Intro
The Cmargue horse is one of the oldest breeds in the world & closely related to the remains of prehistoric animals that have been found in southern France.
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France Category
Breton Horse
Intro
The most common draft horse found in France, the Breton comes from Brittany and is ideal for heavy farm and agriculture work.
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Boulonnais Horse
Intro
The Boulonnais is one of the most elegant of all of the draft breeds, known for their milky white coat and luxurious mane and tail, they have unmistakable characteristics. Their blood is often used to improve the stock of other draft breeds.
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Bigourdan Horse
Intro
The Bigourdan horse is an Anglo-Arabian with Iberian influence descended from the Tarbes horse & the Navarrine, (which is a direct descendant of the Andalusian).
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Bidet Horse
Origins
The Bidet breed has long since been extinct & their presence in France was pre-Roman times. Their bloodlines play an important part in the Norman horse.
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Basque Pony
Intro
Also called Pottok & Pottoka, the Basque Ponies are left to live wild in the Pyrenees of the Basque Country in Spain & France. The last Wednesday of January they are rounded up, their numbers cut for market & the remaining animals are branded, then released again.
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Barthais Pony
Intro
The Barthais was once classified as a heavy horse & their roots are thought to go back to France pre 7th Century AD (Arabian blood was added for the first time in 732 AD). However, over the years their bloodlines have become lighter & smaller to the present day animal which is now classified as a pony.
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Auxois Horse
Autre Que Pur Sang
Intro
the Autre Que Pur Sang or (AQPS) loosely translates to ‘other-than pure blood’ & is a classification used for race horses in France that are not of pure English Thoroughbred lineage.
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Ariègeois Pony
Intro
Also known as the Merens pony, the Ariègeois is a rare mountain pony native to the Pyrenees & Ariègeois mountains of Northern Spain & Southern France.
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