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.
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* ]Ardennais
The Ardennais or Ardennes is one of the oldest breeds of draft horse, and originates from the Ardennes area in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. They are heavy-boned with thick legs and are used for draft work.
Their history reaches back to An ...
* Ardennais du Nord
* AQPS
* Auvergne horse
* Auxois
The Auxois is a horse breed from eastern France. It is a large breed, with some individuals weighing over , bred for horse meat, agricultural work and leisure pursuits. Overall, members of the breed are solid and muscular in appearance. They a ...
* Barraquand horse
* Boulonnais
* Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
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* Camargue horse
* Castillonnais
* Comtois
The Comtois horse is a draft horse that originated in the Jura Mountains on the border between France and Switzerland.
Characteristics
The Comtois is a light draft horse, with a large head, straight neck, stocky and powerful body and deep gi ...
* Corlais
* Corsican horse
* French Anglo-Arab
* French Saddle Pony
* French Trotter
* Henson
* Landais
The Landais is a criticallyendangered French List of horse breeds, breed of small horse or pony. It originated in the marshy plains and woodlands of the département of the Landes (department), Landes, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south- ...
* Mérens
Mérens (Gascon language, Gascon: ''Merens'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Château de Mérens
*Communes of the Gers department
Refe ...
* Nivernais
* Norman Cob
* Percheron
* Poitevin
* Pottok
* Selle français
* Trait du Nord
The Trait du Nord, previously also known as Ardennais du Nord or Ardennais de type Nord, is a breed of heavy draft horse developed and bred in the area of Hainaut in western Belgium and in northeastern France. Originally considered a subtype o ...
* Vercors horse - see Barraquand horse
Minor, suppressed and extinct breeds
* Angevin
* Anglo-Normand
* Augeron
* Baudet du Poitou
* Berrichon
* Bidets
* Bourbonnais
* Bourbourien - see Boulonnais
* Bourguignon
* Bresse horse
* Cauchois horse
* Carrossier Normand
* Cauchoix - see Boulonnais
* Centre-montagne - see Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
* Charentais
* Charolais
* Cotentin horse
* Demi-sang du Centre
* Dombes horse
* Limousin horse
The Limousin horse was a French breed of horse. It is now extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death ...
* Mareyeur - see Boulonnais
* Morvan horse
* Navarrin horse
* Petit Boulonnais - see Boulonnais
* Postier Breton - see Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
* Tarbésan
* Trait Breton - see Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
* Trait de la Loire
* Trait de Saône-et-Loire
* Trait du Maine
* Trait Picard - see Boulonnais
* Vendéen
References
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