Ardennes (horse)
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| Origin: | Belgium, France |
| Main breeding area: | Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Sweden |
| Distribution: | low |
| Stick measure : | 155-162 cm |
| Colors : | Fox, brown, black, gray, roan |
| Main application area: | Agriculture, forestry, meat production |
The Ardennes is a very massive draft horse from the Ardennes that is primarily bred as a slaughter horse, but also as a draft animal.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
Broad body with short, stocky legs on long, sloping shoulders and a muscle-packed croup . Ardennes weigh between 800 and 1,000 kilograms, fattening horses often much more. The head is straight or slightly rammed and sits on a powerful, short neck.
interior
Ardennes are reliable, friendly and robust and are very agile and lively despite their massive body. In the past, they were mainly used in agriculture as powerful draft horses, today the Ardennes is mainly bred as a fattening horse with a good meat set. For some time now they have also been used as back horses in the forest.
Breeding history
The Ardennes are considered to be one of the oldest horses in France. The Roman legions valued the Ardennes as well as the knights of the Middle Ages and Napoleon's artillery. During the times of the Crusades and at the beginning of the 17th century, oriental bloodlines were crossed in order to obtain lighter army horses. In the 19th century Brabantians were crossed in order to meet the demand for heavy draft horses . In addition to the heavy types, which are still mainly bred in Belgium , Luxembourg , France and Sweden , efforts are also being made to achieve a lighter sport type by crossing Arabs , the Aratel . The breed is threatened with extinction.
An Ardennes stud book has existed in France since 1908, in Luxembourg since 1921 and in Belgium since 1926.
The now little known breeds Trait du Nord , Auxois , Sweden-Ardennes and Palatinate-Ardennes also emerged from the Ardennes .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Breeding program for the Ardennes breed (Trait Ardennais / Cheval de Trait Ardennais) of the Bavarian Breeding Association for Small Horses and Special Horse Breeds eV (PDF) In: Bavarian Zuchtverband für Kleinpferde und Spezialpferderassen eV Accessed on April 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Elwyn Hartley Edwards: Horse Breeds . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-405-15983-0 , p. 222 .
- ↑ Horsepower instead of machine power. In: Tageblatt Lëtzebuerg. July 10, 2017, accessed April 16, 2020 .
- ^ Maria Costantino: Handbook of horse breeds . Bassermann Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-8094-1773-4 , p. 92-93 .
- ↑ WimS: Ardennes horses as farm animals. In: ARD Mediathek. June 3, 2019, accessed April 16, 2020 (video).