Berrichon horse
The Berrichon is an extinct breed of horse from central France. It was bred principally in the area around Berry, France.[1] It was used in public transportation by the General Omnibus Company to pull buses in Paris between 1855 and 1900.[2] The remnants of the breed were merged into the Percheron in 1966.
 Engraving from "l'Atlas statistique de la production de chevaux en France", 1850 | |
| Conservation status | extinct |
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| Country of origin | Central France |
References
- Pierre Cordeau, Le Cheval de trait berrichon (thèse), Lyon, impr. de Paquet, 1946, p. 63
- J. Jacoulet et Claude Chomel, Traité d'Hippologie, vol. 2, S. Milon fils, 1895, p. 590
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