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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Camargue ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Camargue Book Search: Camargue Description The Camargue originates in the Rhone Delta in southern France. The Camargue are an ancient breed and they are similar to the cave drawings at the Lascaux and Niaux dated 15000 B.C. In the pre-Christian era there was a influence of the Asian or Mongol horses when the Ostro-Goths and Vandals passed through the area. There was also a Barb influence in the 7th and 8th centuries introduced by the Moorish conquerors from the Iberian Peninsula. Since then the Camargue has been free from any other outside influence. The Camargue live on the flat salt marshes and survive on sparse, hard grasses, saltwort, and reeds in extreme climate changes (very hot and very cold). These extraordinary horses are very hardy. The Camargue are slow to mature, usually reaching adulthood between 5 and 7 years old. This horse usually stands on average 14 hh. The Camargue are always white and are agile, sure-footed, and have lots of courage. The Camargue are used to work the black cattle of the Rhone Delta and to drive the bulls through the village streets during the folk festival. The Camargue are also being used for the tourists to see wildlife on horseback in the 17,000-acre natural reserve. Google Ads

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