NEWS ! International champion Vision d'Etat will stand at Haras de Grandcamp for his first season as a stallion in 2011. Fee: 6.000 € live foal.

The Haras de Grandcamp, managed by hands-on Eric Lhermite, takes its name from the first location of the stud, when Lhermite launched his solo career in 2004 from a rented site in the village of Grandcamp, close to the Haras d'Etreham where he had previously been manager.

In July 2006, Eric Lhermite acquired his own stud in the Orne region, at the heart of a racehorse breeding area.
The site had been a trotting stud before being sold to Mr  Mrx Charpentier who raised Blackdoun, now a sire at the Haras de Bernesq.

Grandcamp looks over the region from the top of a hill. It covers 60 hectares on two sides of the hill, enabling Lhermite to choose the type of ground he wishes to use, depending upon the season.

Eric Lhermite discovered horses through equestrianism at 16 but soon turned to racing and built up a solid experience in the breeding industry of Normandy.

After beginning at the Haras de Roiville, then with Hubert Honoré at the Haras d'Omméel, he went on to the Haras du Buff where Pierre-Charles Lemetayer was associated with Yann Houyvet and Florent Couturier. Eric Lhermite then took charge of the Mezeray's yearlings in the Tellier yard close to Argentan. He continued to progress when becoming assistant to director Antoine Bozo at the Mézeray and finally became manager of the Haras d'Etreham before setting out on his own in 2004.

Eric Lhermite continues to take part in eventing competitions but has found his vocation in sales preparation.
In 2007 the Grandcamp already presented 150 yearlings and foals at French sales. The previous year the stud had prepared a son of Chichicastenango named Vision d'Etat.... Two months after this colt lifted the Prix du Jockey-Club 2008, the Grandcamp registered its own record at Deauville's August sales with the 540,000 € sale of a son of Green Tune and Green Delight.

Sales are the final stage in the range of services offered by the Grandcamp, after gynecological surveillance, foaling, weaning and breeding.
For two years, the Grandcamp has now offered stallion services. The first sire, Ultimately Lucky, arrived in 2007. He was joined by Vangelis in 2008 and in 2009 by Linda's Lad, Sunday Break and Chichi Creasy.


60 hectares
All services for outside clients
25 broodmares boarded per year
Prices:
Gynecological surveillance: 280 € / jument
Foaling: 300 €
Board of yearling, mare in foal or barren: 17 € / day
Board of mare and foal: 20 € / day
August sale preparation: 27 € / day
October or December sale preparation: 24 € / day
Best horses presented at public sale: Vision d'Etat, Varévées, Rêve de Soleil, Garden City, Blue Cayenne, America Nova.
Top sale price: August 2008 Deauville: Lot 07 Green Tune - Green Delight