition was over, the Grand Palais busied itself preparing for the horse show, a sports event organised by the Société hippique française
It was a landmark on the high society calendar and an opportunity, each spring, to admire the coach and draft horses, the thoroughbreds, and the skills of the riders in racing and jumping events. The horse shows were held for over 50 years in the Nave.
Horse show in the Grand Palais, January 1st 1927, (Actualités françaises) - silent film
The Garde républicaine executes the Grand Carrousel at the horse show in April 1937 in the presence of the French President, Albert Lebrun, and King Gustav V of Sweden.
© L’Illustration
For horse shows, the floor of the Nave was covered with sand.
© Société hippique française, photo Cosimo Mirco Magliocca
Show jumping in the Nave.
© Société hippique française, photo Cosimo Mirco Magliocca
Fences were installed in the Nave for the show jumping events.
© Société hippique française, photo Cosimo Mirco Magliocca
On March 16 1939, sand on the Grand Palais floor is raked over for the next show jumping event.
© Keystone-France
