Breeders & stud directors
The people who hold the pedigrees in their heads and decide, year after year, which line continues.
Horses. People. Places.
The people of the horse.
Some places are visited. Others are entered through trust. Meetings depend entirely on the people concerned, their season and their willingness — and are arranged individually, never promised in advance.
Grooms & stable staff
First in the yard, last to leave. Most of what a guest sees of a horse has passed through their hands that morning.
Riders, players & trainers
Eventers, show jumpers, polo players and the trainers behind them — often reachable, rarely interviewed.
Jockeys & racing families
Służewiec runs on families who have worked there for three generations.
Veterinarians & specialists
Independent, licensed and instructed by the guest, never by us. We introduce; they advise.
Saddlers & carriage restorers
Workshops where bridles are still made by hand and nineteenth-century coaches are brought back to the road.