Angevin horse

The Angevin was an extinct population of small, hardy bay horses bred near Angers in France. Under the influence of the French National Stud, the breed was crossed with the Thoroughbred, increasing its size and transforming it into a saddle half-bred horse, known as the Angers half-bred, particularly renowned for military use during the 19th century, from 1833 to 1850.

The breeding of this horse supported the high demand for military remounts in the Angers region, but competition from Vendée and Anglo-Norman horses, along with the advent of the automobile, led to a crisis in its breeding at the start of the 20th century. The decline of military cavalry and the shift of all regional service horse populations toward sport resulted in the integration of Angevin horses into the national Selle Français breed in 1958.