Charentais horse

Charentais

Photograph from "Guide pratique pour la connaissance et l'élevage du cheval", 1911
Country of origin	Western France
Status	extinct
Equus ferus caballus

The Charentais and Vendéen are extinct breeds of horse from western France. They were bred principally in the area around Poitou-Charentes and Vendée, France. They were used as a mount for light cavalry.^[1]

Vendéen

The Vendéen breed was originally imported by the Dutch in the seventeenth century from Friesland. It was originally to be used for draining swamps, but was later crossed with thoroughbred stallions to make it fit for service as a mount for light cavalry.^[2]

See also

• List of horse breeds

References

Horse breeds of France Extant Ardennais AQPS Auvergne Auxois Barraquand (also known as Vercors horse) Boulonnais (Mareyeur - Cauchoix - Trait Picard - Bourbourien - Petit Boulonnais) Breton (Trait - Postier - Centre-montagne) Camargue Castillonnais Comtois Corlay Corsican French Anglo-Arab French Saddle Pony French Trotter Henson Landais Mérens Nivernais Norman Cob Percheron Poitevin Pottok Selle Français Trait du Nord Extinct †Angevin †Augeron †Anglo-Norman (†Carrossier Normand) †Berrichon †Bidet †Bourbonnais †Charentais †Charolais (†Bourguignon) †Demi-sang du Centre †Dombes (see also †Bresse horse and †Demi-sang de l'Ain) †Limousin †Loire †Morvan †Navarrin (†Tarbésan) †Saône-et-Loire †Trait du Maine †Vendéen

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