A GREY HORSE - with white hair and black skin beneath so grey will show through.
The Camargue horse is born black/brown and turns white after about four years.
AN ANCIENT BREED - The Camargue horse is one of the oldest breeds in the world.
BROAD HOOVES - unaffected by moisture are well suited to their watery environment
and therefore not seen as necessary to put shoes on these horses
A PONY - About 13-14 hands high
the Camargue horse is Technically a Pony.
NATIVE TO FRANCE - The Camargue horse lives in the wetlands of the Rhone delta.
GUARDIANS MOUNT - The Camargue horse is the mount of the Camargue "guardians" who are the cowboys and cowgirls who herd the black Camargue bulls.
GOOD TEMPERAMENT - This makes the Camargue horse easy to train and great for tourists to go on cross country rides.
THE FRENCH PROTECTION - In 1976 the Camargue horse is protected by the French government which has strict guidelines for breeding.
HORSE OF THE SEA - Because of it's love of the marshes/wetlands, the Camargue horse has the nickname, "horse of the sea".
A RUGGED SURVIVOR - Because of it's strength and makeup, the Camargue horse can go for days without food and survive on the poorest of nutrition.
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