Interviewing Juan, Alaïor’s riding-club’s owner

Interview prepared and led, report written by 7 European pupils working together.

WOW HORSES

On the 10th of May at 10 o’clock we went to the Alaïor riding club, to do an interview to Juan, a local man who trains horses.

This morning 5 people with different nationalities, had to prepare the questions to ask Juan.

preparing multilingual questions

We looked at the horses there and there were many different breeds. Then we took photos of horses and then we started the interview. We asked Juan some questions about his life: When did you start riding ? Cuando empezaste a montar ? Quant vas començar a qualcar ? and he replied: Since he was 6 years old he has had ponies and horses.

How many horses do you have ? Cuantos caballos tienes ? Quants cavalls tens ? How many horses do you look after ? Cuantos caballos cuidas ? Quants cavalls quides ?

Now he has 10 horses in total, and looks after 20.

group interviewing

Do any other people in your family ride horses ? Hay otro miembro de la familia que monte ? Hi ha cap més membre de la familia que qualqui ?

Both his children ride and his wife does too.

How long have you had your own business ? Cuanto tiempo hace que tienes el negocio ? Quant temps fa que tens el negoci ?

He has had his own business for four years.

Where do you buy your horses ? Why ? Donde compraste los caballos y porque ? A quin lloc vas comprar els cavalls i per què ?

He buys his horses in Germany, that he uses for competition. Horses are important in Menorca, because 90% is a Menorcan horse and they use them in the fiestas. The Alaïor fiestas are the 3rd week in August. In the fiestas there are about 70 horses participating.

Menorcan breed

What other types of riding are there in Menorca other than the ‘Fiesta’ ? Que otros tipos de equitacion hay en Menorca aparte de las fiestas ? Quins altres tipus de equitacio hi ha a Menorca apart de ses festes ?

There are 3 types of riding: jumping, classical dressage and Minorcan dressage.

How many riding clubs are there in Menorca ? Cuantos clubs hay en Menorca ? Cuants de clubs hi ha a Menorca ?

There are 9 riding clubs in Minorca.

group writing newspaper article in schoolyard

from left to right, in the schoolyard preparing the report:

Solène F. France; Claudia R. Italy; Ramon V. Roberto V. Abbie M. Spain; Griselle S. Marlou H. the Netherlands If you want to know more about Minorcan Fiestas, click HERE