Alexis-Francois L'Hotte (1825-1904) was a French general. He
attended Saint-Cyr as a young cadet. Since at the time Saint-Cyr
had no cavalry school, L'Hotte was sent to Ecole de Cavalerie at
Saumur to pursue his equestrian talent. It was around this period
that he became the pupil of both Francois Baucher and comte d'Aure.
He returned to Saint-Cyr as commandant of the reopened cavalry
section. In 1864 he became ecuyer en chef of the Ecole de
Cavalerie. In 1875 he returned to Saumur as commandant of the Ecole
de Cavalerie. He was considered by all to be the most outstanding
ecuyer of the period. His two works Un Officer de cavalerie-
Souvenirs (1905) and Questions equestres (1906) appeared
posthumously. It was on his personal horses that L'Hotte practiced
the teachings of Baucher. But as ecuyer en chef and commandant at
Saumur, he was obliged to follow the teachings and rules of a
military establishment. In this respect he was more in the
d'Auriste idiom, practicing primarily exterior and military
equitation. For not supporting more openly the teachings of Baucher
when he was ecuyer en chef and commandant at Saumur he was, and
still is, criticized.
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