Type | public administrative organisation |
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Purpose | administration of breeding of horses and donkeys |
Region served
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France |
Official language
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French |
Parent organization
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L'institut Français du cheval et de l'équitation |
Affiliations | |
Website | www |
The Haras Nationaux is the national public administrative body responsible for the regulation and administration of breeding of horses and donkeys in France. It administers twenty-two regional Haras, or horse-breeding centres. It was a branch of the French ministry of agriculture from 1870 until 1999, when it became independent. In 2010, together with the École nationale d'équitation, the national riding school, it became part of the new Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Equitation.
The regional centres of the Haras Nationaux are: