Norman Cob

Horse

The Norman Cob or Cob normand is a breed of light draught horse originating in the old province of Normandy in northern France. It resulted from the cross-breeding in the 19th century of the now extinct Carrossier normand breed of Norman carriage horse with English Norfolk trotter, also extinct, and thoroughbred horses. An earlier influence may have been the small indigenous bidet horses of Brittany and Normandy. The principal breeding area is that surrounding the National Stud of Saint-Lô, in the département of the Manche in the modern region of Lower Normandy. The breed standard is published by the breed association, the Syndicat national des éleveurs et utilisateurs de chevaux cob normand.

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