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Map of regional origins of draft horse breeds and some other breeds across France. This is a list of some of the breeds of horse considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. [1]
Pages in category "Horse breeds originating in France" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. ... French Saddle Pony; French Trotter; H. Henson ...
It considers the breed to be endangered, along with several other French draft breeds. A 2009 study of French equine genetics proposed that the Boulonnais, along with four other French breeds, should be a conservation priority, with a goal of maintaining maximum genetic variability in France's native horse population. [29]
This is a list of all the horse breeds in the DAD-IS, the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, a database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [1] In 2024 there were approximately 1600 horse breed entries, reported by about 130 countries. [ 2 ]
In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
Burgundy is by far the main breeding area, with a few horses in the Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions. [4] There are no known registered Auxois living outside France and it is almost unknown outside of its home region, even within the rest of France. [13] Of the nine French draft horse breeds, the Auxois is the only one that is not exported. [43]
A Selle Français. Because of the diversity of the breeds that contributed to the Selle Français, there are not set breed standards. [1] [2] It can range from 15.1 to 17.3 hands (61 to 71 inches, 155 to 180 cm), [3] although, because they are used as sport horses, most Selle Français usually stand a relatively tall 16.1 to 16.3 hands (65 to 67 inches, 165 to 170 cm). [4]
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.