Lignol, a 23-year-old Breton bidet, from a photograph published in 1931.
Country of origin
France, Britanny
Use
Saddle and pack horse
Traits
Height
From 1.30 m to 1.45 m
Color
Generally chestnut, more often roan, buckskin, grullo with markings on the legs. Bay, gray and black variations also possible.
Equus ferus caballus
The Breton bidet is a type of bidet, a small horse bred in Brittany. Characterized by its ability to move at amble, and bred for its working strength, the bidet has been around since the 5th century. In the Middle Ages, it may have been crossed with oriental horses brought by the House of Rohan. Widespread in Brittany until the mid-nineteenth century, bidets were used for all work requiring a low-value horse. The Haras Nationaux fought against this breeding. Transportation modernized in the 19th century, making the draft horse more sought-after. The Breton bidet disappeared at the dawn of the 20th century.
These small horses, measuring 1.30 m to 1.45 m in height, are generally chestnut in color. Reputed to be ugly, they have great stamina and proverbial resistance to effort. Bidets are mainly used for saddling or as packhorses, but some are also known for their racing abilities. They are bred in southern and central Brittany, near Briec, Carhaix, Loudéac, and on the Morbihan coast.
The Bretonbidet is a type of bidet, a small horse bred in Brittany. Characterized by its ability to move at amble, and bred for its working strength...
introduction often attributed to the Celts. In Brittany, the horse, generally a Bretonbidet, was mainly used as a saddle animal until the middle of the 19th century...
word "bidet" was gradually substituted by "poney" (pony), a term imported from English speaking countries during the 1820s and 1830s. Bretonbidet Haguard...
Brittany, between local Bretonbidet mares and imported stallions, mainly Thoroughbreds. Intended for racing, this variety of Breton horse is reputed to have...
with oriental horses to create a type known as the BidetBreton. In the Middle Ages, the ancestral Breton horse was sought by military leaders, partly because...
The presence of horses in Breton culture is reflected in the strong historical attachment of the Bretons to this animal, and in religious and secular traditions...
occasion, honor to the one who possesses a brilliant and especially a fast bidet, for the party will not be complete unless several races are run in honor...
used in the 1920s to improve the Comtois by adding size. Along with the Breton and the Anglo-Norman, the Ardennes horse was used to create the Sokolski...
already existed in Lamballe in 1780, housing 19 horses, including 7 Bretonbidets. The creation of the stud dates back to a royal stallion depot initiated...
another breed: Abaco Barb Abtenauer Anglo-Norman Angevin Augeron Berrichon Bidet Cape Horse, see Boerperd Chapman horse, see Cleveland Bay, into which it...
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from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020. "Wie ein Bidet dank Boris Palmer baden ging". SWR.de.[dead link] Full Cast & Crew The Noble...
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