Comtois
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| Origin: | France |
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| Distribution: | France |
| Stick measure : | 145-155 cm |
| Colors : | Brown, fox |
| Main application area: | medium weight draft horse, agricultural work |
The Comtois is a horse breed that is mainly found in France and the Swiss Jura . The name is derived from the French region Franche-Comté .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The relatively large head has a rectangular format and a straight profile. The broad forehead covered by a long forehead, set eyes, small ears and wide nostrils are typical features of this breed. The neck is rather straight, short and muscular with a flowing mane. The withers are medium-sized, the metacarpal straight and relatively long. The croup, which is often split, is wide and sloping, the tail set rather low. The shoulders are long and sloping, the chest deep and spacious. The strong limbs sit on short, muscled forearms and short tubes. The pasterns are short and the tendons strong and sturdy. The hooves are equipped with very hard-wearing horn, the drop hangings are noticeable.
interior
This breed is considered to be fearless, patient, energetic, and willing.
Breeding history
The first mention of the Comtois comes from the Roman writer Publius Vegetius , who in his work Mulomedicina in the 4th century traces the Comtois back to horses that were brought by the Burgundians from eastern Germany to Gallia Belgica and the shores of Lake Geneva . In the Middle Ages, the Comtois was used as a war horse, for tournaments and for pulling carts. Until 1554 it was used to improve the old Bourguignon breed .
use
The Comtois is a mountain horse that can defy all weather conditions. In the tourist centers in the Jura and Franche-Comté, it is used as a draft horse for sledges and during the summer as a workhorse in the woods and as a draft horse for tourist horse-drawn carts. In breeding, the Comtoisrace contributes to blood renewal in Swiss studs of the Franches Montagnes breed .
See also
literature
- Alberto Soldi: The great nature guide - horses . Kaiser Verlag, Klagenfurt 2003, ISBN 3-7043-1365-3 .
