Anglo-Norman horse

The Anglo - Norman, also known as Anglo- Normans, Cob Normand or referred to ( before 1830 ) as Norman or Northmen, is a French breed of horse that is among the warm-blooded animals. Original breeding area is the Normandy in northwestern France.

Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: exterior, interior and horse breeding.

Exterior

The breed was bred into three types: an elegant carriage horse - Carossier Normand, of Medium workhorse - Cob Normand with up to 800 kg in weight and easier than riding horse - Cheval de Selle good galloping and jumping ability. Today, only the Cob Normand exists as a separate breed.

Today Cob Normand has a medium sized head with rather large ears and occasionally slight Roman nose, a strong, long neck and a well-developed withers. The shoulder is sloping, the back rather long. The croup is long and slightly sloping and muscular, the limbs are short and strong. The Height is around 150-155 cm. Foxes and brown are most common. Notable is the late maturity: with only six to seven years, the animals are adults. This property has been transferred to the pollination of other races on those.

Interior

Anglo-Normans and emerged from them breeds are as lively, energetic and spirited, but benign.

Breeding history

From about 1730 a critical phase began for the breed, because the stock of breeding animals ( forcible collection of horses for military service ) for the Anglo- French war was thinned dramatically by the massive restocking. Lack of breeding horses were replaced by almost any other breeds, which almost caused the complete demise of the Norman race. Only 100 years later the breed was regenerated by cross breeding English full-and half-bloods. Especially with the Norfolk Trotter Young Rattler developed the cold-blooded Norman to the Anglo-Normans, a warm-blooded animal. At that time, performance tests were introduced for breeding horses, so to about 1860 a strengthened race originated.

The breed was bred into three types: an elegant carriage horse - Carossier Normand, of Medium workhorse - Cob Normand with up to 800 kg in weight and easier than riding horse - Cheval de Selle good galloping and jumping ability. 1958 Riding horse type was separated as Cheval de Selle Français by the Anglo-Normans, along with other regional races detectable lineage and further cultured labor and carriage horses type of Medium horse under the name Cob Normand. Parallel to the work, carriage and riding horse a racing trotter was bred in 1900 by selection, the Trotteur Français.

From the beginning of the 50s of the 20th century efforts were made to divide the race into their types with the aim of including them in separate stud books. So in 1958 the Cheval de Selle Francais (opening the stud-book on March 8, 1967) as well as the Cob Normand. The stud book of the Anglo-Normans has since been discontinued.

Of special importance was the Anglo - Norman by crossbreeding with other breeds. In Germany it has been successfully used for breeding at Oldenburgers, Holsteiners and Wurttembergers, also in Switzerland ( Freiberger and hermit ) and in the Netherlands and Sweden. In Hungary, was established with the Anglo - Norman stallion vernier a new race of the same name, which is also grown in two types (work and riding horse ). Often the lateness of the Anglo - Normans inherited by the offspring at a crossing into other races, which today in these breeds requires a cautious approach to the training.