Scientific name:
Equus

Natural spread:
France

more roughly, little appealing Kaltblüter. Big, impure Ramskopf with long ears and phlegmatic expression. Snifter, powerful neck with luxuriant mane; flat instep, long and wide shoulder. Soft and long back, sound-Niger torso with strongly unloading Rippung. Kicked the ball out, short until middle-long croup, often inadequately bemuskelt and angular. Deeply begun, long tail, strong Fesselbehang, that the big, flat hooves occasionally masked. Usable workhorse with sufficiently walk and Endurance, step-horse. Usually gray, tan, also centime and fallow. Size of 158 to 168 cm. Weight by 800 kg.

The predecessors of the Poitevin shall in the 16. Century has been introduced from the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. Became under King Heinrich IV at that time. the little Mars of the Moitou and the Vendée drained, to what one imported workhorses with big, flat hooves from valley-areas. Particularly meaning attained the race as basis for the mule-breeding why it is known also as Mulassier (mule-horse). The mares bring with the big, dark brown ones in Anpaarung Poitou-Eselhengsten (Baudet-Poitevine) exceptionally good, big mules, who always enjoyed active demand. The breeding-book grasps both horses and donkeys and exists since 1884.