Photo: L. Moll & Eug. Gayot · Public domain horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Carrossier noir du Cotentin
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Light draught horse
- Origin
- France
- Height
- 1.5 cm
About the Carrossier noir du Cotentin
The Carrossier noir du Cotentin is a large, black horse breed developed for pulling. It is associated specifically with Cotentin, in France. The breed was used mainly to draw carriages, and its consistent coat color allowed horses to be grouped by appearance. Descriptions of this horse appeared regularly during the Ancien Régime. Its ancestry may include Danish horses, though that origin is not certain. The Carrossier noir du Cotentin is classified as a light draught horse. The listed height is 1.5. These details are useful for readers looking for a horse breed with a documented carriage-pulling role and a particular regional identity. The breed's name reflects its association with Cotentin, and its historical use centered on transport rather than a stated riding or sport purpose.
What stands out
- Large pulling horse breed
- Associated specifically with Cotentin
- Uniform black color supported group matching
- Classified as a light draught horse
Worth knowing
- Danish ancestry is uncertain
Who it suits
It may interest readers looking into French horse breeds or horses historically used to pull carriages.
In short
The Carrossier noir du Cotentin is a region-specific French breed with a stated carriage-pulling role. Its possible Danish ancestry is not certain.
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Brennou horse France Photo: Eugène Gayot · Public domain 
Cauchois horse France Photo: Théodore Géricault · Public domain 
Charentais horse France Photo: Rélier Léonard · Public domain 
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- Carrossier noir du Cotentin — L. Moll & Eug. Gayot · Public domain · file page
- Angevin horse — Eugène Gayot · Public domain · file page
- Anglo-Norman horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- AQPS — Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Auvergne horse — Stephanemartin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Auxois — Cjp24 crop by Peli · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Barraquand horse — Michael Barbereau WMFr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Berrichon horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Bidet breton — Revue Sport universel illustré · Public domain · file page
- Boulonnais — Amélie Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Brennou horse — Eugène Gayot · Public domain · file page
- Breton horse — Goulwena MOEL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Camargue horse — Peter Broster · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Castillonnais — Tylwyth Eldar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Cauchois horse — Théodore Géricault · Public domain · file page
- Charentais horse — Rélier Léonard · Public domain · file page
- Charolais horse — Comminges Marie-Aiymery · Public domain · file page
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