Breton Horse
This beautiful horse is compact with good active paces and gives a comfortable ride under saddle as well as being an extremely useful draft horse.
Height
15 to 16 hh.
Colour
- Chestnut.
- Bay.
- Black
Conformation
- A big broad head with a kind eye, good sized eyes, ears and nostrils.
- The neck is short and strong with a well muscled crest.
- The withers are fairly prominent and the back is short and strong.
- The hindquarters are well rounded and very powerful, with short muscular limbs.
- The shoulders are powerful and reasonably sloping.
- The tail is low set and the mane and tail are thick and flowing.
History
A combination of Percheron, Ardennais, Boulonnais, Norfolk Roadster and Arab have helped to produce the horse we know today. This horse origionates from Bretagne in the north West region of France.
Uses
- Draught Horse.
- Ridden Horse.
- Coach horse.
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