"I met Antek in 1982 in Svenamo Gard, at his excellent riding centre 'Rid Sport Center' in Smaland, Sweden. A couple of my Polish friends got me involved in their ARK (Akademiska RidKlubben) group riding at Bromma Ridklubb in Appelviken, Stockholm. Robert and Irena asked me if I would like to go with them to a summer riding camp at the Pole Antek Chłapowski's. They didn't have to ask me twice. When we got there, we were greeted with a smile by a charming guy, full of energy, a huge fan of horses, both live and mechanical, as we found out later. Live horses were at the top of the hierarchy of daily activities. The day started with work in the stable, after which we could wash up and sit down for breakfast. When I entered the stable, I could hear classical music from the radio, all the stalls had their doors open and from each stall a horse's head stuck out, curious about this new rider. All the hooves were on the inside of the stall threshold. It was unbelievable that no horse dared to simply go for a walk. There was a family atmosphere intertwined with military drill. Even the horses knew that Antek had to be obeyed. They wouldn't have run far, because the center was located in the middle of the forest by the huge lake Rusken. All around there were beautiful forest hills, excellent for off-road riding, with long gallops on many sandy and stony roads typical of Småland.”

Source: "My memories of meetings with Antoni Chłapowski" (2024) – Monika Madeyska Wennerberg