Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay, Alpes Mancelles · Sarthe
Breeders of racehorses.
Two hundred hectares in the Alpes Mancelles, where Élise Drouet has bred and prepared racehorses since 2014.
The estate
Two hundred hectares in the Alpes Mancelles.
Le Domaine de l’Étang lies at Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay, near Alençon. Horses, cattle and crops share the land, in a setting built entirely around breeding.
In figures
- 200
- hectaresA large estate where horses, cattle and arable crops live side by side.
- ≈ 40
- broodmaresA band devoted to breeding and to supporting an outside clientele.
- 20
- years of experienceÉlise Drouet held every role at Haras des Capucines over two decades, rising to run it.
- 2014
- the estate foundedThe year Élise Drouet set out on her own and created Le Domaine de l’Étang.
- Self-sufficient
- forage & feedThe estate is entirely self-sufficient in forage and feed.
Élise Drouet
Twenty years at Les Capucines, then land of her own.
Formerly director of Haras des Capucines, she set out on her own in 2014 and built Le Domaine de l’Étang from nothing, on a former suckler-cattle farm where no horse had ever lived.
A whole working farm
Self-sufficient in forage and feed.
Across the estate’s two hundred hectares, horses, cattle and crops live together. The stud grows what its horses need.
- Wheat
- Straw
- Oats
- Barley
- Maize
Breeding
Some forty broodmares.
Élise Drouet works for an outside clientele, with whom she is often a breeding partner.
33 broodmares listed on this site.
The next generation
The next generation is in the field
Increasingly present around the sales ring as a consignor, the estate looks after some forty broodmares and the foals they produce.
Sales preparation
A familiar face around the ring.
Le Domaine de l’Étang also prepares yearlings and breeding stock for the sales.
- Preparation
- Yearlings and breeding stock.
- Presentation
- The horse shown at its very best.
- Support
- From the field to the ring, alongside the owner.
Two disciplines
We excel in two disciplines: the flat and jumping.
Flat
Le Domaine de l’Étang breeds and prepares flat racehorses — among them Ace Impact, prepared here for the sales and winner of the 2023 Qatar Prix du Jockey-Club.
Jumping
The estate also brings on jumpers: Opera Light, unbeaten over fences at Compiègne, and Madara, bred here and now a winner at Cheltenham.
Horses bred and prepared to compete
Racing results
Madara
Winner — Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Cheltenham · 10 March 2026
Born and raised at Le Domaine de l’Étang, Madara was later sold; she now runs from D. Skelton’s yard in the United Kingdom.
Opera Light
Prix Philippe Ménager (L.)
Compiègne
Chase
Unbeaten in three starts over fences. The first Listed winner for his breeder and co-owner Yves Tillet, and for his partners Jean-François Senet and Adrien Chiche.
Winner
Ace Impact
Qatar Prix du Jockey-Club
2023
Le Domaine de l’Étang prepared him for the sales and was his vendor.
Winner
Life on the estate
Day to day.
Practical information
Boarding your broodmares.
- Area
- Two hundred hectares
- Boarding
- Broodmares year-round
- Sales
- Consignment and preparation
- Rates
- On request from Élise Drouet
Everything about Le Domaine de l’Étang
Frequently asked questions
Le Domaine de l’Étang is at Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay, in the Alpes Mancelles, near Alençon.
Le Domaine de l’Étang covers around two hundred hectares.
The estate keeps around forty broodmares.
Yes, Le Domaine de l’Étang boards broodmares year-round.
Yes. The estate prepares yearlings and breeding stock for the sales, and is present around the ring.
Yes. The estate is entirely self-sufficient in forage and feed.
No. Across its two hundred hectares, horses, cattle and crops live together: wheat, straw, oats, barley and maize.
Élise Drouet founded it in 2014, after twenty years at Haras des Capucines, on a former suckler-cattle farm.
The estate works with Thomas Pichard for farriery, Julie Santoro, veterinary surgeon at the Clinique des Alpes Mancelles, and the Clinique équine de Meheudin for veterinary care.
For rates, please contact Élise Drouet, on {phone} or by e-mail at {email}.
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