These are the famous white horses from the Rhone Delta in Southern France.
At Valley Farm you will find the only breeding herd of Camargue Horses in Great Britain. The three fillies from the Tour Du Valat and one colt from Le Caylar which formed the original herd were brought here as foals in 1991. In 1992 four more mares were imported to enlarge the herd. 1993 saw the birth of Britain's first Camargue foals.
Pure bred and part bred mares, foals and geldings are now regularly available for sale from the riding centre, or can be bred to order. (See our For Sale page for details)
If you would like to see the Camargue Horses here at Valley Farm you can visit at any time during the summer months between 10am and 4pm.
If you would like to ride one of these famous horses, please call the centre to arrange a time.
The Camargue Horses at Valley Farm are trained for, Western Riding, Carriage Driving, Horseball, Polocrosse, Circus, High School, Side Saddle, Dressage, Show Jumping and they participate in all the other riding school activities.
Lessons in most of the above can be arranged on a camargue horse, or on one of the many other breeds of horse we have at the centre. If you are aged between 6 and 17 you can join us for a week in the summer and ride camargue horses every day, as well as learn about all the equestrian activities they do. See our Pony Camp page for more details.
If you would like your own Camargue horse, you might interested in some of the following:
For identification purposes all Camargue foals are branded with the mark of the 'manade' where they were born and a letter which changes each year like a cars registration. (1990 = C 1991 = D etc.) In addition a number identifies the first born in the herd to the last.
Fabriqué en Angleterre, Valley Farms first born can be identified by his brand. F 1 and 
for Valley Farm.
These Camargues Horses feel just as much at home on our marshes here, as they would on the salt marshes in the Camargue.
For more information about Camargue Horses see
British Camargue Horse Society
Valley Farm
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