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The French warmblood, called le cheval de sell Francais, is one of the toughest and most versatile European competition horse breeds.
Breeding During the 19th century, Norman breeders imported Thoroughbred and halfbreed stallions from England to cross with their useful, but common, Norman stock. This produced the forerunners of the present French Trotter and the Selle Francais breeds. After World War II, the Selle Francais was further developed using Trotters, Thoroughbreds, Arabians and Anglo-Arabs.
Characteristics The Selle Francais was developed as a show jumper and has, perhaps as a result of the Trotter influence, great ability in this field. It is also a highly courageous horse, well able to compete in cross country racing and eventing (info from Eyewitness Handbook – Horses)

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