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The Comtois horse breed is an old breed of horse that is believed to have descended from horses brought by the Burgundians of northern Germany to France. They were bred at the Franche-Comté and in the Jura Mountains.

 


Comtois
History and Origin of the Breed
The Comtois is a very old breed that is thought to have descended from horses brought to France by the Burgundians, a people from northern Germany that immigrated in the fourth century.

The Comtois is thought to have descended from horses brought into France in the 4th century by the Burgundians, a people who emigrated from what is now northern Germany.

The Comtois is a light draft horse that is thought to be descended from horses brought to France from Germany during the 4th century.
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This ancient breed is thought to have existed in the French-Comte region of France as early as the fourth century, when they were mentioned by Publius Vegese.

Comtois (Horse)
The Comtois horse is a light draft horse that originated in the Jura Mountains on the border between France and Switzerland.

reason why, before 1950, it was possible to find these wild horses living free in the mountains from Basque-Country to Asturies and Galice. But since 1970, people have them with Welsh, Arabians, Spanish, Shetland, heavy horses as Bretons and Comtois, ...

Comtois - generally chestnut or bay
*Connemara - all solid colors, piebalds and skewbalds not accepted
*Corsican - bay with few white markings
*Criollo - any color except Appalossa patterns and tobiano, brown dun highly prized ...

See also: Chestnut, Boulonnais, Percheron, Breton, Bay