Scientific name:
Equus

Natural spread:
Europe

exclusively on reindeer-performance bred, therefore irregular Exterieur. General characteristics: dry, moderate-sized head, straight or stag-neck, that originates from a steep shoulder and is estimated deeply. Closed narrow, deep torso, soft back, often inadequately. Property bemuskelte, falling croup with deep tail-base. Stable, dry limbs, often little distinctive and inadequately eingeschiente joints, hard hooves, toe-wide position in front and Kuhhessigkeit behind, with straight Hind leg; yield, long bondage. Often defective step and gallop, outstanding trot, remarkable Springvermögen. Size of 145 to 165 cm of stick-measurement. All reason-colors.

The European trotter represents a group of hits or sub-races, that are each other on the basis of the selection on trot-performance very similar and are crossed strongly. With the development, thoroughbreds, Norfolk Trotter and Orlows played an important role, that later strongly with American Standardbred (s.d).) was improved. The high-breeding-countries selected, like like with the English thoroughbred, exclusively on reindeer-performance and exchanges breeding-horses. France leads its trotter in the Stutbuch for Selle Français, it represents an autochthone race. Since 1836, there are trot-races, partially these are still executed under the rider.