Selle Francais Horses

The Selle Francais horse originates from France. The full name of the Selle Francais is “Cheval de Selle Francais” which means “French saddle horse”.

Summary

The Selle Francais Warmblood horse is France’s most significant sports horse. The Selle Francais is well known as an extraordinary show jumper; the Selle Francais horse dominates the top levels of show jumping, but is also very successful at other disciplines such as Dressage and Eventing.

Characteristics

The Selle Francais usually stands from 16 to 17 hands and is usually bay or chestnut. The Selle Francais has been bred for performance; the Selle Francais horse it extremely agile and athletic and has a superb trainable nature and a pleasant temperament.

History

The Selle Francais was originally developed by crossing local French horses from varying provinces, with Arabs, Thoroughbreds, trotters and Anglo-Arabs. The Selle Francais was a recognized breed in 1958. The official stud book for the Selle Francais was started in 1965, although the history of the Selle Francais goes much further back in time. The breeders of the Selle Francais possess great desire and passion to breed the ultimate sports horses.