Charentais horse

Charentais
	Photograph from "Guide pratique pour la connaissance et l'élevage du cheval", 1911
Conservation status	extinct
Country of origin	Western France
	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 17th 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.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140214185248/http://www.cheval-vendeen.com/historique.html

These breeds were combined with other lines to become the Selle Français.

References

Jean Henri Magne, Hygiène vétérinaire appliquée : Étude de nos races d'animaux domestiques et des moyens de les améliorer, vol. 1, Labe, 1857, p. 331

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[1] Jean Henri Magne, Hygiène vétérinaire appliquée : Étude de nos races d'animaux domestiques et des moyens de les améliorer, vol. 1, Labe, 1857, p. 331