French Trotter

French Trotter
Caroline Théault on Vezac Duophi at Toulouse La Cépière in 2016
Conservation statusFAO (2007): not at risk:44
Other names
  • Trotteur français
  • Anglo-Norman Trotter
  • Norman Trotter
Country of originFrance
Standard[no standard]
Usetrotting races
Traits
Height
  • 154–167 cm:467
Coloursolid dark colours:467

The French Trotter or Trotteur Français is a French breed of trotting horse bred for racing at the trot, either ridden or in harness.:132 It was bred specifically for racing in the nineteenth century, principally in Normandy in north-western France.