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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 registered in the stud book, foaled and identified in Camargue area, branded before weaning, and from a manade (a small, semi-feral herd structure). The berceau or cradle of the breed is strictly defined, and consists of 45 communes in the départements of Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard and Hérault. [12] Camargue hors manade
The Camargue is a breed of domestic cattle native to the Camargue marshlands of the river delta of the Rhône in southern France. It is used for the traditional sport of course camarguaise , a kind of bloodless bull-fight, but not for the corrida , Iberian-style bull-fighting.
Gardians at the arena of Méjanes, in Arles, France Gardians selecting bulls from a manade for use in the course camarguaise, Camargue, France, early twentieth century. A gardian is a mounted cattle herdsman in the Camargue delta in Provence, southern France.
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.
Pages in category "Camargue" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Manade; P. Parc naturel régional de Camargue; Phare de l'Espiguette;
When the word "manade" is used it is automatically linked with the Camargue area. And it is a word from provençal, of course, but "francised" (original is "manado"). In Camargue area, manades are registrered and each one attempts to have good performances in "shows", bull-games, etc...
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.