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This is an ancient breed that comes from a cross between Thoroughbred and Anglo Norman animals and was originally bred as a calvary mount. These days, they are popular sporting mounts often used for hunting.
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France Category
Chalosse Pony
Intro
The Chalosse pony is a native of Chalosse, France, they are in close proximity to and interrelated with the Landais pony. The influence of Berber blood and that of Eastern breeds refined their appearance.
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Camargue Horse
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The Cmargue horse is one of the oldest breeds in the world and closely related to the remains of prehistoric animals that have been found in southern France.
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Breton Horse
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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
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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. Their blood is often used to improve the stock of other draft breeds.
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Bigourdan Horse
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Also know as Navarrin, Navarrin, Navarran, Bigurd or Tarbais, the Bigourdan Horse was an ancient breed which came mainly from the plains of the Pyrenees near Tarbes. This is a French offshoot of the Navarrine Pony found in the Spanish Pyrenees. From what we can tell, the original stock is called Navarrin in French and Navarra in Spanish.
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Breton Bidet Horse
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The Breton Bidet was a small riding horse from France, developed mainly in Brittany, Morvan, Auvergne, Poitou, and Burgundy. This was a stocky little breed that could do anything, but was primarily used as a saddle horse.
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Pottok
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Also called Basque Ponies, Poney Vasco and Pottoka, Pottoks are left to live wild in the Pyrenees of the Basque Country in Spain and France. The last Wednesday of January they are rounded up, their numbers cut for market and the remaining animals are branded, then released again.
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Barthais Pony
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The Barthais was once classified as a heavy horse and 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 and smaller to the present day animal, which is now classified as a pony.
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