The Berrichon is an extinct breed of horse from central France. It was bred principally in the area around Berry, France.^[1] It was used in public transportation by the General Omnibus Company to pull buses in Paris between 1855 and 1900.^[2] The remnants of the breed were merged into the Percheron in 1966.

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Berrichon

Engraving from "l'Atlas statistique de la production de chevaux en France", 1850
Conservation status	extinct
Country of origin	Central France
Equus ferus caballus

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