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The Landais is a very old breed that has been influenced
heavily by foreign blood. A high level of Arabian blood was introduced
around the time of the Battle of Poitiers, AD 732, and once more in the
1900s. More recently, they have been crossed with heavier breeds to
increase their build and strength. Originally from the Landes region of
southwestern France, these ponies make useful riding horses and light draft
types.
The breed suffered a dramatic decrease in number after the
second World War; Arabian and Welsh Section B stallions were used to boost
the stock, and now the Landais bear the characteristics of those breeds.
They are very hardy and make a good children's riding pony. They usually
have a small head with a broad forehead and straight profile, and muscular,
shaped necks set on nicely sloping shoulders. The chest is often
underdeveloped, the withers pronounced, and this breed often exhibits a
short, wide back with sloping hindquarters. Invariably they can be
bay,
chestnut,
black,
or
brown, and
they tend to stand anywhere between 11.3 hh and 13.1 hh.
Check out these websites to find out
more about the Landais breed!
http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/descript/772.htm
http://www.haras-nationaux.fr/hn0700/cheval_france/HTML_gb/races_poneys.htm#Ancre02
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