Start of one of the local travelling races. Second left is Jan Vaněk who tragically died during a race, 1970s

Jan Vaněk in a photograph from the 1970s

Racehorse rider Jan Vaněk in the 1970s. The back of this photo is inscribed with 'This is after a race; Mocek called me'

Racehorse rider Jan Vaněk on his horse, 1970s

Stables that the members of the Otice Riding Club adapted from former pig sties in the 1970s

Outdoor area behind the Otice Riding Club stables in the 1970s

Spectators watching racehorses practicing on the premises built by the riding club members in the 1970s

Květoslav Mocek with children in the Otice horse training area, 1970s

Hurdle race in the rear area of Otice riding club premises, with Zdeněk Mareta on horseback; 1970s

Květoslav Mocek's (far right) trainees, with the former pig sties converted into horse stables in the background, 1970s

JZD Pokrok Otice riding club members on horseback with the stables built in the 1970s in the background and club leaer Květoslav Mocek far left

Trainer Květoslav Mocek with Simon the horse that won the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase in 1980

Pokrok Otice coop - the pig sties, 1980s

Pokrok Otice coop - the office building, 1980s

Very inclement weather cancelled the start of a race organised by the Otice Riding Club on home turf in the early 1980s

Pokrok Otice coop postcard showing horses and riders of the riding club, 1980s

New stables under construction in the late 1980s

Construction of new stables organised by Květoslav Mocek before 1989

Otice horses racing in the 1980s

Completed stables between Otice and Slavkov after 1989

Auction of the Pokrok Otice coop club's horses after 1989

Auction of the Otice riding club's horses by the newly built stables after 1989

Hadži with scouts and girl scouts of "Jožka Knapp" centre Plzeň

Meeting for the 3rd renewal of Junák

Hadži