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Haras Nationaux

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Haras Nationaux
Typepublic administrative organisation
Purposeadministration of breeding of horses and donkeys
Region served
France
Official language
French
Parent organization
Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation [fr]
Affiliations
Websitewww.ifce.fr/haras-nationaux/

The Haras Nationaux in France (English literal translation national stud farms) was the French national public administrative body responsible for the regulation and administration of breeding of horses and donkeys in France. It administered twenty-two regional studs, or horse-breeding centres.

History

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From 1870 until 1999, Haras Nationaux was a branch of the French ministry of agriculture, then it became an independent governmental department[1] managing the twenty two national stud farms.

In 2010, along with the École nationale d'équitation [fr] (ENE, the national riding school), it became part of the newly created Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation [fr] (IFCE, French Institute of Horse and Riding).[2]

In 2013 the twenty-two national stud farms were privatized, however IFCE continued to support the studs by paying about 75% of the employee salaries. But in 2019 the IFCE announced it would stop supporting the studs and the salary payments would cease as of 2022.[3]

Many of the historic state studs of Europe formed together as the European State Studs Association [fr] (ESSA), formed in 2008 and headquartered at Marbach Stud in Germany. As of 2022, ESSA included 30 national stud farms from 15 European countries, including seven prior Haras Nationaux studs from France, including Le Lion d'Angers, Le Pin, Pau-Gélos, Pompadour, Rosières-aux-S., Saint Lô, and Uzès.[4]

Regional centres

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Regional centres across France

The 22 regional studs of the Haras Nationaux were:[5]

‡ Members of ESSA

References

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  1. ^ "Historique des Haras nationaux" [History of the National Stud Farms] (PDF). Haras Nationaux (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Histoire d'un regroupement". Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation (in French). Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Haras du Pin : menaces sur le maintien des trois-quarts des agents" [Haras du Pin: threats to the retention of three-quarters of the staff]. France Bleu (in French). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "La carte des Haras Nationaux Européens membres de l'ESSA" [The map of the European National Stud Farms members of the ESSA]. European State Studs Association (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ Recherchez un Haras national (in French). Haras Nationaux. Accessed 12 July 2014.

Further reading

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  • Mulliez, Jacques (2004). Les chevaux du royaume: aux origines des Haras nationaux [Horses of the kingdom: the origins of the National Stud Farms] (in French). Paris: Belin. ISBN 9782701132815.
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