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The horses are born bay or roan, and only later become grey. Some researchers believe the Camargue are descended from the Solutré horse hypothesised from archeological remains found in Burgundy. [5] [dubious – discuss] The Camargue horses were appreciated by the Celtic and Roman invaders who entered the Iberian Peninsula. [6]
Camargue equitation is the traditional style of working equitation of the gardian herders of the Camargue region of southern France. It is closely associated with the Camargue horse , with Camargue cattle , and with the bouvino , the traditional cultural world of cattle farming in the Camargue.
The Camargue horse is the ultimate companion for herdsmen to move into the marshes and herd bulls. According to some discoveries of bones, it seems that the ancestors of the Camargue horse date to the Quaternary period. The Camargue horse is not very large, about 1.50 m tall. It has a huge resistance adapted to the terrain.
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A manade of Camargue horses means at least four mares in reproductive age living together on at least 20 hectares. A manade (prov. menada, originally from lat. manus = hand) [1] is a term used mainly in the Camargue area in France for a semi-feral group of Camargue cattle or horses led by a gardian, or herder. [1] [2] In French, the word manade ...
Camargue horses find a natural habitat in the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, as do, for example, the wild boar (Sus scrofa) and herds of female fallow deer (Dama dama) who are joined by the males in the rutting season in fall.
Pony equestrianism, influenced by the Anglo-Saxons, brings children closer to the world of horses from an early age. Ponies became an integral part of the "classes vertes" program in the 1970s, and the Poney Club de France was created in 1971 with the support of the Haras. [10] Pony-riding made its debut in schools.
Camargue is a natural region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône delta. Camargue may also refer to: Camargue (horse) Rolls-Royce Camargue; Operation Camargue in the First Indochina War; Camargue cattle; Camargue equitation; Camargue red rice; a style of bullfighting practiced in the ...