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Selle Français are supple, strong, with good bone. They are powerful movers, fast, bold, and very trainable. The Selle Français stud book covers a wide range of types. The horses used for sport, especially in showjumping are the most famous, but they are also used for racing and eventing. Lastly, the non-specialist horses are used for leisure and riding schools. The horses usually stand 16-16.2 hands high, and can be any color, although bay and chestnut are the most common.
The Selle Français was named a breed in December 1958, with its first stud book published in 1965. The Selle Français breed was created by crossing regional breeds with trotters, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Anglo-Arabians. All stock was registered in the stud book with pedigrees tracing back generations, making the Selle Français one of the few Warmblood breeds to have received very little foreign blood.
The most influential breed was the Anglo-Norman, developed in Normandy in the 19th century by crossing Norfolk Trotter, Thoroughbred, and Arabian stallions to refine the local mares (which themselves traced back to the medieval Norman war-horse). About 90 per cent of today`s Selle Français trace back to this breed. Other regional breeds used to influence the Selle Français were the Charolais, Corlay, Vendee, Anjou, Ain, and Ardennes.
A small number of Thoroughbred stallions influenced the breed. The first was Orange Peel who stood at the national stud from 1925 to 1940. His grandson, Ibrahim, also had a great influence on the Selle Français. Furioso, who is thought to be the most influential Thoroughbred in warmblood breeding, Rantzau and Ultimate were also incredibly important in the Selle Français horse breed. The names of these three Thoroughbred sires can be found in virtually every successful modern Selle Français.
Today, there is still quite a bit of cross breeding between Selle Français and other breeds, making it suitable for a wide range of activities.
Ultimately the history of the selle francais breed goes back much further. For centuries, testing and perfecting the sports horse was a consuming passion in France, in the same way as horse racing in the UK. To put this in context, as long ago as 1665, France established its first National Stud,which has become the Haras Nationaux, a network of 23 state-run stud farms dedicated to improving the quality of performance horse breeding.
Selle Francais Stallions
Frou Frou D`anchin of High Offley Stud combines the best selle francais breeding has to offer, Frou Frou Danchin was an international showjumper and a proven breeding stallion
Galoubet A (1972 - 2005) was a horse ridden by the French rider Gilles-Bertran de Ballanda, in International show jumping and is a sire of many show jumpers including Baloubet Du Rouet
Le Tot De Semilly - The selle francais Chestnut stallion Le Tot De Semilly is considered amongst one of the greatest progenitors of the Selle Francais of today..
Browse hundreds of Selle Francais Horses For Sale with photos from private sellers, breeders of Selle Francais Horses and horse dealers from the UK and around the world. StableExpress Horses classifieds is free to list your horse for sale and get found by thousands of horse enthusiasts.
High Offley Stud is home of the Selle Francais Stallion Frou Frou D`anchin using quality brood mares with proven blood lines and competition records High Offley Stud have a selection of selle francais young horses for sale.
Selle Francais Horse Breed
The Selle Français (SF) is France`s most important sport horse. It is renowned primarily for its success in show jumping, but many have also been successful in dressage and eventing.Selle Français are supple, strong, with good bone. They are powerful movers, fast, bold, and very trainable. The Selle Français stud book covers a wide range of types. The horses used for sport, especially in showjumping are the most famous, but they are also used for racing and eventing. Lastly, the non-specialist horses are used for leisure and riding schools. The horses usually stand 16-16.2 hands high, and can be any color, although bay and chestnut are the most common.
The Selle Français was named a breed in December 1958, with its first stud book published in 1965. The Selle Français breed was created by crossing regional breeds with trotters, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Anglo-Arabians. All stock was registered in the stud book with pedigrees tracing back generations, making the Selle Français one of the few Warmblood breeds to have received very little foreign blood.
The most influential breed was the Anglo-Norman, developed in Normandy in the 19th century by crossing Norfolk Trotter, Thoroughbred, and Arabian stallions to refine the local mares (which themselves traced back to the medieval Norman war-horse). About 90 per cent of today`s Selle Français trace back to this breed. Other regional breeds used to influence the Selle Français were the Charolais, Corlay, Vendee, Anjou, Ain, and Ardennes.
A small number of Thoroughbred stallions influenced the breed. The first was Orange Peel who stood at the national stud from 1925 to 1940. His grandson, Ibrahim, also had a great influence on the Selle Français. Furioso, who is thought to be the most influential Thoroughbred in warmblood breeding, Rantzau and Ultimate were also incredibly important in the Selle Français horse breed. The names of these three Thoroughbred sires can be found in virtually every successful modern Selle Français.
Today, there is still quite a bit of cross breeding between Selle Français and other breeds, making it suitable for a wide range of activities.
Ultimately the history of the selle francais breed goes back much further. For centuries, testing and perfecting the sports horse was a consuming passion in France, in the same way as horse racing in the UK. To put this in context, as long ago as 1665, France established its first National Stud,which has become the Haras Nationaux, a network of 23 state-run stud farms dedicated to improving the quality of performance horse breeding.
Selle Francais Stallions
Frou Frou D`anchin of High Offley Stud combines the best selle francais breeding has to offer, Frou Frou Danchin was an international showjumper and a proven breeding stallion
Galoubet A (1972 - 2005) was a horse ridden by the French rider Gilles-Bertran de Ballanda, in International show jumping and is a sire of many show jumpers including Baloubet Du Rouet
Le Tot De Semilly - The selle francais Chestnut stallion Le Tot De Semilly is considered amongst one of the greatest progenitors of the Selle Francais of today..
Browse hundreds of Selle Francais Horses For Sale with photos from private sellers, breeders of Selle Francais Horses and horse dealers from the UK and around the world. StableExpress Horses classifieds is free to list your horse for sale and get found by thousands of horse enthusiasts.
High Offley Stud is home of the Selle Francais Stallion Frou Frou D`anchin using quality brood mares with proven blood lines and competition records High Offley Stud have a selection of selle francais young horses for sale.
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