The Berrichon is an extinct breed of horse from central France. It was bred principally in the area around Berry,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. It was used in public transportation by the General Omnibus Company to pull

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

es in Paris between 1855 and 1900.J. Jacoulet et Claude Chomel, Traité d'Hippologie, vol. 2, S. Milon fils, 1895, p. 590 The remnants of the breed were merged into the

Percheron The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province from which the breed takes its name. Usually gray or black in color, Percherons are well muscled, and ...

in 1966.

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