breed sport horse france renowned primarily success jumping successful athletic horse good usually bay chestnut color created french riding horse breeds merged stud book new breed meant serve unified sport horse period horses replaced transforming animal mainly sport leisure bred france exported worldwide additional stud books formed great_britain united_states horses registered stud books undergo judge performance horses breeds pass including arabian anglo arabian french breeding able registered proven successful international level competition equestrian disciplines commonly seen jumping seen combined driving equestrian competitive trail riding competitions riders won numerous medals summer olympics world equestrian games including making entire gold medal french teams jumping world equestrian games summer olympics breed characteristics diversity breeds contributed set breed standards range hands inches sport horses usually stand relatively tall hands inches athletic horse balanced powerful morphological traits remain breed forehead broad facial profile straight convex neck strong long connected straight elongated muscular slightly oblique powerful asset jumping chest deep shoulders long sloping legs strong muscular wide joints hard generally bay chestnut color legacy origins anglo norman breed gray common origins anglo arabian horses contributed breed white markings white lower legs fairly common breed inherited norman ancestors temperament highly variable horse selection criteria breeding stock beginning breed based physical ability recent years breeders working create selection criteria focus temperament vast majority good quiet energetic patient friendly breed reputed intelligent quick learn history origins begin native french horses 19th century normandy native common crosses native military bred pulling carriages types recognized sang half blood horses half blood horses found french regions different types usually named regions bred main types french saddle horses bred sang centre bred bred french created merging regional half blood horses france merged types included anglo norman region merger create sport horse meet needs society horses leisure sport type offered wide genetic diversity wide variety local horses crossed anglo norman origins widely represented breeding france creation breed selected solely sport horse breed refined creation successful competitor international equestrian sport july association approved breed association plays advocacy role partners world ensures proper orientation selection genetic improvement breed breeding centered normandy mainly origins norman related farms reported breeding activity vast majority percent small operations mare born percent total saddle horses bred france bred approved produce offspring year active bred france abroad artificial plays important role breed contributed breeds europe including breeds branches countries united_kingdom organization called led opening british stud book manages stud book breed united_states brazil argentina morocco agreements french stud book register horses bred countries registration stud book selection stud book long allowed breeds arabian anglo arabian french today restrictions exist stud book european breeds registered registered parents cross horse passed stud book selection procedures pass selection process allowed registered process involves approval committee judges criteria based age breed horses qualification criteria involve performance scored national origins listed pure anglo french horses qualify designation product horses belonging saddle horse breeds recognized european_union listed category pure saddle breeds recognized listed individual basis performing high level jumping day competition come countries territories access high level competitions granted special listing status stud book divided parts section pure registered parents section horses parent distinction abandoned sections single stud book uses french sport horse recognized internationally breed jumping day selection criteria breeding stock focuses jumping abilities jumping technical sport calling lively responsive powerful horses horses blood competitive day speed stamina needed successful portions day jumping event thanks qualities seen international jumping day teams france gradually improved faced stiff competition northern european breeds active addition french breeders guide horses popular profitable sport jumping system good horses ranks stud books based success jumping ranked 3rd best jumping stud book world topped breeds horse ranked world stud book ranked 6th world horse placed 25th ranked 19th beaten popular breeds including use mainly young horses selected according skills trained students schools horses representing selected age trained according abilities reaching highest levels combined driving equestrian competitive trail riding competed international level sports production race horses france anglo horses produced competitive racing obstacles horses generally registered meaning france france created successful french especially raced races registered include winner race international success compete year international competitions equestrian disciplines particularly successful successful international competitor huge importance international jumping world numerous successful love world cup winner gold medal winning french jumping team world championships turn known competition career success offspring rider won gold medal summer olympics time winner world cup pillar french jumping team 1980s participated summer olympics took 7th individually summer olympics winning bronze medal french team 1980s saw rise small black horse considered jumping despite impressive jumping style won french championships european championship team medals gold medal summer olympics rider 1990s rose prominence international competition french bronze medal winning jumping team summer olympics ridden european champion world champion member french team ridden jumping european champion individual bronze medalist summer olympics 2000s saw world leaders jumping day champion jumping team world equestrian games winning day event team summer olympics european champion named world champion competitive trail riding continued lead international jumping competitions 2010s swiss rider riding member breed individual gold summer olympics
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