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The story is based on real horses that are found in the Camargue region in southeast France. For centuries, possibly thousands of years, these small horses have lived wild in the harsh environment of the wetlands of the Rhône delta , the Camargue marshes, developing the stamina, hardiness and agility for which they are known today.
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]
Horse Bouquet galloping, saddled with rider. This is plate 631, captioned "'Bouquet' galloping, saddled".; CITE AS "Eadweard Muybridge. Animal locomotion: an electro ...
Camargue equitation is the traditional style of working riding 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.
Horse galloping The Horse in Motion, 24-camera rig with tripwires GIF animation of Plate 626 Gallop; thoroughbred bay mare Annie G. [1]. Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements is a series of scientific photographs by Eadweard Muybridge made in 1884 and 1885 at the University of Pennsylvania, to study motion in animals (including humans).
In walking, and for many animals running, the motion of legs on either side of the body alternates, i.e. is out of phase. Other animals, such as a horse when galloping, or an inchworm, alternate between their front and back legs. In saltation (hopping) all legs move together, instead of alternating. As a main means of locomotion, this is ...
Many other horses from French folklore play a similar role in relation to water, as mentioned by elficologist Pierre Dubois in La Grande Encyclopédie des fées. He cites the Guernesey horse, the Albret horse, and the personification of the sea in the shape of a mare in Brittany: most of these “fairy-horses” end up drowning their riders. [23]
The Camargue bull is smaller than the Spanish fighting bulls, stocky, with high horns and head. It measures about 1.40 m at the withers. It is primarily intended for bullfighting which is very popular in the region. The Camargue horse is the ultimate companion for herdsmen to move into the marshes and herd bulls.