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German soldier and his horse in the Russian SFSR, 1941.In two months, December 1941 and January 1942, the German Army on the Eastern Front lost 189,000 horses. [1]Horses in World War II were used by the belligerent nations, for transportation of troops, artillery, materiel, messages, and, to a lesser extent, in mobile cavalry troops.
The Freiberger is variable in type, from a riding horse to a light draught horse conformation. [12]: 467 Mares average 550 kg in weight and 147 cm in height at the withers; the average height and weight for stallions and geldings are 155 cm and 650 kg. [2] The usual coat colours are bay and chestnut, with only minimal white markings. [12]: 467
Pages in category "French racehorse owners and breeders" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Category for famous horses used in war, typically owned by well known people. Horses portal; Pages in category "Individual warhorses"
In addition, the promised market for horse meat did not materialize, and French slaughterhouses were overwhelmed by imports of cheap horses from the Americas and Eastern Europe. Because of this lack of profitability, [ 11 ] the population of most French breeds, including the Auxois, continued to decline until 1994. [ 31 ]
The Trait du Maine is an extinct draft horse breed originating from the region of Maine in northwestern France. Bred from the 1830s onwards by crossing mares from Mayenne with Percheron stallions, it had its own studbook due to the Percheron Horse Society refusing to include horses born outside of the Perche region.
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As of 2009, the Percheron Horse Association of America had horses registered in all 50 states, and had nearly 3,000 members, with around 2,500 new horses being registered annually. [19] The French Société Hippique Percheronne de France (Percheron Horse Society of France) registered between 750 and 885 horses in each year between 2007 and 2010.