About Comtois Horses

Comtois horses are draft horse that originated in the Jura Mountains on the border between France and Switzerland. It is believed to they descended from horses brought by the Burgundians of northern Germany to France during the fourth century. In the Middle Ages they were used as war horses. In the 19th century, other draft horses such as the Norman, Boulonnais, and Percheron horses were bred with Comtois horses, and more recently Ardennes horses were used to produce a stronger horse with better legs. Today, they are second only to the Belgian draft horse in number in France.