Angevin horse

Angevin
	Engraving by François Hippolyte Lalaisse from Atlas statistique de la production de chevaux en France, 1850
Conservation status	extinct
Country of origin	France
	Equus ferus caballus;

The Angevin is an extinct breed of light saddle-horse from the former province of Anjou in western France. It was bred principally in the area around Angers in the département of Maine-et-Loire. It stood about 149–157 centimetres at the withers.[1]^:226 It was much used as a mount for light cavalry. The Angevin was merged with other French regional breeds of riding horse, including the Anglo-Normand, the Charentais, the Charolais and the Vendéen, to create the Selle Français in 1958.

References

Achille de Montendre (1840). Des institutions hippiques et de l'élève du cheval dans les principaux États de l'Europe, volume 2 (in French). Paris: Bureau du Journal.

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[achille-1] Achille de Montendre (1840). Des institutions hippiques et de l'élève du cheval dans les principaux États de l'Europe, volume 2 (in French). Paris: Bureau du Journal.